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Events in the year 2003 in Kerala.
Incumbents
Events
Logo of Global Investors Meet
- January 18 - The two day Global Investors Meet organized by Government of Kerala begins at Kochi. The event was inaugurated by Atal Bihari Vajpayee and A. K. Antony.[1][2]
- February 19 - Muthanga firing incident.[3]
- May 2 – The second Marad massacre took place, killing nine.[4]
- May 13 – The first heart transplantation surgery in Kerala conducted at Medical Trust Hospital, Kochi under the leadership of Dr. Jose Chacko Periappuram.[5]
- May 24 -P. C. Thomas, Member of parliament from Muvattupuzha Lok Sabha constituency becomes Minister of State of Law and Justice in Second Vajpayee ministry.
- July 14 – Kerala based News broadcasting TV channel Indiavision launched.
- December 29 - Chief minister of Kerala A. K. Antony opens the first reach of Goshree bridges between Ernakulam and Bolghatty Island.[6]
- Kerala observed 123 Hartal in 2003. Thereby effectively reducing working days to 160.[7]
Deaths
- July 16 – K. P. A. C. Azeez, 68, actor.
- October 10 - Nawab Rajendran, 53, journalist and activist.
See also
References
- ↑ Krishnakumar, R. (13 February 2003). "Visions of development". Frontline. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
- ↑ "PM to inaugurate Global Investors Meet in Kochi | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India". The Times of India. January 4, 2003. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
- ↑ "The Muthanga misadventure". frontline.thehindu.com. 2003-03-27. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ↑ Radhakrishnan, M. G. (May 19, 2003). "Two massacres in over one year show even Kerala is not free of communal violence". India Today. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ↑ "The heart of the problem". The Hindu. 2003-07-28. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ↑ "The Hindu : A chronology of Goshree project". 2004-07-10. Archived from the original on 10 July 2004. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- ↑ Surendran, P. K. (November 19, 2004). "Kerala only worked for 160 days in 2003". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
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