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2016 in India

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The following lists events that happened during 2016 in India.

Contents

January

  • 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
  • 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.
  • 3 January - A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck India 29 km (18 mi) west of Imphal with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). At least eight people were killed, 100 others were injured and some buildings were damaged.

    • February

  • 20 February - February 2016 Pulwama militant siege

    • April

  • 5 April - Bihar state imposed liquor ban.
  • 2016 Ujjain Simhastha Kumbha Fair organized between 22 April and 21 May. Nearly 75 million people visited the fair during this one-month period.
  • 10 April - Puttingal temple fire caused 107 deaths.

    • May

  • Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, 2016- Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK won majority.
  • Assam Legislative Assembly election, 2016 - BJP won majority.
  • West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 2016 - Mamata Banerjee-led TMC won majority.
  • Puducherry Legislative Assembly election, 2016 - 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.
  • 30 May: 30 died following fire in army weapon depot in Pulgaon, Wardha district, Maharashtra.

    • June

  • 22 June - ISRO send 20 satellites in space on PSLV-XL.
  • 25 June - 2016 Pampore attack
  • Government of India accepted 7th Pay Commission recommendations to increase salaries of employees.

    • July

  • 2016 Kashmir unrest
  • 2016 Indian Air Force An-32 disappearance
  • 2 July: At least 30 died in heavy rains in Uttarakhand.

    • August

  • 3 August - Goods and Services Tax (India) Bill passed in parliament.
  • 5 August - 2016 Kokrajhar shooting
  • 9 August - Manipur activist Irom Sharmila ended her 16 years of hunger strike.
  • 14 August - Na. Muthukumar – died he was an Indian / Tamil poet, lyricist, and author National award winner

    • September

  • Indian general strike of 2016
  • 2016 India–Pakistan military confrontation escalated following Uri attack on 19 September.
  • Kaveri River water dispute: violence broke out in Karnataka.
  • 13 September - 43 out of 44 MLAs of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly left Congress and joined People’s Party of Arunachal.
  • 30 September - Bihar liquor ban: Patna High Court struck down liquor ban law.

    • October

  • 2 October - 2016 Baramulla attack
  • 13 October - BJP joined People’s Party of Arunachal-lead government in Arunachal Pradesh.
  • 15 October - 24 died following stampede at religious meet in Varanasi.
  • 17 October - Fire in SUM Hospital in Bhubaneshwar. 22 died.
  • 19 October -Qnet multi-level marketing: former World Billiards Champion Michael Ferreira arrested.
  • 24 October - Cyrus Mistry was sacked as the Chairman of the Tata Sons. Tata is one of Indian's biggest conglomerate.
  • 27 October - Senari massacre case of Bihar: 15 convicted, 23 acquitted by court. 10 death sentence.
  • October - Bihar liquor ban: Supreme Court stays High Court order, liquor ban reimposed.
  • October - Samajwadi Party, ruling Uttar Pradesh, caught in family feud.

    • November

  • 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.
  • 20 November - A train derails near Pukhrayan killing at least 150 people.
  • 26 Novemebr - Nabha jailbreak in Punjab. 6 flee.
  • 29 November - 2016 Nagrota army base attack
  • 30 November - Supreme Court of India ordered cinemas to play national anthem before films.

    • December

  • 5 December - Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa who has been hospitalized for 72 days in Apollo Hospital was officially announced as dead after suffering Cardiac arrest.
  • 10 December - Industrialist Pawan Ruia arrested following railway complaint.
  • 12 December - Cyclone Vardah makes landfall on Tamil Nadu coast. 18 died.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • December - 2013 Indian helicopter bribery scandal: arrests made including former Indian Air Force chief.

    • January

  • 2 January
  • Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan, 91, politician, general secretary of the Communist Party of India (1996–2012).
  • Fateh Singh, 51, shooter and army officer, shot.
  • 3 January
  • Shankar Prasad Jaiswal, 83, politician.
  • Raghu Nandan Mandal, 63, politician.
  • 4 January - S. H. Kapadia, 68, judge, Chief Justice of India (2010–2012).
  • 6 January - Labhshankar Thakar, 80, Gujarati author.
  • 7 January - Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, 79, politician, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (2002–2005, since 2015), Minister of Home Affairs (1989–1990).
  • 8 January
  • M. O. Joseph, 86, Malayalam film producer.
  • Gunaram Khanikar, 66, herbalist.
  • 13 January
  • J. F. R. Jacob, 92, army general.
  • G A Vadivelu, 92, independence activist and politician.
  • 14 January - Rajesh Vivek, 66, actor (Lagaan).
  • 15 January - Anil Ganguly, 82, film director (Kora Kagaz, Tapasya).
  • 16 January - Ananda Chandra Dutta, 92, botanist.
  • 17 January -
  • Geethapriya, 83, film director (Mannina Maga).
  • V. Rama Rao, 80, politician, Governor of Sikkim (2002–2007).
  • Sudhindra Thirtha, 89, Hindu religious leader.
  • 18 January - Asha Patil, 79, actress.
  • 20 January - Subrata Bose, 83, politician.
  • 21 January - Mrinalini Sarabhai, 97, classical dancer, choreographer and instructor.
  • 22 January - Shankar Ghosh, 80, tabla player.
  • 23 January - A. C. Jose, 78, politician, Speaker of Kerala Legislature (1982), member of Parliament (1996–1997, 1998–2004).
  • 25 January -
  • Kalpana, 50, Malayalam actress (Thanichalla Njan).
  • Jashubhai Dhanabhai Barad, 60, politician, member of Parliament (2004–2009).
  • Padmarani, 79, Gujarati actress.
  • 28 January - Maheswar Baug, 85, politician and independence activist.
  • 29 January - Nayani Krishnakumari, 85, writer and folklorist.
  • 30 January -
  • T. N. Gopakumar, 58, journalist.
  • K. V. Krishna Rao, 92, military officer.
  • Kollam G. K. Pillai, 82, actor.
  • 31 January - Randhir Singh, 94, political scientist.

    • February

  • 1 February – Kunigal Ramanath, 83, Kannada actor.
  • 3 February –
  • Balram Jakhar, 92, politician, Speaker of the Lok Sabha (1980–1989).
  • K. S. Paripoornan, 83, Supreme Court judge
  • 5 February – Markand Bhatt, 87, theatre director and actor.
  • 6 February – Sudhir Tailang, 55, cartoonist.
  • 8 February – Nida Fazli, 77, poet.
  • 13 February – O. N. V. Kurup, 84, poet, recipient of the Jnanpith Award (2007).
  • 17 February – Akbar Kakkattil, 62, writer.
  • 18 February –
  • Abdul Rashid Khan, 107, Hindustani musician.
  • Cherussery Zainuddeen Musliyar, 78, Indian religious scholar.
  • 20 February – Pradeep Shakti, 60, actor and restaurateur.
  • 21 February –
  • Akbar Ali, 90, Kannada poet.
  • Kalanidhi Narayanan, 87, classical dancer.
  • 25 February – Bhavarlal Jain, 78, businessman (Jain Irrigation Systems).
  • 26 February –
  • Mirza Mohammed Athar, 79, Muslim cleric.
  • B. K. Garudachar, 99, cricket player.
  • 27 February –
  • Banda Jyothi, 41, comedian and actress.
  • Rajesh Pillai, 41, film director (Traffic).
  • 28 February –
  • Honey Chhaya, 85, film director and actor (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel).
  • Kumarimuthu, 76, comedian and film actor.
  • 29 February – Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman, 90, politician, Maharashtra MLA (1960–1999), mayor of Malegaon.

    • August

  • 9 August - Kalikho Pul, 47, former Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh

    • October

  • 10 October - Parmeshwar Godrej, 70, philanthropist and socialite.

    • November

  • 22 November -
  • M. Balamuralikrishna, 86, Carnatic vocalist
  • M. G. K. Menon, 88, physicist

    • December

  • 5 December - Jayalalithaa, 68, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
  • 7 December - Cho Ramaswamy, 82, actor, political satirist, journalist, lawyer
  • 24 December - Chetan Ramarao, 76, Kannada film actor

    • References

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