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Events in the year 2024 in Nepal.

Incumbents

Provincial Governors

Events

January

  • 5 January – Nepal stops issuing permits to its citizens to work in Russia and Ukraine after 10 Nepalis are killed while serving in the Russian Army.

March

May

  • 3 May – The Supreme Court of Nepal orders the government to limit the number of permits it issues to those seeking to climb Mount Everest and other mountain peaks in the country.
  • 21 May – Kailash Sirohiya, the owner of Nepal's largest news organisation Kantipur Publications, is arrested at company offices in Kathmandu for alleged violations of citizenship laws after his citizenship card number is found to share that of another.

June

  • 26 June – Two days of heavy rains in Nepal kills 20 people.
  • 29 June – Landslides in Nepal kill nine people.

July

  • 1 July – A court in Sarlahi sentences Buddhist religious figure Ram Bahadur Bomjon to ten years' imprisonment and damage payments of $3,700 for sexually assaulting a minor.
  • 3 July – The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) withdraws from Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal's governing coalition after entering into a coalition agreement with the Nepali Congress.
  • 7 July – At least 11 people are killed and eight others are missing due to heavy rainfall causing flash floods and landslides across Nepal.
  • 12 July:
  • 14 July – Khadga Prasad Oli, the leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), is named Prime Minister as part of a coalition with the Nepali Congress. He is formally inaugurated on 15 July.
  • 24 July – 2024 Saurya Airlines Bombardier CRJ200 crash: Eighteen of 19 people aboard a passenger aircraft are killed during its takeoff at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. The only survivor is the pilot.

August

September

  • 27 September–1 October – At least 224 people are killed and 24 others are reported missing following nationwide flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains.

October

  • 8 October – Five Russian climbers are found dead on Dhaulagiri after being reported missing on 6 October.
  • 9 October – Activist Deepti Gurung is awarded the Nansen Refugee Award by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, citing her work in helping amend the country's citizenship laws after her daughters were designated as stateless persons.
  • 18 October – Former deputy prime minister Rabi Lamichhane is arrested on suspicion of fraud and organised crime involving the alleged embezzlement of funds from a financial cooperative.

November

  • 15 November – A van falls off a mountain road near Shaileshikar, killing eight people and injuring four others.

Arts and entertainment

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Nepal

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Deaths

References

  1. "Nepal bars citizens from going to Russia or Ukraine for work". ABC News. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. "Nepal's communist parties join forces to form a new coalition government". Associated Press. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  3. "'We are pressuring the mountain too much': Nepal court limits Everest climbing permits". France 24. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  4. "Owner of Nepal's largest media organization arrested over citizenship card issue". Associated Press. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  5. "Heavy rains in Nepal kill 20 in two days amid landslides, lightning strikes". Reuters. 26 June 2024.
  6. "Nepal landslides kill nine, including 3 children". Reuters. 29 June 2024.
  7. "Nepalese spiritual leader 'Buddha Boy' sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexual assault on minor". Associated Press. 1 July 2024.
  8. "Key partner withdraws support from Nepal's government to join new coalition". Associated Press. 4 July 2024.
  9. "Heavy rains trigger landslides in Nepal, 11 killed, 8 missing". Reuters. 7 July 2024.
  10. "Nepal recovers first body from buses swept away by landslide". France 24. 13 July 2024.
  11. "Rescuers in Nepal recover 11 bodies after a landslide swept 2 buses full of people into a river". Associated Press. 15 July 2024.
  12. https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/chances-finding-survivors-slim-after-nepal-landslide-official-says-2024-07-13/
  13. "Nepal's prime minister loses a confidence vote forcing him to step down". Associated Press. 12 July 2024.
  14. "The leader of Nepal's largest communist party has been named the country's new prime minister". Associated Press. 14 July 2024.
  15. "Nepal's new prime minister has taken the oath of office at a ceremony in Kathmandu". Associated Press. 15 July 2024.
  16. "Pilot only survivor of Nepal plane crash". BBC. 24 July 2024.
  17. "5 people killed in a helicopter crash in the mountains northwest of Nepal's capital". Associated Press. 7 August 2024.
  18. "Himalayan village in Nepal hit by icy floods". BBC. 17 August 2024.
  19. "Nepal lifts its ban on TikTok imposed for disrupting social harmony". Associated Press. 23 August 2024.
  20. "27 killed after a bus with Indian pilgrims drives off a Nepal highway and crash". Associated Press. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  21. "Nepal's first Paralympic medallist returns home to hero's welcome". Al Jazeera. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  22. "Rescuers search for missing people in Nepal following flooding and landslides that killed 224". Associated Press. 1 October 2024.
  23. "Five Russians Killed Climbing Mountain in Nepal – Tourism Official". The Moscow Times. 8 October 2024.
  24. "Brazilian nun awarded UN refugee prize". Al Jazeera. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  25. "Nepal protesters clash with police over politician's fraud charges". France 24. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  26. "Van falls off mountain highway in Nepal, killing 8 and injuring 4". Associated Press. 15 November 2024.
  27. "Nepal Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 14 November 2023.

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