2018 in Kerala

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Events in the year 2018 in Kerala.

Incumbents

Governors of Kerala - P. Sathasivam

Chief ministers of Kerala - Pinarayi Vijayan

Events

January - March

• January 12 - First edition of Loka Kerala Sabha held at Thiruvananthapuram.
• January 13 - Jayamol a lady from Kollam Killed her son by strangling
• January 19 - State Transport Commissioner issues orders for implementing uniform colour code for private stage carriage buses in Kerala from 1st February. ^[1]
• January 31 - Sreejith a youth from Parassala ends his 782 days long solitary protest in front of Kerala Government Secretariat following Central Bureau of Investigation probe in his brother Sreejev's custodial death in 2014. ^[2]
• February 22 - Madhu, a 30 year old Adivasi man from Attappadi died following mob lynching at Palakkad district. ^[3]
• March 8 - Supreme Court of India set asides Kerala High Court verdict in Hadiya case.
• March 22 - A college student from Erumely named Jesna Maria James goes missing. ^[4]

April - June

• April 1 - Kerala football team defeats West Bengal in Santosh Trophy Final held at Salt Lake Stadium through Penalty shootout. ^[5]
• May 2 - Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala at Perambra. ^[6]
• May 27 - Kevin, a 23 year old Dalit Christian from Kottayam district was abducted and murdered in an act of Honor killing for marrying a girl named Neenu Chacko from an affluent Christian family. ^[7]
• May 29 - Kerala Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kummanam Rajasekharan becomes Governor of Mizoram.
• June 27 - Several key members of Women in Cinema Collective resigned from Association of Malayalam Movie Artists following their decision to bring back rape accused Dileep back to the association. ^[8]

July - September

• July 2 - A student of Maharaja's College, Ernakulam and Students' Federation of India activist Abhimanyu stabbed to death by Campus Front of India activists inside college campus. ^[9]
• August 16 - 2018 Kerala floods the largest flood after Great flood of 99 occurred.
• September 8 - A group of Nun protests at Kochi against attempt by Kerala Police and Catholic Church to protect rape accused bishop Franco Mulakkal. ^[10]
• September 21 - Bishop Franco Mulakkal arrested following rape allegations. ^[11]
• September 28 - Sabarimala verdict by Supreme Court of India allows entry of women to the temple. ^[12]

October - December

• October 31 - Massive fire in Family Plastics factory at Thiruvananthapuram. ^[13]
• November 1 - Save Alappad protests against mining of rare earths and ensuing coastal degradation of Alappad started. ^[14]
• November 5 - Sanalkumar, a 32 year old electrician from Neyyattinkara was killed after being pushed by Deputy superintendent of police Neyyattinkara in front of a moving vehicle following an altercation. ^[15]
• November 8 - Protests in Kayamkulam by Jacobite Church members following denial of burial of a 95 year old man at a church controlled by Malankara Orthodox faction. ^[16]
• November 13 - Deputy superintendent of police Neyyattinkara, Harikumar the key accused in Sanalkumar murder case committed suicide in his house at Kallambalam. ^[17]
• November 15 - Kerala State Road Transport Corporation launched 10 Electric buses and becomes the first South Indian state to roll out Electric vehicles for Road Transport Corporations. ^[18]

Deaths

• May 2 - Kottayam Pushpanath, 80, writer.
• May 13 - E. C. George Sudarshan, 86, theoretical physicist.
• July 8 - M. M. Jacob, 91, Former governor of Meghalaya.
• October 2 - Balabhaskar, 40, violinist. ^[19]
• December 19 - Athippatta Moideen Kutty Musliyar Islamic scholar. ^{[20] [21]}
• December 31 - Simon Britto Rodrigues, 64, politician.

See also

• History of Kerala
• 2018 in India
• 2018 Kerala floods

References

1. "Colour code for private buses from February". The Hindu. 2018-01-19. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2025-10-31.
2. "After 782 days, Sreejith calls off his agitation". The Hindu. 2018-01-31. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2022-01-23.
3. "Adivasi man beaten by mob, dies in Kerala: Selfie taken moments before he died angers public". The News Minute. 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
4. Staff, T. N. M. (2024-01-04). "No trace of Kerala student Jesna: CBI closes case 5 yrs after she went missing". The News Minute. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
5. Naik, Abhishek. "Santosh Trophy 2018 Final: Kerala triumph over West Bengal in penalty shootout to lift 6th title". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
6. "Nipah Virus Outbreak in Kerala". www.who.int. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
7. "'This is a fight for Kevin': Neenu bares her heart about their love and his murder". The News Minute. 2018-06-07. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
8. "Malayalam film industry women revolt: Rima, Geetu, Remya, survivor resign from AMMA". The News Minute. 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
9. "Islamic students group fatally attacks SFI leader at popular Kochi college". The Week. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
10. "In a first, Catholic nuns protest 'sexploitation'". The Times of India. September 9, 2018. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
11. Praveen, M. P. (2018-09-21). "Police arrest bishop Franco Mulakkal on rape charge". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2025-05-27.
12. "Sabarimala Temple Case: What you might want to know about Sabarimala". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
13. "Major fire breaks out in plastic factory in Kerala". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
14. "'Save Alappad', protest strengthens across state". English Archives. 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
15. "Sanal Kumar murder: Police's forged story unfolds". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
16. "As Kerala church factions get into ugly spat, 95-yr-old's funeral left in limbo". The News Minute. 2018-11-11. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
17. "Sanal Kumar case accused DySP Harikumar's suicide note retrieved". The News Minute. 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
18. "KSRTC launches electric vehicles". The Hindu. 2018-11-16. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2022-02-03.
19. "Balabhaskar's death: A disapproved marriage, fateful accident and confusing witness statements". OnManorama. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
20. https://malayalam.news18.com/news/nattu-varthamanam/funeral-of-athippatta-usthad-68773.html
21. https://www.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/athippatta-moideenkutty-musliyar-passed-away-1.3408583

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