2016_in_India
2016 in India
List of events
The following lists events that happened during 2016 in India.
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President | Pranab Mukherjee |
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- National income - ₹153,916,690 million
- 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]
- 17 January - A PhD student from University of Hyderabad named Rohith Vemula committed suicide due to Caste based discrimination. The event triggered a countrywide agitation against casteism in institutions of higher learning.[6]
- 8 February - Facebook's FreeBasics declared illegal in India and stopped services in the country.[7][8][9]
- 18 March - Ahead of polls in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, Supreme Court of India allows pictures of Union Ministers, Chief Ministers, Governors and State Ministers to appear in government advertisements.[10]
- 5 April - Bihar state imposed liquor ban.[11]
- 5 April - 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.[12]
- 10 April – Puttingal temple fire caused 107 deaths.[13]
- 11 April – 2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election – BJP won the majority.
- 5 May - 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election – Mamata Banerjee-led TMC won majority.
- 16 May - 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election- Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK won majority.
- 16 May - 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.[14]
- 30 May - 30 died following fire in army weapon depot in Pulgaon, Wardha district, Maharashtra.[15]
- 22 June – ISRO send 20 satellites in space on PSLV-XL.[16]
- 25 June – 2016 Pampore attack.
- 28 June – Government of India accepted 7th Pay Commission recommendations to increase salaries of employees.[17]
- 2016 Kashmir unrest.
- 2016 Indian Air Force An-32 disappearance.
- 2 July - At least 30 died in heavy rains in Uttarakhand.[18]
- 3 August – Goods and Services Tax (India) Bill passed in Parliament.[19][20]
- 5 August – 2016 Kokrajhar shooting.
- 9 August – Manipur activist Irom Sharmila ended her 16 years of hunger strike.[21]
- 13 August - Pramukh Swami Maharaj - died he was a Swaminarayan Guru.
- 14 August – Na. Muthukumar – died he was an Indian / Tamil poet, lyricist, and author National award winner.
- 2 September - Indian general strike of 2016.
- Kaveri River water dispute: violence broke out in Karnataka.[22]
- 13 September – 43 out of 44 MLAs of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly left Congress and joined People's Party of Arunachal.[23]
- 18 September – Four terrorists attacked an Indian Army brigade headquarters in Uri, near the Line of Control in a pre-dawn ambush. September 22- Tamil Nadu cm Jayalalithaa hospitalized at Apollo Hospital.
- 28 September- India Surgical Strike on Pakistan.
- 30 September – Bihar liquor ban: Patna High Court struck down liquor ban law.[11]
- 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.[24]
- 15 October – 24 died following stampede at religious meet in Varanasi.[25]
- 17 October – Fire in SUM Hospital in Bhubaneshwar. 22 died.[26]
- 19 October -Qnet multi-level marketing: former World Billiards Champion Michael Ferreira arrested.[27]
- 24 October – Cyrus Mistry was sacked as the Chairman of the Tata Sons. Tata was one of India's biggest conglomerate.[28]
- 27 October – Senari massacre case of Bihar: 15 convicted, 23 acquitted by court. 10 death sentence.[29]
- October – Bihar liquor ban: Supreme Court stays High Court order, liquor ban reimposed.[11]
- October – Samajwadi Party, ruling Uttar Pradesh, caught in family feud.[30]
- 31 October – October 2016 Bhopal encounter.
- 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.[31]
- 20 November – A train derails near Pukhrayan killing at least 150 people.[32]
- 26 November – Nabha jailbreak in Punjab. 6 flee.[33]
- 29 November – 2016 Nagrota army base attack.
- 30 November – Supreme Court of India ordered cinemas to play national anthem before films.[34]
- 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 having a heart attack.
- 10 December – Industrialist Pawan Ruia arrested following railway complaint.[35]
- 12 December – Cyclone Vardah makes landfall on Tamil Nadu coast. 18 died.[36]
- 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.[37]
- 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.[38]
- 24 December – Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation the Pune Metro Project. Metro work starts off.[39]
- December – 2013 Indian helicopter bribery scandal: arrests made including former Indian Air Force chief.[40]
Main article: Public holidays in India
- "Devlok" by Devdutt Pattanaik
- "One Indian Girl" by Chetan Bhagat
January
- 2 January
- Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan, Indian politician (b. 1924)[41]
- Fateh Singh, shooter and army officer (b. 1964)[42]
- 3 January
- Shankar Prasad Jaiswal, Indian politician (b. 1932)[43]
- Raghu Nandan Mandal, Indian politician (b. 1952)[44]
- 4 January – S. H. Kapadia, Indian judge (b. 1947)[45]
- 6 January – Labhshankar Thakar, Gujarati author (b. 1935)[46]
- 7 January – Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Indian politician (b. 1936)[47]
- 8 January
- M. O. Joseph, Malayalam film producer (b. 1929)[48]
- Gunaram Khanikar, herbalist (b. 1949)[49]
- 13 January
- J. F. R. Jacob, army general (b. 1923)[50]
- G A Vadivelu, independence activist and politician (b. 1923)[51]
Rajesh Vivek - 15 January – Anil Ganguly, film director (b. 1933)[53]
- 16 January – Ananda Chandra Dutta, botanist (b. 1923)[54]
- 17 January
- Geethapriya, film director (b. 1932)[55]
- V. Rama Rao, politician (b. 1935)[56]
- Sudhindra Thirtha, Hindu religious leader (b. 1926)[57]
- Rohith Vemula, PhD scholar. (b. 1989)
- 18 January – Asha Patil, actress (b. 1936)[58]
- 20 January – Subrata Bose, politician (b. 1932)[59]
- 21 January – Mrinalini Sarabhai, classical dancer, choreographer and instructor (b. 1918)[60]
- 22 January – Shankar Ghosh, tabla player (b. 1935)[61]
- 23 January – A. C. Jose, politician (b. 1937)[62]
- 25 January
- 28 January – Maheswar Baug, politician and independence activist (b. 1930)[66]
- 29 January – Nayani Krishnakumari, writer and folklorist (b. 1930)[67]
- 30 January
- T. N. Gopakumar, journalist (b. 1957)[68]
- K. V. Krishna Rao, military officer (b. 1923)[69]
- Kollam G. K. Pillai, actor (b. 1933)[70]
- 31 January – Randhir Singh, political scientist (b. 1921)[71]
February
- 1 February – Kunigal Ramanath, 83, Kannada actor.[72]
- 3 February –
- Balram Jakhar, 92, politician, Speaker of the Lok Sabha (1980–1989).[73]
- K. S. Paripoornan, 83, Supreme Court judge[74]
- 5 February – Markand Bhatt, 87, theatre director and actor.[75]
- 6 February – Sudhir Tailang, 55, cartoonist.[76]
- 8 February – Nida Fazli, 77, poet.[77]
- 13 February – O. N. V. Kurup, 84, poet, recipient of the Jnanpith Award (2007).[78]
- 17 February – Akbar Kakkattil, 62, writer.[79]
- 18 February –
- Abdul Rashid Khan, 107, Hindustani musician.[80]
- Cherussery Zainuddeen Musliyar, 78, Indian religious scholar.[81]
- 20 February – Pradeep Shakti, 60, actor and restaurateur.[82]
- 21 February –
- Akbar Ali, 90, Kannada poet.[83]
- Kalanidhi Narayanan, 87, classical dancer.[84]
- 25 February – Bhavarlal Jain, 78, businessman (Jain Irrigation Systems).[85]
- 26 February
- Mirza Mohammed Athar, 79, Muslim cleric.[86]
- B. K. Garudachar, 99, cricket player.[87]
- 27 February
- Banda Jyothi, 41, comedian and actress.[88]
- Rajesh Pillai, 41, film director (Traffic).[89]
- 28 February –
- Honey Chhaya, 85, film director and actor (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel).[90]
- Kumarimuthu, 76, comedian and film actor.[91]
- 29 February – Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman, 90, politician, Maharashtra MLA (1960–1999), mayor of Malegaon.[92]
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[93]
October
- 10 October – Parmeshwar Godrej, 70, philanthropist and socialite.[94]
November
- 22 November
- M. Balamuralikrishna, 86, Carnatic vocalist[95]
- M. G. K. Menon, 88, physicist[96]
December
Jayalalithaa - 7 December – Cho Ramaswamy, 82, actor, political satirist, journalist, lawyer[98]
- 24 December – Chetan Ramarao, 76, Kannada film actor[99]
- "India, Pakistan exchange list of nuke installations, prisoners". Times of India.
- "LIVE: Pathankot terror attack: Terrorists killed, 2 jawans dead at IAF base". DNA. 1 January 2016.
- "M6.7 – 29km W of Imphal, India". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- "8 dead, 100 injured as 6.8 earthquake hits Northeast India". India Today. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- "7 dead, 50 injured as 6.7 magnitude quake hits northeast India". Hindustan Times. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- "Remembering Rohith Vemula: On his sixth death anniversary, a look at the PhD student's demise and its aftermath". Firstpost. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- "The inside story of Facebook's biggest setback | Rahul Bhatia". the Guardian. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- Goel, Vindu; Isaac, Mike (8 February 2016). "Facebook Loses a Battle in India Over Its Free Basics Program". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- "India Bans Facebook's Basics App to Support Net Neutrality". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- PTI (18 March 2016). "SC allows photos of CMs, Governors, ministers in government advertisements". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- "Liquor ban: 8 months on, state still struggles to plug holes". The Times of India. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- "Ujjain: As Kumbh draws to a close, devotees throng Kshipra for 'shahi snan'". Indian Express. 21 May 2016.
- Pereira, Ignatius (10 April 2016). "Fireworks show in Kerala goes awry, kills 107". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- Bagla, Pallava (2 May 2016). "Swadeshi Space Shuttle Tests, ISRO's 'Mission Accomplished': 10 Facts". DDTV. India. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- "Fire in Pulgaon army depot, which killed 16, completely doused, says military official". The Indian Express. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- Choudhury, Santanu (22 June 2016). "India's Space Agency Sends 20 Satellites Into Orbit". WSJ. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- Shaikh, Zeeshan (17 December 2016). "7th Pay Commission: Central Govt employee union calls nationwide strike on February 15, demand settlement of 21-points-charter demand". India.com. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- "Uttarakhand cloudburst: At least 30 killed as heavy rains lash Pithoragarh, Chamoli districts". Firstpost. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- Tiwari, Santosh (29 July 2016). "GST success a big boost for PM Modi and pending reforms". The Financial Express. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- "GST Council clears drafts of 3 enabling bills including compensation for states". Internet Archive. 25 December 2016. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
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- "Cauvery Water Management Board: Only Parliament Can Form it, Govt tells SC". News18. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- "BJP To Join Government In Arunachal Pradesh, Month After Congress Exit". NDTV.com. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- "After Jayalalithaa's Death, BJP May Do an Arunachal in Tamil Nadu". The Quint. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- "Varanasi stampede victims followers of affluent 'godman' Jai Gurudev". hindustantimes.com/. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- "Bhubaneswar hospital fire: 22 dead, PM offers support to rescue ops". hindustantimes.com/. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- PTI (19 October 2016). "Qnet scam: Padma Bhushan awardee and former World Billiards Champion Michael Ferreira arrested". The Economic Times. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- "Cyrus Mistry-Tata Sons spat: Everything that has happened so far". The Indian Express. 29 October 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- "Bihar: 15 convicted, 23 acquitted in Senari massacre case". The Indian Express. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- "SP feud, Kanpur train tragedy: Highlights of UP's political scene in 2016". Business Standard News. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- "Punjab: Speaker to meet Cong MLAs to ascertain they didn't quit under duress". The Indian Express. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- "Nabha Jailbreak: Harminder Singh Mintoo promised men money to target Punjab assembly polls, says police". The Indian Express. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- Safi, Michael (30 November 2016). "Indian court orders cinemas to play national anthem before films". the Guardian. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- "Industrialist Pawan Ruia Arrested In Delhi By Bengal CID". NDTV.com. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- Gori, Chintan (13 December 2016). "Cyclone Vardah: 18 people killed in Tamil Nadu due to heavy rains, cyclonic winds". India.com. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- "Green tribunal bans manja for kites across the country till February". hindustantimes.com/. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- "Supreme Court bans sale of liquor on highways". Business Standard News. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- Modi inaugurates Pune Metro
- "AgustaWestland scam: Ex-IAF chief SP Tyagi, two others remanded to three days' CBI custody". Firstpost. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- Veteran CPI leader A B Bardhan passes away Archived 4 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine, indianexpress.com
- Pathankot attack: Commonwealth gold medalist Fateh Singh martyred Archived 3 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine, indiatimes.com
- Ex-MP and BJP leader Shankar Prasad Jaiswal passes away Archived 27 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine, indiatimes.com
- BJP MLA dies in Jharkhand Archived 14 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine, thehindu.com
- Former chief justice of India SH Kapadia passes away Archived 25 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine, indiatimes.com
- Noted Gujarati Litterateur Labshankar Thakar passes away Archived 24 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine, deshgujarat.com/
- J&K Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed dies Archived 14 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine, thehindu.com
- "Film producer Manjilas Joseph passes away". Mathrubhumi.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- 'Bheshaj Ratna' Dr Gunaram Khanikar Passes Away Archived 13 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine, northeasttoday.in
- 1971 War hero Lt Gen Jacob no more Archived 17 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine. thedailystar.net
- Former JD(S) State president Vadivelu dead Archived 14 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine. thehindu.com
- Rajesh Vivek Dead – Lagaan actor Dies Of Heart Attack At 66 Archived 17 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine, ignarchives.com
- Filmmaker Anil Ganguly no more Archived 17 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine, indianexpress.com
- Demise of acclaimed botanist Ananda Chandra Dutta mourned Archived 27 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine, sentinelassam.com
- Movie Director Geethapriya Dies Archived 26 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine, newindianexpress.com
- Sikkim former Governor Rama Rao died Archived 18 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine, telangananewspaper.com
- Sudhindra Thirtha Swamiji Attains Samadhi, newindianexpress.com
- Actress Asha Patil passed away Archived 26 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine, maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com
- Ex-Forward Bloc MP and nephew of Subhas Bose passes away, economictimes.indiatimes.com
- Mrinalini Sarabhai passes away Archived 28 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine, thehindu.com
- Tabla maestro Shankar Ghosh dies at 80, newsx.com
- Senior Congress leader AC Jose dies Archived 9 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, thestatesman.com
- Malayalam actress Kalpana passes away at 51 Archived 4 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine, indianexpress.com
- Congress MLA Jashubhai Barad dies at 60 Archived 26 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine indianexpress.com
- Veteran Gujarati actress Padmarani passes away Archived 14 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine, indiatimes.com
- Former minister Maheswar Baug passes away Archived 28 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine, thestatesman.com
- Noted Writer, Educationist Nayani Krishnakumari Dies At 86 Archived 1 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine, ndtv.com
- Senior journalist T.N. Gopakumar passes away Archived 30 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine, thehindu.com
- Former Indian Army chief Gen KV Krishna Rao dies Archived 30 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine, bdnews24.com
- Malayalam actor Kollam G K Pillai passes away Archived 1 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine, indianexpress.com
- Prof Randhir Singh passes away Archived 4 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine, tribuneindia.com
- Actor Kunigal Ramnath passes away, thehindu.com
- Former Lok Sabha speaker Balram Jakhar passes away Archived 6 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine, intoday.in
- Justice KS Paripoornan passes away Archived 5 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine, timesofindia.indiatimes.com
- Veteran Gujarati theatre artist Markand Bhatt dies Archived 10 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine, indiatimes.com
- Renowned cartoonist Sudhir Tailang dies of brain cancer in Gurgaon Archived 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, india.com
- 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 Archived 16 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine, thehindu.com
- Malayalam writer Akbar Kakkattil dies at 62 Archived 24 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine, ibtimes.co.in
- Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan's Tragic Demise Archived 1 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, ibtn9.com
- Cherussery Zainudheen Musliyar Passes Away Archived 25 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine, newindianexpress.com
- Actor Pradeep Shakti passes away Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, telugucinema.com
- Poet Akbar Ali, Known for Limericks, Dies at 91 Archived 2 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, newindianexpress.com
- Bharatanatyam exponent Kalanidhi Narayanan dies aged 87 Archived 28 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine, indiatimes.com
- Jain Irrigation Founder Bhavarlal Jain Dies Archived 14 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine, outlookindia.com
- Shia leader Athar passes away at 79 Archived 10 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, asianage.com
- "India's oldest first-class cricketer BK Garudachar dies aged 99". OneIndia.com. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- Comedian Banda Jyothi passes away in Hyderabad, dnaindia.com
- Rajesh Pillai, Malayalam filmmaker passes away at 41 Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, indianexpress.com
- Veteran Actor Honey Chhaya of 'OMG', 'Being Cyrus' Fame Passes Away Archived 7 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, bhaskar.com
- Tamil actor-comedian Kumarimuthu dies at 77 Archived 15 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, hindustantimes.com
- Former Maharashtra Minister Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman died Archived 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, jagranjosh.com
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- "Philanthropist, Businesswoman Parmeshwar Godrej Dies At 70". NDTV. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- "Balamuralikrishna, veteran Carnatic musician, dies aged 86". The Times of India. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- "Acclaimed physicist and ex-ISRO chief Prof MGK Menon dies at 88". HindustanTimes.com. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
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