2016 in India

January

• 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]

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April

• 5 April
  • Bihar state imposed liquor ban.^[6]
• 10 April – Puttingal temple fire caused 107 deaths.^[7]

May

• Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, 2016- Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK won majority.
• Assam Legislative Assembly election, 2016 – BJP won majority.
• West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 2016 – Mamata Banerjee-led TMC won majority.
• Puducherry Legislative Assembly election, 2016 – 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.^[8]
• 30 May: 30 died following fire in army weapon depot in Pulgaon, Wardha district, Maharashtra.^[9]

June

• 22 June – ISRO send 20 satellites in space on PSLV-XL.^[10]
• 25 June – 2016 Pampore attack
• Government of India accepted 7th Pay Commission recommendations to increase salaries of employees.^[11]

July

• 2016 Kashmir unrest
• 2016 Indian Air Force An-32 disappearance
• 2 July: At least 30 died in heavy rains in Uttarakhand.^[12]

August

• 3 August – Goods and Services Tax (India) Bill passed in parliament.^[13][14]
• 5 August – 2016 Kokrajhar shooting
• 9 August – Manipur activist Irom Sharmila ended her 16 years of hunger strike.^[15]
• 14 August – Na. Muthukumar – died he was an Indian / Tamil poet, lyricist, and author National award winner

September

• Indian general strike of 2016
• 2016 India–Pakistan military confrontation escalated following Uri attack on 19 September.^[16]
• Kaveri River water dispute: violence broke out in Karnataka.^[17]
• 13 September – 43 out of 44 MLAs of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly left Congress and joined People’s Party of Arunachal.^[18]
• 30 September – Bihar liquor ban: Patna High Court struck down liquor ban law.^[6]

October

• 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.^[19]
• 15 October – 24 died following stampede at religious meet in Varanasi.^[20]
• 17 October – Fire in SUM Hospital in Bhubaneshwar. 22 died.^[21]
• 19 October -Qnet multi-level marketing: former World Billiards Champion Michael Ferreira arrested.^[22]
• 24 October – Cyrus Mistry was sacked as the Chairman of the Tata Sons. Tata is one of Indian's biggest conglomerate.^[23]
• 27 October – Senari massacre case of Bihar: 15 convicted, 23 acquitted by court. 10 death sentence.^[24]
• October – Bihar liquor ban: Supreme Court stays High Court order, liquor ban reimposed.^[6]
• October – Samajwadi Party, ruling Uttar Pradesh, caught in family feud.^[25]
• 31 October - October 2016 Bhopal encounter

November

• 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.^[26]
• 20 November – A train derails near Pukhrayan killing at least 150 people.^[27]
• 26 November – Nabha jailbreak in Punjab. 6 flee.^[28]
• 29 November – 2016 Nagrota army base attack
• 30 November – Supreme Court of India ordered cinemas to play national anthem before films.^[29]

December

• 5 December – Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa who has been hospitalized for 72 days in Apollo Hospital was officially announced as dead after suffering Cardiac attack
• 10 December – Industrialist Pawan Ruia arrested following railway complaint.^[30]
• 12 December – Cyclone Vardah makes landfall on Tamil Nadu coast. 18 died.^[31]
• 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.^[32]
• 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.^[33]
• 24 December - Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation the Pune Metro Project. Metro Work starts off.^[34]
• December – 2013 Indian helicopter bribery scandal: arrests made including former Indian Air Force chief.^[35]

January

• 2 January
  • Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan, 91, politician, general secretary of the Communist Party of India (1996–2012).^[36]
  • Fateh Singh, 51, shooter and army officer, shot.^[37]
• 3 January
  • Shankar Prasad Jaiswal, 83, politician.^[38]
  • Raghu Nandan Mandal, 63, politician.^[39]
• 4 January – S. H. Kapadia, 68, judge, Chief Justice of India (2010–2012).^[40]
• 6 January – Labhshankar Thakar, 80, Gujarati author.^[41]
• 7 January – Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, 79, politician, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (2002–2005, since 2015), Minister of Home Affairs (1989–1990).^[42]
• 8 January
  • M. O. Joseph, 86, Malayalam film producer.^[43]
  • Gunaram Khanikar, 66, herbalist.^[44]
• 13 January
  • J. F. R. Jacob, 92, army general.^[45]
  • G A Vadivelu, 92, independence activist and politician.^[46]
• 14 January – Rajesh Vivek, 66, actor (Lagaan).^[47]
• 15 January – Anil Ganguly, 82, film director (Kora Kagaz, Tapasya).^[48]
• 16 January – Ananda Chandra Dutta, 92, botanist.^[49]
• 17 January –
  • Geethapriya, 83, film director (Mannina Maga).^[50]
  • V. Rama Rao, 80, politician, Governor of Sikkim (2002–2007).^[51]
  • Sudhindra Thirtha, 89, Hindu religious leader.^[52]
• 18 January – Asha Patil, 79, actress.^[53]
• 20 January – Subrata Bose, 83, politician.^[54]
• 21 January – Mrinalini Sarabhai, 97, classical dancer, choreographer and instructor.^[55]
• 22 January – Shankar Ghosh, 80, tabla player.^[56]
• 23 January – A. C. Jose, 78, politician, Speaker of Kerala Legislature (1982), member of Parliament (1996–1997, 1998–2004).^[57]
• 25 January –
  • Kalpana, 50, Malayalam actress (Thanichalla Njan).^[58]
  • Jashubhai Dhanabhai Barad, 60, politician, member of Parliament (2004–2009).^[59]
  • Padmarani, 79, Gujarati actress.^[60]
• 28 January – Maheswar Baug, 85, politician and independence activist.^[61]
• 29 January – Nayani Krishnakumari, 85, writer and folklorist.^[62]
• 30 January –
  • T. N. Gopakumar, 58, journalist.^[63]
  • K. V. Krishna Rao, 92, military officer.^[64]
  • Kollam G. K. Pillai, 82, actor.^[65]
• 31 January – Randhir Singh, 94, political scientist.^[66]

February

• 1 February – Kunigal Ramanath, 83, Kannada actor.^[67]
• 3 February –
  • Balram Jakhar, 92, politician, Speaker of the Lok Sabha (1980–1989).^[68]
  • K. S. Paripoornan, 83, Supreme Court judge^[69]
• 5 February – Markand Bhatt, 87, theatre director and actor.^[70]
• 6 February – Sudhir Tailang, 55, cartoonist.^[71]
• 8 February – Nida Fazli, 77, poet.^[72]
• 13 February – O. N. V. Kurup, 84, poet, recipient of the Jnanpith Award (2007).^[73]
• 17 February – Akbar Kakkattil, 62, writer.^[74]
• 18 February –
  • Abdul Rashid Khan, 107, Hindustani musician.^[75]
  • Cherussery Zainuddeen Musliyar, 78, Indian religious scholar.^[76]
• 20 February – Pradeep Shakti, 60, actor and restaurateur.^[77]
• 21 February –
  • Akbar Ali, 90, Kannada poet.^[78]
  • Kalanidhi Narayanan, 87, classical dancer.^[79]
• 25 February – Bhavarlal Jain, 78, businessman (Jain Irrigation Systems).^[80]
• 26 February
  • Mirza Mohammed Athar, 79, Muslim cleric.^[81]
  • B. K. Garudachar, 99, cricket player.^[82]
• 27 February
  • Banda Jyothi, 41, comedian and actress.^[83]
  • Rajesh Pillai, 41, film director (Traffic).^[84]
• 28 February –
  • Honey Chhaya, 85, film director and actor (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel).^[85]
  • Kumarimuthu, 76, comedian and film actor.^[86]
• 29 February – Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman, 90, politician, Maharashtra MLA (1960–1999), mayor of Malegaon.^[87]

June

• 4 June - Sulabha Deshpande, 79, Veteron actress.

July

• 23 July - S. H. Raza, Famous painnter.

August

• 9 August – Kalikho Pul, 47, former Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh^[88]

October

• 10 October – Parmeshwar Godrej, 70, philanthropist and socialite.^[89]

November

• 22 November
  • M. Balamuralikrishna, 86, Carnatic vocalist^[90]
  • M. G. K. Menon, 88, physicist^[91]

December

• 5 December – Jayalalithaa, 68, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu^[92]
• 7 December – Cho Ramaswamy, 82, actor, political satirist, journalist, lawyer^[93]
• 24 December – Chetan Ramarao, 76, Kannada film actor^[94]