Portal:Kerala/News
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- April 1: British architect and pioneer of low-cost housing, Laurie Baker passes away at his residence in Thiruvananthapuram. (KO)
- March 31: The Commerce Ministry approves the setting up of a Special Economic Zone for Animation and Gaming at the Kinfra Video and Film park at Kazhakoottam. (ET)
- March 28: Chief Minister V. S. Achuthanandan alleges the Malayala Manorama and Deepika of having received illegal aid from the Congress party to prevent Communist rule in the state. (Hindu)
- March 21: The National Sample Survey estimates poverty in Kerala to have reduced to 11.4% of the total population. Poverty across the country recorded a decline of 4.3%.(FE)
- March 15: Kerala-born fashion designer Anand Jon is charged with multiple accounts of rape and child molestation by a US Court.(G.N)
- March 3: Lakhs of women from accross the country made prayers and offerings during the Attukal Pongala festival in Thiruvananthapuram.
- February 22: With the inauguration of the 850,000 sft Thejaswini building (pictured), Technopark, Trivandrum became India's largest IT Park with 3.2 million sft of builtup space.(FE)
- February 20: 15 students and 3 teachers drown as their boat capsizes on the Periyar River in the Thattekad area, about 55 km east of Ernakulam. (IBN)
- February 16: Palakkad district is declared the first district in the country to achieve complete financial inclusion. (DNA)
- February 15: The appointment of Justice Jagdish Bhalla as the Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court is stalled by President Abdul Kalam, following allegations of misuse of power. (INB)
