4. 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.
02
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck India, west
of Imphal , At least eight people were killed, 100 others were
injured and some buildings were damaged.
03
6. MA
YHypersonic Flight Experiment:
The ISRO's RLV-TD vehicle was launched from the first launch pad
of Satish Dhawan Space Centre on board an HS9 rocket booster.
23
30 died following fire in army weapon depot in Pulgaon, Wardha
district, Maharashtra30
JUNE
ISRO send 20 satellites in space on PSLV-XL.
Pampore attack
22
25
7.
8. July
At least 30 died in heavy rains in Uttarakhand
Indian Air Force An-32 disappearance
22
02
AUGUST
Manipur activist Irom Sharmila ended her 16
years of hunger strike09
9. SEPTEMBER
Kaveri river water dispute broke out in Karnataka22
October
Baramulla attack
Fire in SUM Hospital in Bhubaneshwar. 22 died
Senari massacre case of Bihar: 15 convicted, 23
acquitted by court. 10 death sentence
02
17
27
10.
11. NOVEMBER
The Indian government withdraws 500 and 1000
banknotes with immediate effect. New notes will be
issued to the nation. Caused political uproar.
A train derails near Pukhrayan killing at least 150
people.
Nabha jailbreak in Punjab. 6 flee.
08
20
26
12. December
Tamilnadu CM J Jayalalithaa who has been
hospitalized for 72 days in Apollo Hospital was
officially announced as dead after suffering Cardiac
arrest.
Cyclone Vardah makes landfall on Tamilnadu coast.
18 died
Agni V, India’s most lethal nuclear missile was
successfully test fired.26
12
05
13.
14. Lord,
Hold our troops in
your loving hands,
Protect them as they
protect us. Bless them
and their families for
the selfless acts they
perform for us in our
time of needs