2002 in Kerala
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Events in the year 2002 in Kerala.
Incumbents
[edit]- Sukhdev Singh Kang (till April)
- Sikander Bakht (since April)
Chief minister of Kerala – A. K. Antony
Events
[edit]- February 6 - Government employees and teachers in Kerala started indefinite strike.[1][2]
- April 22 - Group of villagers and Adivasis starts Plachimada Coca-Cola struggle.[3][4][5]
- July 27 - Kumarakom boat disaster; State Water Transport Department boat accident near Kumarakom kills 29 passengers.[6]
- October 1 - Kerala State Road Transport Corporation launches Volvo B7R buses in Thiruvananthapuram - Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram - Palakkad routes and becomes the third government transport company in India to achieve this feat.[7][8]
- November 18 - A. P. J. Abdul Kalam inaugurates Akshaya project a Computer literacy and governance through ICT project of Government of Kerala.[9]
Date not known
[edit]- Kerala introduces three new RTO codes namely KL-16, KL-17 and KL-18 at Attingal, Muvattupuzha and Vatakara.[10]
Deaths
[edit]- January 2 - Geetha Hiranyan, 43, poet.
- January 6 - Kunjandi, 82, actor.
- June 19 - N. F. Varghese, 53, actor.
- July 1 - Saswathikananda, 52, head of Sivagiri mutt.[11][12]
- September 24 - P. R. Pisharoty, physicist, 93.
- December 23 - Ratheesh, 48, actor.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Radhakrishnan, M. G. (February 25, 2002). "Kerala CM A.K. Antony's stand on striking unions receives strong public backing". India Today. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "rediff.com: Biggest staff strike paralyses offices in Kerala". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ "Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (P) Ltd. vs Perumatty Grama Panchayat. | UNEP Law and Environment Assistance Platform". leap.unep.org. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ Ghoshray, Saby (2006–2007). "Searching for Human Rights to Water Amidst Corporate Privatization in India: Hindustan Coca-Cola Pvt. Ltd. v. Perumatty Grama Panchayat". Georgetown International Environmental Law Review. 19: 643.
- ^ The Hindu Net Desk (2017-07-15). "Water wars: Plachimada vs Coca-Cola". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ "rediff.com: 29 drown as boat capsizes near Kumarakom". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ "The Hindu Business Line : KSRTC plans to ply luxury buses". 2002-11-07. Archived from the original on 7 November 2002. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "Forced Facelift Brings Fortune To Kerala's Public Transport". The Financial Express. 2002-09-30. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "About Akshaya Web Portal - Gateway of Opportunities". www.akshaya.kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ "From KL 01 to KL 79: the registration numbers and places in Kerala". OnManorama. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- ^ "Swami Saswathikananda's death - Another twist in the tale". The News Minute. 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "13 years after a death in Kerala river, new bubbles of suspicion rise to the surface". The Indian Express. 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
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