2016 in India
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The following lists events that happened during 2016 in India.
Incumbents
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President | Pranab Mukherjee |
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Vice President | Mohammad Hamid Ansari |
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Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
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Chief Justice | T. S. Thakur |
Governors
Events
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.[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 29 km (18 mi) 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]
April
- 5 April
- Bihar state imposed liquor ban.[6]
- 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.[7]
- 10 April – Puttingal temple fire caused 107 deaths.[8]
May
- 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election- Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK won majority.
- 2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election – BJP won majority.
- 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election – Mamata Banerjee-led TMC won majority.
- 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.[9]
- 30 May: 30 died following fire in army weapon depot in Pulgaon, Wardha district, Maharashtra.[10]
June
- 22 June – ISRO send 20 satellites in space on PSLV-XL.[11]
- 25 June – 2016 Pampore attack.
- Government of India accepted 7th Pay Commission recommendations to increase salaries of employees.[12]
July
- 2016 Kashmir unrest.
- 2016 Indian Air Force An-32 disappearance.
- 2 July: At least 30 died in heavy rains in Uttarakhand.[13]
August
- 3 August – Goods and Services Tax (India) Bill passed in Parliament.[14][15]
- 5 August – 2016 Kokrajhar shooting.
- 9 August – Manipur activist Irom Sharmila ended her 16 years of hunger strike.[16]
- 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.[17]
- Kaveri River water dispute: violence broke out in Karnataka.[18]
- 13 September – 43 out of 44 MLAs of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly left Congress and joined People's Party of Arunachal.[19]
- 30 September – Bihar liquor ban: Patna High Court struck down liquor ban law.[6]
October
- 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.[20]
- 15 October – 24 died following stampede at religious meet in Varanasi.[21]
- 17 October – Fire in SUM Hospital in Bhubaneshwar. 22 died.[22]
- 19 October -Qnet multi-level marketing: former World Billiards Champion Michael Ferreira arrested.[23]
- 24 October – Cyrus Mistry was sacked as the Chairman of the Tata Sons. Tata was one of India's biggest conglomerate.[24]
- 27 October – Senari massacre case of Bihar: 15 convicted, 23 acquitted by court. 10 death sentence.[25]
- October – Bihar liquor ban: Supreme Court stays High Court order, liquor ban reimposed.[6]
- October – Samajwadi Party, ruling Uttar Pradesh, caught in family feud.[26]
- 31 October – October 2016 Bhopal encounter.
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.[27]
- 20 November – A train derails near Pukhrayan killing at least 150 people.[28]
- 26 November – Nabha jailbreak in Punjab. 6 flee.[29]
- 29 November – 2016 Nagrota army base attack.
- 30 November – Supreme Court of India ordered cinemas to play national anthem before films.[30]
December
- 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 suffering Cardiac attack.
- 10 December – Industrialist Pawan Ruia arrested following railway complaint.[31]
- 12 December – Cyclone Vardah makes landfall on Tamil Nadu coast. 18 died.[32]
- 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.[33]
- 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.[34]
- 24 December – Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation the Pune Metro Project. Metro work starts off.[35]
- December – 2013 Indian helicopter bribery scandal: arrests made including former Indian Air Force chief.[36]
Public holidays
Deaths
January
- 2 January
- Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan, Indian politician (b. 1924)[37]
- Fateh Singh, shooter and army officer (b. 1964)[38]
- 3 January
- Shankar Prasad Jaiswal, Indian politician (b. 1932)[39]
- Raghu Nandan Mandal, Indian politician (b. 1952)[40]
- 4 January – S. H. Kapadia, Indian judge (b. 1947)[41]
- 6 January – Labhshankar Thakar, Gujarati author (b. 1935)[42]
- 7 January – Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Indian politician (b. 1936)[43]
- 8 January
- M. O. Joseph, Malayalam film producer (b. 1929)[44]
- Gunaram Khanikar, herbalist (b. 1949)[45]
- 13 January
- J. F. R. Jacob, army general (b. 1923)[46]
- G A Vadivelu, independence activist and politician (b. 1923)[47]
Rajesh Vivek - 15 January – Anil Ganguly, film director (b. 1933)[49]
- 16 January – Ananda Chandra Dutta, botanist (b. 1923)[50]
- 17 January
- Geethapriya, film director (b. 1932)[51]
- V. Rama Rao, politician (b. 1935)[52]
- Sudhindra Thirtha, Hindu religious leader (b. 1926)[53]
- 18 January – Asha Patil, actress (b. 1936)[54]
- 20 January – Subrata Bose, politician (b. 1932)[55]
- 21 January – Mrinalini Sarabhai, classical dancer, choreographer and instructor (b. 1918)[56]
- 22 January – Shankar Ghosh, tabla player (b. 1935)[57]
- 23 January – A. C. Jose, politician (b. 1937)[58]
- 25 January
- 28 January – Maheswar Baug, politician and independence activist (b. 1930)[62]
- 29 January – Nayani Krishnakumari, writer and folklorist (b. 1930)[63]
- 30 January
- T. N. Gopakumar, journalist (b. 1957)[64]
- K. V. Krishna Rao, military officer (b. 1923)[65]
- Kollam G. K. Pillai, actor (b. 1933)[66]
- 31 January – Randhir Singh, political scientist (b. 1921)[67]
February
- 1 February – Kunigal Ramanath, 83, Kannada actor.[68]
- 3 February –
- Balram Jakhar, 92, politician, Speaker of the Lok Sabha (1980–1989).[69]
- K. S. Paripoornan, 83, Supreme Court judge[70]
- 5 February – Markand Bhatt, 87, theatre director and actor.[71]
- 6 February – Sudhir Tailang, 55, cartoonist.[72]
- 8 February – Nida Fazli, 77, poet.[73]
- 13 February – O. N. V. Kurup, 84, poet, recipient of the Jnanpith Award (2007).[74]
- 17 February – Akbar Kakkattil, 62, writer.[75]
- 18 February –
- Abdul Rashid Khan, 107, Hindustani musician.[76]
- Cherussery Zainuddeen Musliyar, 78, Indian religious scholar.[77]
- 20 February – Pradeep Shakti, 60, actor and restaurateur.[78]
- 21 February –
- Akbar Ali, 90, Kannada poet.[79]
- Kalanidhi Narayanan, 87, classical dancer.[80]
- 25 February – Bhavarlal Jain, 78, businessman (Jain Irrigation Systems).[81]
- 26 February
- Mirza Mohammed Athar, 79, Muslim cleric.[82]
- B. K. Garudachar, 99, cricket player.[83]
- 27 February
- Banda Jyothi, 41, comedian and actress.[84]
- Rajesh Pillai, 41, film director (Traffic).[85]
- 28 February –
- Honey Chhaya, 85, film director and actor (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel).[86]
- Kumarimuthu, 76, comedian and film actor.[87]
- 29 February – Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman, 90, politician, Maharashtra MLA (1960–1999), mayor of Malegaon.[88]
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[89]
October
- 10 October – Parmeshwar Godrej, 70, philanthropist and socialite.[90]
November
- 22 November
- M. Balamuralikrishna, 86, Carnatic vocalist[91]
- M. G. K. Menon, 88, physicist[92]
December
Jayalalithaa - 7 December – Cho Ramaswamy, 82, actor, political satirist, journalist, lawyer[94]
- 24 December – Chetan Ramarao, 76, Kannada film actor[95]
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See also
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- ^ Ex-MP and BJP leader Shankar Prasad Jaiswal passes away, indiatimes.com
- ^ BJP MLA dies in Jharkhand, thehindu.com
- ^ Former chief justice of India SH Kapadia passes away, indiatimes.com
- ^ Noted Gujarati Litterateur Labshankar Thakar passes away, deshgujarat.com/
- ^ J&K Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed dies, thehindu.com
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- ^ Filmmaker Anil Ganguly no more, indianexpress.com
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- ^ Movie Director Geethapriya Dies, newindianexpress.com
- ^ Sikkim former Governor Rama Rao died, telangananewspaper.com
- ^ Sudhindra Thirtha Swamiji Attains Samadhi, newindianexpress.com
- ^ Actress Asha Patil passed away, maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com
- ^ Ex-Forward Bloc MP and nephew of Subhas Bose passes away, economictimes.indiatimes.com
- ^ Mrinalini Sarabhai passes away, thehindu.com
- ^ Tabla maestro Shankar Ghosh dies at 80, newsx.com
- ^ Senior Congress leader AC Jose dies, thestatesman.com
- ^ Malayalam actress Kalpana passes away at 51, indianexpress.com
- ^ Congress MLA Jashubhai Barad dies at 60 indianexpress.com
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- ^ Former minister Maheswar Baug passes away, thestatesman.com
- ^ Noted Writer, Educationist Nayani Krishnakumari Dies At 86, ndtv.com
- ^ Senior journalist T.N. Gopakumar passes away, thehindu.com
- ^ Former Indian Army chief Gen KV Krishna Rao dies, bdnews24.com
- ^ Malayalam actor Kollam G K Pillai passes away, indianexpress.com
- ^ Prof Randhir Singh passes away, tribuneindia.com
- ^ Actor Kunigal Ramnath passes away, thehindu.com
- ^ Former Lok Sabha speaker Balram Jakhar passes away, intoday.in
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- ^ Veteran Gujarati theatre artist Markand Bhatt dies, indiatimes.com
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- ^ Acclaimed Poet-Lyricist Nida Fazli Dies In Mumbai Archived 15 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine, ndtv.com
- ^ Jnanpith-winning poet O.N.V Kurup no more, thehindu.com
- ^ Malayalam writer Akbar Kakkattil dies at 62, ibtimes.co.in
- ^ Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan’s Tragic Demise, ibtn9.com
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- ^ Actor Pradeep Shakti passes away, telugucinema.com
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