2016 in India explained

The following lists events that happened during 2016 in India.

Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name
	President	Pranab Mukherjee
	Vice President	Mohammad Hamid Ansari
	Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
	Chief Justice	T. S. Thakur

Governors

Post	Name
Andhra Pradesh	E. S. L. Narasimhan
Arunachal Pradesh	Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa (until 9 July) Tathagata Roy (10 July-12 August) V. Shanmuganathan (starting 14 September)
Assam	Padmanabha Acharya (until 17 August) Banwarilal Purohit (starting 22 August)
Bihar	Ram Nath Kovind
Chhattisgarh	Balram Das Tandon
Goa	Mridula Sinha
Gujarat	Om Prakash Kohli
Haryana	Kaptan Singh Solanki
Himachal Pradesh	Acharya Devvrat
Jammu and Kashmir	Draupadi Murmu
Jharkhand	Draupadi Murmu
Karnataka	Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala
Kerala	P. Sathasivam
Madhya Pradesh	Ram Naresh Yadav
Maharashtra	V. Shanmuganathan
Manipur	Najma A. Heptulla
Meghalaya	Kummanam Rajasekharan
Mizoram	P. S. Sreedharan Pillai
Nagaland	Padmanabha Acharya
Odisha	S. C. Jamir
Punjab	Kaptan Singh Solanki (until 22 August) Vijayendra Pal Singh Badnore (starting 22 August)
Rajasthan	Kalyan Singh
Sikkim	Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil
Tamil Nadu	Konijeti Rosaiah (until 1 September) C. Vidyasagar Rao (starting 1 September)
Tripura	Tathagata Roy
Uttar Pradesh	Ram Naik
West Bengal	Baby Rani Maurya

Events

• National income - 153,916,690 million
• 1 January – The Indian and Pakistani governments provided one another with a full list of nuclear sites, military and civilian, in accordance with the 1988 Non-Nuclear Aggression Agreement.^[1]
• 2 January – Heavily armed gunmen, reportedly members of Jaish-e-Mohammed, attacked an Indian Air Force base in Pathankot, Punjab. Two of the gunmen were killed.^[2]
• 3 January – A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck India 29km (18miles) west of Imphal with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong).^[3] At least eight people were killed, 100 others were injured and some buildings were damaged.^{[4] [5]}
• 17 January - A PhD student from University of Hyderabad named Rohith Vemula committed suicide due to Caste based discrimination. The event triggered a countrywide agitation against casteism in institutions of higher learning.^[6]
• 8 February - Facebook's FreeBasics declared illegal in India and stopped services in the country.^{[7] [8] [9]}
• 18 March - Ahead of polls in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, Supreme Court of India allows pictures of Union Ministers, Chief Ministers, Governors and State Ministers to appear in government advertisements.^[10]
• 5 April - Bihar state imposed liquor ban.
• 5 April - India's fastest train Gatimaan Express started Operating between Hazrat Nizamuddin and Agra Cantonment by Indian Railways.
• 2016 Ujjain Simhastha Kumbha Fair organized between 22 April and 21 May. Nearly 75  million people visited the fair during this one-month period.^[11]
• 10 April – Puttingal temple fire caused 107 deaths.^[12]
• 11 April – 2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election – BJP won the majority.
• 5 May - 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election – Mamata Banerjee-led TMC won majority.
• 16 May - 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election- Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK won majority.
• 16 May - 2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election – Congress won majority.
• 23 May - Hypersonic Flight Experiment: The ISRO's RLV-TD vehicle was launched from the first launchpad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre on board an HS9 rocket booster.^[13]
• 30 May - 30 died following fire in army weapon depot in Pulgaon, Wardha district, Maharashtra.^[14]
• 22 June – ISRO send 20 satellites in space on PSLV-XL.^[15]
• 25 June – 2016 Pampore attack.
• 28 June – Government of India accepted 7th Pay Commission recommendations to increase salaries of employees.^[16]
• 2016 Kashmir unrest.
• 2016 Indian Air Force An-32 disappearance.
• 2 July - At least 30 died in heavy rains in Uttarakhand.^[17]
• 3 August – Goods and Services Tax (India) Bill passed in Parliament.^{[18] [19]}
• 5 August – 2016 Kokrajhar shooting.
• 9 August – Manipur activist Irom Sharmila ended her 16 years of hunger strike.^[20]
• 13 August - Pramukh Swami Maharaj - died he was a Swaminarayan Guru.
• 14 August – Na. Muthukumar – died he was an Indian / Tamil poet, lyricist, and author National award winner.
• 2 September - Indian general strike of 2016.
• Kaveri River water dispute: violence broke out in Karnataka.^[21]
• 13 September – 43 out of 44 MLAs of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly left Congress and joined People's Party of Arunachal.^[22]
• 18 September – Four terrorists attacked an Indian Army brigade headquarters in Uri, near the Line of Control in a pre-dawn ambush. September 22- Tamil Nadu cm Jayalalithaa hospitalized at Apollo Hospital.
• 28 September- India Surgical Strike on Pakistan.
• 30 September – Bihar liquor ban: Patna High Court struck down liquor ban law.
• 2 October – 2016 Baramulla attack.
• 11 October – Jangaon district was formed in 2016 in Telangana.
• 13 October – BJP joined People's Party of Arunachal- lead Government in Arunachal Pradesh.^[23]
• 15 October – 24 died following stampede at religious meet in Varanasi.^[24]
• 17 October – Fire in SUM Hospital in Bhubaneshwar. 22 died.^[25]
• 19 October -Qnet multi-level marketing: former World Billiards Champion Michael Ferreira arrested.^[26]
• 24 October – Cyrus Mistry was sacked as the Chairman of the Tata Sons. Tata was one of India's biggest conglomerate.^[27]
• 27 October – Senari massacre case of Bihar: 15 convicted, 23 acquitted by court. 10 death sentence.^[28]
• October – Bihar liquor ban: Supreme Court stays High Court order, liquor ban reimposed.^[29]
• October – Samajwadi Party, ruling Uttar Pradesh, caught in family feud.^[30]
• 31 October – October 2016 Bhopal encounter.
• 1 November – 2016 Manipur unrest started.
• 8 November – The Indian government withdraws 500 and 1000 banknotes with immediate effect. New notes will be issued to the nation. Caused political uproar.
• 11 November – 42 Congress MLAs submitted their resignations to Punjab Vidhan Sabha following the Supreme Court order related to the Sutlej Yamuna link canal project.
• 16 November- The winter session of Indian Parliament starts, with debate on note ban.^[31]
• 20 November – A train derails near Pukhrayan killing at least 150 people.^[32]
• 26 November – Nabha jailbreak in Punjab. 6 flee.^[33]
• 29 November – 2016 Nagrota army base attack.
• 30 November – Supreme Court of India ordered cinemas to play national anthem before films.^[34]
• 5 December – Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa who has been hospitalized for 72 days in Apollo Hospital was officially announced as dead after having a heart attack.
• 10 December – Industrialist Pawan Ruia arrested following railway complaint.^[35]
• 12 December – Cyclone Vardah makes landfall on Tamil Nadu coast. 18 died.^[36]
• 14 December – The National Green Tribunal banned kite-flying with manja, a thread coated in a sticky paste of ground-up glass, following outcry over deaths and injury caused by it.^[37]
• 15 December – Supreme Court bans sale of liquor on national and state highways due to large number of road accidents caused by drunks every year.^[38]
• 24 December – Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation the Pune Metro Project. Metro work starts off.^[39]
• December – 2013 Indian helicopter bribery scandal: arrests made including former Indian Air Force chief.^[40]

Public holidays

See main article: Public holidays in India.

Publications

• "Devlok" by Devdutt Pattanaik
• "One Indian Girl" by Chetan Bhagat

Deaths

January

• 2 January
  • Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan, Indian politician (b. 1924)^[41]
  • Fateh Singh, shooter and army officer (b. 1964)^[42]
• 3 January
  • Shankar Prasad Jaiswal, Indian politician (b. 1932)^[43]
  • Raghu Nandan Mandal, Indian politician (b. 1952)^[44]
• 4 January – S. H. Kapadia, Indian judge (b. 1947)^[45]
• 6 January – Labhshankar Thakar, Gujarati author (b. 1935)^[46]
• 7 January – Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Indian politician (b. 1936)^[47]
• 8 January
  • M. O. Joseph, Malayalam film producer (b. 1929)^[48]
  • Gunaram Khanikar, herbalist (b. 1949)^[49]
• 13 January
  • J. F. R. Jacob, army general (b. 1923)^[50]
  • G A Vadivelu, independence activist and politician (b. 1923)^[51]
• 14 January – Rajesh Vivek, actor (b. 1949)^[52]
• 15 January – Anil Ganguly, film director (b. 1933)^[53]
• 16 January – Ananda Chandra Dutta, botanist (b. 1923)^[54]
• 17 January
  • Geethapriya, film director (b. 1932)^[55]
  • V. Rama Rao, politician (b. 1935)^[56]
  • Sudhindra Thirtha, Hindu religious leader (b. 1926)^[57]
  • Rohith Vemula, PhD scholar. (b. 1989)
• 18 January – Asha Patil, actress (b. 1936)^[58]
• 20 January – Subrata Bose, politician (b. 1932)^[59]
• 21 January – Mrinalini Sarabhai, classical dancer, choreographer and instructor (b. 1918)^[60]
• 22 January – Shankar Ghosh, tabla player (b. 1935)^[61]
• 23 January – A. C. Jose, politician (b. 1937)^[62]
• 25 January
  • Kalpana, Malayalam actress (b. 1965)^[63]
  • Jashubhai Dhanabhai Barad, politician (b. 1955)^[64]
  • Padmarani, Gujarati actress (b. 1936)^[65]
• 28 January – Maheswar Baug, politician and independence activist (b. 1930)^[66]
• 29 January – Nayani Krishnakumari, writer and folklorist (b. 1930)^[67]
• 30 January
  • T. N. Gopakumar, journalist (b. 1957)^[68]
  • K. V. Krishna Rao, military officer (b. 1923)^[69]
  • Kollam G. K. Pillai, actor (b. 1933)^[70]
• 31 January – Randhir Singh, political scientist (b. 1921)^[71]

February

• 1 February – Kunigal Ramanath, 83, Kannada actor.^[72]
• 3 February –
  • Balram Jakhar, 92, politician, Speaker of the Lok Sabha (1980–1989).^[73]
  • K. S. Paripoornan, 83, Supreme Court judge^[74]
• 5 February – Markand Bhatt, 87, theatre director and actor.^[75]
• 6 February – Sudhir Tailang, 55, cartoonist.^[76]
• 8 February – Nida Fazli, 77, poet.^[77]
• 13 February – O. N. V. Kurup, 84, poet, recipient of the Jnanpith Award (2007).^[78]
• 17 February – Akbar Kakkattil, 62, writer.^[79]
• 18 February –
  • Abdul Rashid Khan, 107, Hindustani musician.^[80]
  • Cherussery Zainuddeen Musliyar, 78, Indian religious scholar.^[81]
• 20 February – Pradeep Shakti, 60, actor and restaurateur.^[82]
• 21 February –
  • Akbar Ali, 90, Kannada poet.^[83]
  • Kalanidhi Narayanan, 87, classical dancer.^[84]
• 25 February – Bhavarlal Jain, 78, businessman (Jain Irrigation Systems).^[85]
• 26 February
  • Mirza Mohammed Athar, 79, Muslim cleric.^[86]
  • B. K. Garudachar, 99, cricket player.^[87]
• 27 February
  • Banda Jyothi, 41, comedian and actress.^[88]
  • Rajesh Pillai, 41, film director (Traffic).^[89]
• 28 February –
  • Honey Chhaya, 85, film director and actor (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel).^[90]
  • Kumarimuthu, 76, comedian and film actor.^[91]
• 29 February – Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman, 90, politician, Maharashtra MLA (19601999), mayor of Malegaon.^[92]

June

• 4 June – Sulabha Deshpande, 79, Veteran actress.

July

• 23 July – S. H. Raza, Famous painter.

August

• 9 August – Kalikho Pul, 47, former Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh^[93]

October

• 10 October – Parmeshwar Godrej, 70, philanthropist and socialite.^[94]

November

• 22 November
  • M. Balamuralikrishna, 86, Carnatic vocalist^[95]
  • M. G. K. Menon, 88, physicist^[96]

December

• 5 December – Jayalalithaa, 68, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu^[97]
• 7 December – Cho Ramaswamy, 82, actor, political satirist, journalist, lawyer^[98]
• 24 December – Chetan Ramarao, 76, Kannada film actor^[99]

See also

• 2016 attacks on India
• Timeline of Indian history

Notes and References

1. News: India, Pakistan exchange list of nuke installations, prisoners. Times of India.
2. News: 1 January 2016. LIVE: Pathankot terror attack: Terrorists killed, 2 jawans dead at IAF base. DNA.
3. Web site: M6.7 – 29km W of Imphal, India. United States Geological Survey. 3 January 2015.
4. News: 8 dead, 100 injured as 6.8 earthquake hits Northeast India. India Today. 4 January 2016. 4 January 2016.
5. News: 7 dead, 50 injured as 6.7 magnitude quake hits northeast India. Hindustan Times. 4 January 2016. 4 January 2016.
6. Web site: 2022-01-17. Remembering Rohith Vemula: On his sixth death anniversary, a look at the PhD student's demise and its aftermath. 2022-01-17. Firstpost. en.
7. Web site: 2016-05-12. The inside story of Facebook's biggest setback Rahul Bhatia. 2021-06-27. the Guardian. en.
8. News: Goel. Vindu. Isaac. Mike. 2016-02-08. Facebook Loses a Battle in India Over Its Free Basics Program. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-06-27. 0362-4331.
9. India Bans Facebook's Basics App to Support Net Neutrality. en-US. Wired. 2021-06-27. 1059-1028.
10. News: PTI. 2016-03-18. SC allows photos of CMs, Governors, ministers in government advertisements. en-IN. The Hindu. 2022-01-13. 0971-751X.
11. News: Ujjain: As Kumbh draws to a close, devotees throng Kshipra for 'shahi snan' . 21 May 2016 . Indian Express .
12. Web site: Pereira . Ignatius . Fireworks show in Kerala goes awry, kills 107 . The Hindu . 10 April 2016 . 25 December 2016.
13. News: Bagla . Pallava . Swadeshi Space Shuttle Tests, ISRO's 'Mission Accomplished': 10 Facts . DDTV . India . 2 May 2016 . 25 May 2016 .
14. Web site: Fire in Pulgaon army depot, which killed 16, completely doused, says military official . The Indian Express . 31 May 2016 . 25 December 2016.
15. Web site: Choudhury . Santanu . India's Space Agency Sends 20 Satellites Into Orbit . WSJ . 22 June 2016 . 25 December 2016.
16. Web site: Shaikh . Zeeshan . 7th Pay Commission: Central Govt employee union calls nationwide strike on February 15, demand settlement of 21-points-charter demand . India.com . 17 December 2016 . 25 December 2016.
17. Web site: Uttarakhand cloudburst: At least 30 killed as heavy rains lash Pithoragarh, Chamoli districts . Firstpost . 2 July 2016 . 25 December 2016.
18. Web site: Tiwari . Santosh . GST success a big boost for PM Modi and pending reforms . The Financial Express . 29 July 2016 . 25 December 2016.
19. Web site: Internet Archive . 25 December 2016 . GST Council clears drafts of 3 enabling bills including compensation for states . 25 December 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20161225061906/http://ddinews.gov.in/Home%20-%20Top%20Story/Pages/GSTlaw.aspx . 25 December 2016 .
20. Web site: Singh . Shiv Sahay . Irom Sharmila ends 16-year fast . The Hindu . 9 August 2016 . 25 December 2016.
21. Web site: Cauvery Water Management Board: Only Parliament Can Form it, Govt tells SC . News18 . 3 October 2016 . 25 December 2016.
22. Web site: BJP To Join Government In Arunachal Pradesh, Month After Congress Exit . NDTV.com . 14 October 2016 . 25 December 2016.
23. Web site: After Jayalalithaa's Death, BJP May Do an Arunachal in Tamil Nadu . The Quint . 6 December 2016 . 25 December 2016.
24. Web site: Varanasi stampede victims followers of affluent 'godman' Jai Gurudev . hindustantimes.com/ . 15 October 2016 . 25 December 2016.
25. Web site: Bhubaneswar hospital fire: 22 dead, PM offers support to rescue ops . hindustantimes.com/ . 17 October 2016 . 25 December 2016.
26. Web site: PTI . Qnet scam: Padma Bhushan awardee and former World Billiards Champion Michael Ferreira arrested . The Economic Times . 19 October 2016 . 25 December 2016.
27. Web site: Cyrus Mistry-Tata Sons spat: Everything that has happened so far . The Indian Express . 29 October 2016 . 25 December 2016.
28. Web site: Bihar: 15 convicted, 23 acquitted in Senari massacre case . The Indian Express . 28 October 2016 . 25 December 2016.
29. Web site: Liquor ban: 8 months on, state still struggles to plug holes . The Times of India . 19 December 2016 . 25 December 2016.
30. Web site: SP feud, Kanpur train tragedy: Highlights of UP's political scene in 2016 . Business Standard News . 18 December 2016 . 25 December 2016.
31. Web site: Punjab: Speaker to meet Cong MLAs to ascertain they didn't quit under duress . The Indian Express . 15 December 2016 . 25 December 2016.
32. Web site: Indore-Patna Express derailment: Toll touches 150; deadliest rail mishap since 1999 – Times of India ►. .
33. Web site: Nabha Jailbreak: Harminder Singh Mintoo promised men money to target Punjab assembly polls, says police . The Indian Express . 1 December 2016 . 25 December 2016.
34. Web site: Safi . Michael . Indian court orders cinemas to play national anthem before films . the Guardian . 30 November 2016 . 25 December 2016.
35. Web site: Industrialist Pawan Ruia Arrested In Delhi By Bengal CID . NDTV.com . 10 December 2016 . 25 December 2016.
36. Web site: Gori . Chintan . Cyclone Vardah: 18 people killed in Tamil Nadu due to heavy rains, cyclonic winds . India.com . 13 December 2016 . 25 December 2016.
37. Web site: Green tribunal bans manja for kites across the country till February . hindustantimes.com/ . 14 December 2016 . 25 December 2016.
38. Web site: Supreme Court bans sale of liquor on highways . Business Standard News . 15 December 2016 . 25 December 2016.
39. Modi inaugurates Pune Metro
40. Web site: AgustaWestland scam: Ex-IAF chief SP Tyagi, two others remanded to three days' CBI custody . Firstpost . 14 December 2016 . 25 December 2016.
41. http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/veteran-cpi-leader-a-b-bardhan-passes-away/ Veteran CPI leader A B Bardhan passes away
42. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Pathankot-attack-Commonwealth-gold-medalist-Fateh-Singh-martyred/articleshow/50423057.cms Pathankot attack: Commonwealth gold medalist Fateh Singh martyred
43. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/Ex-MP-and-BJP-leader-Shankar-Prasad-Jaiswal-passes-away/articleshow/50440038.cms Ex-MP and BJP leader Shankar Prasad Jaiswal passes away
44. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bjp-mla-dies-in-jharkhand/article8064890.ece BJP MLA dies in Jharkhand
45. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/former-chief-justice-of-india-sh-kapadia-passes-away/articleshow/50450344.cms Former chief justice of India SH Kapadia passes away
46. http://deshgujarat.com/2016/01/06/noted-gujarati-litterateur-labshankar-thakar-passes-away/ Noted Gujarati Litterateur Labshankar Thakar passes away
47. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jk-chief-minister-mufti-mohammad-sayeed-passes-away/article8075774.ece J&K Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed dies
48. Web site: Film producer Manjilas Joseph passes away. Mathrubhumi.com. 20 October 2017. 1 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160301140141/http://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/film-producer-manjilas-joseph-passes-away-english-news-1.784769. dead.
49. http://www.northeasttoday.in/bheshaj-ratna-dr-gunaram-khanikar-passes-away/ 'Bheshaj Ratna' Dr Gunaram Khanikar Passes Away
50. http://www.thedailystar.net/country/1971-war-hero-lt-gen-jacob-no-more-201208 1971 War hero Lt Gen Jacob no more
51. http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/former-jds-state-president-vadivelu-dead/article8104366.ece Former JD(S) State president Vadivelu dead
52. http://www.ignarchives.com/rajesh-vivek-dead-lagaan-actor-dies-of-heart-attack-at-66/ Rajesh Vivek Dead – Lagaan actor Dies Of Heart Attack At 66
53. http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/filmmaker-anil-ganguly-no-more/ Filmmaker Anil Ganguly no more
54. http://www.sentinelassam.com/state1/story.php?sec=2&subsec=2&id=254339&dtP=2016-01-18&ppr=1 Demise of acclaimed botanist Ananda Chandra Dutta mourned
55. http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/Movie-Director-Geethapriya-Dies/2016/01/18/article3232222.ece Movie Director Geethapriya Dies
56. http://www.telangananewspaper.com/sikkim-former-governor-rama-rao-died/ Sikkim former Governor Rama Rao died
57. https://web.archive.org/web/20160119070722/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Sudhindra-Thirtha-Swamiji-Attains-Samadhi/2016/01/18/article3231805.ece Sudhindra Thirtha Swamiji Attains Samadhi
58. http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/maharashtra/kolhapur/asha-patil-passed-away/articleshow/50631905.cms Actress Asha Patil passed away
59. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ex-forward-bloc-mp-and-nephew-of-subhas-bose-passes-away/articleshow/50668143.cms Ex-Forward Bloc MP and nephew of Subhas Bose passes away
60. http://www.thehindu.com/news/noted-danseuse-mrinalini-sarabhai-passed-away/article8133753.ece/ Mrinalini Sarabhai passes away
61. http://www.newsx.com/national/18523-tabla-maestro-shankar-ghosh-dies-at-80 Tabla maestro Shankar Ghosh dies at 80
62. http://www.thestatesman.com/news/latest-headlines/senior-congress-leader-ac-jose-dies/118438.html Senior Congress leader AC Jose dies
63. http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/malayalam-actress-kalpana-passes-away-at-51/ Malayalam actress Kalpana passes away at 51
64. http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/congress-mla-jashubhai-barad-dies-at-60/ Congress MLA Jashubhai Barad dies at 60
65. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/Veteran-Gujarati-actress-Padmarani-passes-away/articleshow/50719053.cms Veteran Gujarati actress Padmarani passes away
66. http://www.thestatesman.com/news/odisha/former-minister-maheswar-baug-passes-away/119667.html Former minister Maheswar Baug passes away
67. http://www.ndtv.com/south/noted-writer-educationist-nayani-krishnakumari-passes-away-at-86-1271855 Noted Writer, Educationist Nayani Krishnakumari Dies At 86
68. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/senior-journalist-tn-gopakumar-passes-away/article8171653.ece Senior journalist T.N. Gopakumar passes away
69. http://bdnews24.com/neighbours/2016/01/30/former-indian-army-chief-gen-kv-krishna-rao-dies Former Indian Army chief Gen KV Krishna Rao dies
70. http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/malayalam-actor-kollam-g-k-pillai-passes-away/ Malayalam actor Kollam G K Pillai passes away
71. http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/prof-randhir-singh-passes-away/190816.html Prof Randhir Singh passes away
72. http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/actor-kunigal-ramnath-passes-away/article8179695.ece Actor Kunigal Ramnath passes away
73. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/former-lok-sabha-speaker-balram-jakhar-passes-away/1/586264.html Former Lok Sabha speaker Balram Jakhar passes away
74. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Justice-KS-Paripoornan-passes-away/articleshow/50840982.cms Justice KS Paripoornan passes away
75. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/Veteran-Gujarati-theatre-artist-Markand-Bhatt-dies/articleshow/50874883.cms Veteran Gujarati theatre artist Markand Bhatt dies
76. http://www.india.com/news/india/renowned-cartoonist-sudhir-tailang-dies-of-brain-cancer-in-gurgaon-924313/ Renowned cartoonist Sudhir Tailang dies of brain cancer in Gurgaon
77. http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/acclaimed-poet-lyricist-nida-fazli-dies-in-mumbai-1275075 Acclaimed Poet-Lyricist Nida Fazli Dies In Mumbai
78. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/jnanpithwinning-poet-onv-kurup-no-more/article8233631.ece Jnanpith-winning poet O.N.V Kurup no more
79. http://www.ibtimes.co.in/malayalam-writer-akbar-kakkattil-dies-62-667245 Malayalam writer Akbar Kakkattil dies at 62
80. http://ibtn9.com/2016/02/ustad-abdul-rashid-khans-tragic-demise/ Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan's Tragic Demise
81. http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Cherussery-Zainudheen-Musliyar-Passes-Away/2016/02/19/article3284902.ece Cherussery Zainudheen Musliyar Passes Away
82. http://www.telugucinema.com/news/Actor-Pradeep-Shakti-passes-away Actor Pradeep Shakti passes away
83. http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/Poet-Akbar-Ali-Known-for-Limericks-Dies-at-91/2016/02/22/article3290386.ece Poet Akbar Ali, Known for Limericks, Dies at 91
84. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Bharatanatyam-exponent-Kalanidhi-Narayanan-dies-aged-87/articleshow/51088402.cms Bharatanatyam exponent Kalanidhi Narayanan dies aged 87
85. http://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/jain-irrigation-founder-bhavarlal-jain-dies/931692 Jain Irrigation Founder Bhavarlal Jain Dies
86. http://www.asianage.com/mumbai/shia-leader-athar-passes-away-79-657 Shia leader Athar passes away at 79
87. Web site: India's oldest first-class cricketer BK Garudachar dies aged 99. 26 February 2016. OneIndia.com. 20 October 2017.
88. http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-comedian-banda-jyothi-passes-away-in-hyderabad-2183022 Comedian Banda Jyothi passes away in Hyderabad
89. http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/rajesh-pillai-malayalam-filmmaker-traffic-director-director-dies-passes-away-41/ Rajesh Pillai, Malayalam filmmaker passes away at 41
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