1998 in Kerala
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Events
- 28 February - Parliament elections for 12th Loksabha held in Kerala.
- 3 March - United Democratic Front bagged 11 out of 20 seats in the Parliament elections.[1]
- 31 March - Peoples Democratic Party leader and Islamic fundamentalist Abdul Nazer Mahdani arrested from Kaloor in connection with 1998 Coimbatore bombings and Hate speech.[2]
- 17 May - Prime Minister of India inaugurates Kudumbashree at Malappuram district.[3]
- 22 May - President of India K. R. Narayanan inaugurates the new legislative assembly building Niyamasabha Mandiram of Kerala.[4]
- 30 July - An Indian Airlines Dornier aircraft crashed at Kochi during take-off and kills nine people which includes six passengers.[5]
- 14 November - Enathu Bridge inaugurated and opened for traffic by P. J. Joseph.
- November - Former Central Reserve Police Force constable Ramachandran Nair confesses before media that deceased Naxalite Arikkad Varghese, was killed in an encounter killing in 1970.[6][7][8]
Dates unknown
- By following the National Policy on Education 1986, Kerala implements Pre-Degree Course (Abolition) Act, 1997 and brings pre-degree from University to Higher secondary education.[9]
