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List of events
The following lists events that happened during 2016 in India .
Incumbents
Governors
Events
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.
Public holidays
Publications
Deaths
January
2 January
3 January
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
13 January
Rajesh Vivek 14 January –
Rajesh Vivek , actor (b. 1949)
[52]
15 January –
Anil Ganguly , film director (b. 1933)
[53]
16 January –
Ananda Chandra Dutta , botanist (b. 1923)
[54]
17 January
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
31 January –
Randhir Singh , political scientist (b. 1921)
[71]
February
1 February –
Kunigal Ramanath , 83, Kannada actor.
[72]
3 February –
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 –
20 February –
Pradeep Shakti , 60, actor and restaurateur.
[82]
21 February –
25 February –
Bhavarlal Jain , 78, businessman (
Jain Irrigation Systems ).
[85]
26 February
27 February
28 February –
29 February –
Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman , 90, politician,
Maharashtra
MLA (1960–1999), mayor of
Malegaon .
[92]
June
July
August
October
November
December
See also
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Pathankot attack: Commonwealth gold medalist Fateh Singh martyred
Archived 3 January 2016 at the
Wayback Machine , indiatimes.com
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Ex-MP and BJP leader Shankar Prasad Jaiswal passes away
Archived 27 November 2017 at the
Wayback Machine , indiatimes.com
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BJP MLA dies in Jharkhand
Archived 14 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine , thehindu.com
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Former chief justice of India SH Kapadia passes away
Archived 25 February 2019 at the
Wayback Machine , indiatimes.com
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Noted Gujarati Litterateur Labshankar Thakar passes away
Archived 24 January 2016 at the
Wayback Machine , deshgujarat.com/
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'Bheshaj Ratna' Dr Gunaram Khanikar Passes Away
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1971 War hero Lt Gen Jacob no more
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Former JD(S) State president Vadivelu dead
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Rajesh Vivek Dead – Lagaan actor Dies Of Heart Attack At 66
Archived 17 February 2016 at the
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Filmmaker Anil Ganguly no more
Archived 17 January 2016 at the
Wayback Machine , indianexpress.com
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Demise of acclaimed botanist Ananda Chandra Dutta mourned
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Wayback Machine , sentinelassam.com
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Movie Director Geethapriya Dies
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Wayback Machine , newindianexpress.com
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Sikkim former Governor Rama Rao died
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Wayback Machine , telangananewspaper.com
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Sudhindra Thirtha Swamiji Attains Samadhi , newindianexpress.com
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Actress Asha Patil passed away
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Ex-Forward Bloc MP and nephew of Subhas Bose passes away , economictimes.indiatimes.com
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Mrinalini Sarabhai passes away
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Tabla maestro Shankar Ghosh dies at 80 , newsx.com
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Senior Congress leader AC Jose dies
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Wayback Machine , thestatesman.com
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Malayalam actress Kalpana passes away at 51
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Wayback Machine , indianexpress.com
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Congress MLA Jashubhai Barad dies at 60
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Veteran Gujarati actress Padmarani passes away
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Former minister Maheswar Baug passes away
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Noted Writer, Educationist Nayani Krishnakumari Dies At 86
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Senior journalist T.N. Gopakumar passes away
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Wayback Machine , thehindu.com
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Former Indian Army chief Gen KV Krishna Rao dies
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Malayalam actor Kollam G K Pillai passes away
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Prof Randhir Singh passes away
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Actor Kunigal Ramnath passes away , thehindu.com
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Former Lok Sabha speaker Balram Jakhar passes away
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Justice KS Paripoornan passes away
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Veteran Gujarati theatre artist Markand Bhatt dies
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Wayback Machine , indiatimes.com
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Renowned cartoonist Sudhir Tailang dies of brain cancer in Gurgaon
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Wayback Machine , india.com
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Acclaimed Poet-Lyricist Nida Fazli Dies In Mumbai
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Wayback Machine , ndtv.com
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Jnanpith-winning poet O.N.V Kurup no more
Archived 16 February 2016 at the
Wayback Machine , thehindu.com
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Malayalam writer Akbar Kakkattil dies at 62
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Wayback Machine , ibtimes.co.in
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Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan's Tragic Demise
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Cherussery Zainudheen Musliyar Passes Away
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Actor Pradeep Shakti passes away
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Wayback Machine , telugucinema.com
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Poet Akbar Ali, Known for Limericks, Dies at 91
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Bharatanatyam exponent Kalanidhi Narayanan dies aged 87
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Jain Irrigation Founder Bhavarlal Jain Dies
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Shia leader Athar passes away at 79
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Rajesh Pillai, Malayalam filmmaker passes away at 41
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Veteran Actor Honey Chhaya of 'OMG', 'Being Cyrus' Fame Passes Away
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Tamil actor-comedian Kumarimuthu dies at 77
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