2018 in Kerala explained

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 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.^[1]
• February 22 - Madhu, a 30 year old Adivasi man from Attappadi died following mob lynching at Palakkad district.^[2]
• 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.^[3]

April - June

• April 1 - Kerala football team defeats West Bengal in Santosh Trophy Final held at Salt Lake Stadium through Penalty shootout.^[4]
• May 2 - Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala at Perambra.^[5]
• 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.^[6]
• 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.^[7]

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.^[8]
• 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.^[9]
• September 28 - Sabarimala verdict by Supreme Court of India allows entry of women to the temple.^[10]

October - December

• October 31 - Massive fire
• November 1 - Save Alappad protests against mining of rare earths and ensuing coastal degradation of Alappad started.^[11]
• 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.^[12]
• 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.^[13]
• November 13 - Deputy superintendent of police Neyyattinkara, Harikumar the key accused in Sanalkumar murder case committed suicide in his house at Kallambalam.^[14]
• 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.^[15]

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.^[16]
• December 19 - Athippatta Moideen Kutty Musliyar Islamic scholar.^{[17] [18]}
• December 31 - Simon Britto Rodrigues, 64, politician.

See also

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

Notes and References

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