Events in the year 1998 in Kerala.
Incumbents
Governors of Kerala - Sukhdev Singh Kang
Chief minister of Kerala – E.K. Nayanar
Events
- 28 February - Parliament elections for 12th Loksabha held in Kerala.
- 3 March - United Democratic Front bagged 11 out of 20 seats in the Parliament elections.[1]
- 31 March - Peoples Democratic Party leader and Islamic fundamentalist Abdul Nazer Mahdani arrested from Kaloor in connection with 1998 Coimbatore bombings and Hate speech.[2]
- 17 May - Prime Minister of India inaugurates Kudumbashree at Malappuram district.[3]
- 22 May - President of India K. R. Narayanan inaugurates the new legislative assembly building Niyamasabha Mandiram of Kerala.[4]
- 30 July - An Indian Airlines Dornier aircraft crashed at Kochi during take-off and kills nine people which includes six passengers.[5]
- 14 November - Enathu Bridge inaugurated and opened for traffic by P. J. Joseph.
- November - Former Central Reserve Police Force constable Ramachandran Nair confesses before media that deceased Naxalite Arikkad Varghese, was killed in an encounter killing in 1970.[6][7][8]
Dates unknown
- By following the National Policy on Education 1986, Kerala implements Pre-Degree Course (Abolition) Act, 1997 and brings pre-degree from University to Higher secondary education.[9]
Deaths
- March 19 - E. M. S. Namboodiripad, former Chief Minister, 88.
- September 9 - Chadayan Govindan, Communist leader, 69.
See also
References
- ↑ General Elections 1998.
- ↑ Jacob Thomas reveals why he delayed Abdul Nasser Madani's arrest in 1998. The News Minute(2017-05-23). Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ↑ Kudumbashree Story - Setting Up of the Kudumbashree Mission. thekudumbashreestory.info. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ↑ Rediff On The NeT: Kerala House bids adieu to home of old. www.rediff.com. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ↑ Today in History — July 30, 1998: Indian Airlines plane crashes in Kerala. gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ↑ Varghese Encounter Death Case. Economic and Political Weekly({Template:Date).
- ↑ Confessions Of A Cop(2016-03-10). Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ↑ Remembering Varghese, Kerala's first 'encounter' victim. The Hindu(2019-03-08). Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ↑ Ten decisions that changed Kerala | Ten decisions that changed Kerala, Mohandas, K.. www.deccanchronicle.com(2016-11-01). Retrieved 2025-12-10.