2017 in Kerala explained

Events in the year 2017 in Kerala.

Incumbents

Governor of Kerala – P. Sathasivam

Chief minister of Kerala – Pinarayi Vijayan

Events

• January 3 – Kerala Rail Development Corporation is incorporated.
• January 6 - Jishnu Pranoy, an 18 year old engineering student of Nehru College of Engineering and Research Centre commits suicide following torture from college authorities.^[1]
• January 10 - Supreme Court of India bench headed by Jagdish Singh Khehar asks Government of Kerala to pay Rs. 500 crores of compensation to 5200 Endosulfan victims of Kasaragod district within 90 days.^{[2] [3]}
• February 17 - Sexual assault against Malayalam cinema actress Bhavana by a gang who was allegedly sent by Dileep.^[4]
• March 6 - In relation to corruption case in Malabar Cements Limited, industrialist V.M. Radhakrishnan surrendered before Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau, Kerala.^[5]
• March 21 - Riyas Moulavi, Muezzin of a Mosque in Kasaragod stabbed and killed within mosque premises by allegedly Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh workers.^[6]
• March 26 – Minister A. K. Saseendran resigns following sexual misconduct charges.^[7]
• April 5 - A psychopath son kills four family members including his parents in Nanthancode.^[8]
• April 10 - Road traffic through Main Central Road diverted through Bailey bridge due to structural issues of Enathu Bridge.^[9]
• June 15 - Communist Party of India issues strong warning to its Nattika Assembly constituency MLA Geetha Gopi for ostentatious wedding of her daughter in Guruvayur.^[10]
• June 17 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates Kochi Metro.^[11]
• July 3 – The Supreme Court of India declares the Constitution of the Malankara Orthodox Church legal and valid, and applicable to all the parishes under the control of both Jacobite and Orthodox factions in the K.S. Varghese & Others v/s St Peter's & Paul's Syrian Orthodox Church & Others case.^[12]
• October 21 – District magistrate Alappuzha, T. V. Anupama submits a report to Government of Kerala which confirms that the Lake Palace resort owned by Minister of Transport Thomas Chandy violated the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wet Land Act 2008 by encroaching upon Kuttanad paddy fields and Vembanad wetlands.^{[13] [14]}
• November 15 – Minister of Transport Thomas Chandy resigns following allegations about him over Lake Palace resort, Alappuzha.^[15]
• November 20 - Regional Passport Office Malappuram stops its operation and gets merged with RPO Kozhikode.^[16]

Deaths

• March 13 – Diphan, 45, film director
• April 13 – Munshi Venu, 63, actor
• May 20 - Mathunny Mathews, 81, businessman famous for 1990 airlift of Indians from Kuwait.
• August 28 – Santhi Mohandas, 36, dancer and wife of Bijibal
• October 24 – I. V. Sasi, 69, film director
• November 30 – Kalabhavan Abi, 52, mimicry artist

See also

• History of Kerala
• 2017 in India

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2019-10-01. Jishnu Pranoy death: Mother devastated after CBI absolves Nehru Group's Krishnadas. 2022-01-28. The News Minute. en.
2. Web site: Tracking decades-long endosulfan tragedy in Kerala . 2023-09-07 . www.downtoearth.org.in . en.
3. News: Rajagopal . Krishnadas . 2022-05-16 . Kerala did virtually nothing for Endosulfan victims for 5 years: SC . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-09-07 . 0971-751X.
4. Web site: 2022-01-12 . Bhavana Menon- Dileep sexual assault case: A timeline of events . 2024-07-29 . WION . en-us.
5. Web site: Controversial Kerala industrialist V M Radhakrishnan surrenders before Vigilance officials . 2022-06-14 . The New Indian Express.
6. Web site: Kasaragod Riyas Moulavi murder: Prosecution fails to prove motive, all three accused acquitted . 2024-04-23 . www.onmanorama.com.
7. News: Kerala minister A K Saseendran resigns over allegations of sexual misdemeanour. The Economic Times. 2022-01-23.
8. Web site: Nanthancode multiple murder accused Cadell put on ventilator . 2023-09-04 . www.onmanorama.com.
9. Web site: Service . Express News . 2024-08-02 . Bailey’s decades-old history in Kerala . 2024-08-03 . The New Indian Express . en.
10. Web site: 2017-06-15 . CPI censures woman MLA Geetha Gopi over daughter’s ‘extravagant’ wedding . 2023-06-24 . The Indian Express . en.
11. Web site: 2017-06-19. Kochi Metro inauguration highlights: PM Modi inaugurates rail service, says coaches reflect ‘Make in India’ vision. 2022-01-28. The Indian Express. en.
12. Web site: 2019-07-04. The Church dispute in Kerala: what Supreme Court ordered, government failed to do. 2022-01-23. The Indian Express. en.
13. Web site: October 22, 2017. P. S. Gopikrishnan. Unnithan. Kerala: Collector submits report in land grab case against Transport Minister Thomas Chandy. 2022-01-27. India Today. en.
14. Web site: 2017-10-16. Report on Lake Palace Resort to seek changes. 2022-01-27. Deccan Chronicle. en.
15. Web site: November 6, 2017. P. S. Gopikrishnan. Unnithan. Kerala: Transport Minister Thomas Chandy to face more trouble in Lake Palace Resort case. 2022-01-27. India Today. en.
16. Web site: Correspondent . D. C. . 2017-10-20 . Malappuram to lose passport office, finally . 2024-02-09 . . en.