Portal:Kerala/News
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- December 26: Kerala becomes the first state in India where at least one in every household owns a bank account. (LM)
- November 16: The foundation stone for the SmartCity project at Kochi was laid by Chief Minister V. S. Achuthanandan and TECOM Executive Chairman Ahammed bin Byat.(Hindu)
- October 31: Poet and lyricist O. N. V. Kurup (pictured) has been chosen for the Kerala Government's Ezhuthachan award for the year 2007.(Hindu)
- August 14: MPs from the state protest at the Lok Sabha against the bifurcation of the Palakkad division of the Southern Railways. MP P.C. Thomas is thrown out of the Parliament for disrupting the house on the issue. (IBN)
- August 8: Nation-wide strike by workers in the unorganised sector called by the CITU disrupts normal life in the state. (Hindu)
- August 1: 1998 Coimbatore serial blasts accused Abdul Nazer Mahdani is acquitted of all charges. (HT)
- June 12: Cases of Chikungunya and viral fever are reported in several districts, Army and navy pitch in to help in sanitation activities in the state. (NDTV)
- May 26: Senior leaders of CPI M Com. V. S. Achuthanandan and Com. Pinarayi Vijayan are suspended from politburo. (Hindu)
- May 22: The demolition drive initiated against illegal constructions is extended to other parts of the state, including Kozhikode and Kochi. (NK)
- May 15: Large scale demolitions of illegal structures on protected land at Munnar continues for the second day. (NDTV)
- May 11: Several people were hospitalised following a suspected ammonia gas leak at Irumbanam, near Kochi. (ET)
- May 4: Over 40 new-born babies have reportedly died over the past two months, contracting bacterial infection at the state-run Sree Avittam Thirunal (SAT) Hospital at Thiruvananthapuram. (IBN)
- April 29: Fake currency worth Rs.20 lakh seized from a passenger at the Calicut International Airport. (ET)
- April 27: Kochi has been selected as the stop-over destination in India for the 2008 Volvo Ocean Race, which will be passing through Asia for the first time. (VOR)
- April 25: State government approves the agreement to be signed with Dubai-based TECOM for setting up Rs 1500 crore Smart City project at Kochi. (Rediff)
- April 15: People across the state celebrate Vishu, greeting in the New Year through offerings and preparing vishukannis.
