2008 in Kerala
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Events in the year 2008 in Kerala.
Incumbents
- R.L. Bhatia (till July),
- R. S. Gavai (from July)
Events
- January 30 - Kerala cabinet directs Chief secretary to submit an enquiry report on the controversial 70-acre HMT Land Deal that had taken place in October 2006 between HMT and Mumbai-based HDIL.[1] There are allegations that the land which costs 700 crore was sold at a highly discounted price of 91 crores to HDIL's subsidiary Blue Star Realtors.[2]
- February 6 - Forceful eviction of poor families from Moolampilly for Vembanad Rail Bridge to International Container Transshipment Terminal, Kochi.[3]
- February 26 - In an affidavit placed before Kerala High Court, Government of Kerala submits that HMT land deal is legal.[4]
- February 28 - British Council Library, Thiruvananthapuram closes down.[5]
- February - UDF raises corruption allegations against Elamaram Kareem and K. P. Rajendran over sale of 70 acres of land held by HMT Limited at Kalamassery to a Mumbai based realtor firm Blue Star Realtors a subsidiary of HDIL for building a Rs. 4000 crore Cyber City project during October 2006. This land is valued at Rs. 700 crores and teh deal took place for 91 crores.[6][7][8][9][10]
- June - T. P. Chandrasekharan forms Revolutionary Marxist Party at Onchiam after getting expelled from CPI(M).[11]
- July 17 - The government of Kerala revises the Social science textbook for 7th standard students in the state following controversy over a chapter named "Mathamillatha Jeevan" which was accused of promoting Atheism.[12][13]
- July 18 - A group of Communist Party of India (Marxist) workers under the leadership of M.R. Murali leaves party to form Jankeeya Vikasana Samithi in Palakkad district.[14]
- August 12 - Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008 came into effect. This act prevents conversion of paddy land through landfilling.[15]
- September 10 - Five youngsters were recruited and sent from Kerala to take part in Kashmir militancy by alleged affiliates of Lashkar-e-Taiba active in the state.[16]
- October 7 - Two militants named Abdul Raheem and Muhammad Fayaz hailing from Kannur district and Malappuram district killed in an encounter in Lolab Valley.[17]
- October 10 - Two militants named Muhammad Yassin and Faizal from Kannur and Ernakulam districts of Kerala killed in an encounter in the Kupwara district.[18]
- November 13 - Kerala Police seized 125 Country Bomb from Panoor.[19]
- December 4 - nine schoolchildren were killed and twelve injured in a road accident at Perumannu, when a Jeep hit the children as they were on their way home from school. One of the injured victims died a few days later, raising the death toll to 10 children
- December 17 - Kerala State Road Transport Corporation introduces Volvo Buses in the Thiruvananthapuram – Bangalore route.[20]
Deaths
- January 29 - Baby John, 90, politician and Revolutionary Socialist Party leader.
- May 15 - Henry Austin, Indian politician and diplomat, 88.
See also
References
- ^ Reporter, B. S. (2008-01-31). "HMT Kerala land deal under scanner". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ "Kerala HC ratifies HMT land sale". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ "13 years on, dark day still haunts evictees at Moolampilly". The Hindu. 2020-02-06. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ "HMT land sale legal, says State government". www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ "The Hindu : Kerala / Thiruvananthapuram News : British Library closes down". 2008-10-30. Archived from the original on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ TwoCircles.net (2008-02-08). "Kerala ministers under scanner in land scam". TwoCircles.net. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
- ^ TwoCircles.net (2008-02-26). "Kerala opposition walks out over Cyber City deal". TwoCircles.net. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
- ^ "Left lands a scam". India Today. 2008-02-07. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
- ^ archive, From our online (2012-05-15). "HC upholds HMT land sale". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
- ^ "HMT land sale to NIA to be complete by June". The Hindu. 2017-05-25. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
- ^ "Kerala: Rebels throw CPI(M) out of power in its bastion". India Today. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
- ^ "Lessons from a Kerala textbook". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ "Kerala textbook row: Govt to remove controversial portions". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ "Disgruntled reds leave the fold to throw a party". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
- ^ Sudhi, K. S. (2022-05-14). "An Act at a crossroads". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ "Terrorists for Hire". India Today. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ^ "Kerala's youths have links with terrorists in J&K: Police". India Today. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ^ "Kerala's Emergence as a Terror Hub: Repeated Warnings Ignored". idsa.in. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ^ "125 crude bombs seized in Kannur". The Economic Times. 2008-11-13. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "KSRTC flags off new Garuda buses". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
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