2016 in India

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