Events in the year 2020 in

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

: Bidhya Devi Bhandari *

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Nanda Kishor Pun Nanda Bahadur Pun ( ne, नन्दबहादुर पुन; born 23 October 1966), is a Nepalese politician and also known as Nanda Kishor Pun, is the second and the current vice president of Nepal, in office since 2015. He served as the c ...

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

Khadga Prasad Oli Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli ( ne, खड्गप्रसाद शर्मा ओली, ; born 22 February 1952) is a Nepalese politician and former Prime Minister of Nepal. He served three terms as prime minister from 11 October 2015 to 3 Augu ...

* Chief Justice : Cholendra Shumsher Rana * Speaker of House of Representatives : * Chairman of National Assembly :

Ganesh Prasad Timilsina Ganesh Prasad Timilsina ( ne, गणेश प्रसाद तिमिल्सिना) is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Nepal Communist Party (NCP). In the 2018 National Assembly election he was elected from the Gandaki Provi ...

Events

January

*January 1 -

Visit Nepal 2020 Visit Nepal 2020, also known by the initialism VNY 2020, was a tourism advertising campaign released by the Government of Nepal as an extension of Visit Nepal campaigns of 1998 and 2011. The campaign was coordinated by Suraj Vaidya. The folkloric ...

officially begins with an inauguration program at

Dasarath Rangasala Dasharath Rangasala ( ne, दशरथ रंगशाला; ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Tripureshwar, Kathmandu. It is named after Dasharath Chand, one of the four great martyrs of Nepal. The stadium is used mostly for football matches a ...

. *January 21 - 8 Indian tourists die as a result of

Carbon Monoxide Carbon monoxide (chemical formula CO) is a colorless, poisonous, odorless, tasteless, flammable gas that is slightly less dense than air. Carbon monoxide consists of one carbon atom and one oxygen atom connected by a triple bond. It is the simple ...

poisoning at a resort in

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Makwanpur Makwanpur District( ne, मकवानपुर जिल्ला; , a part of Bagmati Province, earlier a part of Narayani Zone, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Hetauda as its district headquarter, as well as ...

. *January 23 -

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for 18 Class I seats in the

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takes place. *January 24 - The first case of

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in Nepal is confirmed by the health ministry.

February

*February 5 - Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority files corruption case in Special Court against 175 persons, including 3 former ministers, for their involvement in illegally privatizing government land of Lalita Niwas, Baluwatar. *February 12 -

Thakur Prasad Gyawaly Thakur Prasad Gyawaly ( ne, ठाकुर प्रसाद ज्ञवाली) is 27th Chief of Nepal Police. He was appointed as the Chief of Nepal Police after succeeding Sarbendra Khanal Sarbendra Khanal ( ne, सर्वेन्द ...

becomes the

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of Nepal Police following the retirement of

Sarbendra Khanal Sarbendra Khanal ( ne, सर्वेन्द्र खनाल) was the 26th Chief of Nepal Police. He was appointed as the Chief of Nepal Police after succeeding Prakash Aryal on 10 April 2018 by the cabinet decision of the Government of Ne ...

. *February 20 - Government spokesperson and Minister

Gokul Prasad Baskota Gokul Prasad Baskota ( ne, गोकुलप्रसाद बास्कोटा) is a Nepali politician. He served as Minister of Communication and Information Technology of Nepal. and is currently serving as the Member of House Of Represen ...

resigns after an audio tape arranging kickbacks in procurement of secure printing press from KBA-NotaSys SA. *February 29 - Visit Nepal 2020 campaign is suspended due to the

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March

*March 15 - A meeting is held between the high level committee for prevention and control of coronavirus and all seven provincial chief ministers to discuss the ongoing pandemic. *March 20 - Prime Minister Oli addresses the nation regarding the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. All international flights are stopped from March 22 to March 31. *March 24 - Nationwide lock-down to stop the spread of

begins.

April

*April 6 - Fifth session of Federal Parliament ends. *April 13 - Nepali New Year, Bikram Sambat 2077 begins. *April 21 - Two ordinances amending Constitutional Council (Functions, Duties, Powers and Procedures) Act, 2066 and Political Parties Act, 2073 are endorsed. *April 22 - Samajbadi Party, Nepal and Rastriya Janata Party Nepal announce a merger to form

People's Socialist Party, Nepal The People's Socialist Party, Nepal ( abbr. PSP-N; ne, जनता समाजवादी पार्टी, नेपाल), also known as Janata Samajbadi Party is the sixth-largest political party in Nepal. Since the 2022 local electio ...

as a response to the April 21st ordinance. Breakaway factions in Samajbadi Party, Nepal under the leadership of Renu Yadav were maneuvering to split the party as per the new provisions in Political Parties Act, 2073. *April 24 - Two ordinances passed on April 21 are repealed by the President following the recommendation of the Council of Ministers. The endorsement of the ordinances were criticized both within the ruling party and other opposition parties.

May

*May 7 - The number of total COVID-19 infections exceeds 100. *May 8 - Sixth session of Federal Parliament begins. *May 11 - The government calls on the Indian ambassador to convey its position and hand over a diplomatic note following the inauguration of a road to link with China at Lipulekh pass which lies in the disputed region of Kalapani. *May 16 - Ministry of Health and Population confirms the first death from COVID-19 in the country; the deceased 29-year-old woman had recently given birth on May 6 at

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. *May 18 - Cabinet approves a new official map of the country which extends the north-western boundary up to Limpiyadhura adding 335 square kilometres in area to the existing map. *May 23 - 6 people are killed in

Chaurjahari Chaurjahari is a Municipality in Western Rukum District in Karnali Province of Nepal that was established in 2015 through the merging the two former Village development committees ''Bijayaswori'' and Kotjahari. It lies on the bank of Sani Bheri ...

, Western Rukum after a mob attacks Nawaraj BK and his friends, who had allegedly come to take BK's 17-year-old girlfriend for marriage. *May 28 ** The number of total COVID-19 infections crosses 1000. ** Finance Minister

Yuba Raj Khatiwada Yuba Raj Khatiwada (; born 14 August 1956) is a former Nepali politician and economist who has served as the Ambassador of Nepal to the United States since 17 February 2021. As the residential ambassador of Nepal to the US, he was also the non- ...

presents the federal budget of NRs. 1.47 trillion for Fiscal Year 2020/21 to a joint sitting of both houses of parliament.

June

*June 18 - The second amendment to the Constitution of Nepal is authenticated by the President after unanimous approval in the

. *June 21 -

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is visible from all parts of the country. *June 23 - The number of total COVID-19 infections crosses 10,000. *June 27 - Locusts are reported to have entered into the country. See: 2019–20 locust infestation

July

*July 2 - The President abruptly prorogues the sixth session of Federal Parliament on the basis of the recommendation of the government. * July 9 - 2 people are dead and 21 missing after landslides in Bahrabise and Bhotekoshi. * July 10–14 - 60 dead and 41 missing after

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in Western Nepal. * July 22 - Nationwide lockdown ends.

August

*August 15 - Ministry of Health and Population confirms the hundredth death from COVID-19 in the country. *August 18 - Daily cases of COVID-19 exceeds 1000.

September

*September 13 -

Kul Man Ghising Kulman Ghising ( ne, कुलमान घिसिङ, ) is the current managing director of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA). He is known for solving the load-shedding (power cut) problem, whereby, for decades, the country had power outages ...

completes his four-year term as

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of Nepal Electricity Authority, having successfully eliminated

Load shedding Demand response is a change in the power consumption of an electric utility customer to better match the demand for power with the supply. Until the 21st century decrease in the cost of pumped storage and batteries electric energy could not be ...

from the entire country during his tenure.

October

*October 3 - Three key advisors and private secretary to Prime Minister Oli test positive for COVID-19. More than 60 security personnel in the Prime ministerial residence also test positive for COVID-19. *October 4 - Provincial Assembly pass a resolution to name Province No. 5 as Lumbini with

Deukhuri Deukhuri ( ne, देउखुरी) also known as Deukhuri Valley is a proposed permanent capital of Lumbini Province in Nepal which was decided on 20th of Aswin 2077 BS (October 6, 2020 AD). The temporary capital of Lumbini is in Butwal ( ...

as its capital.

November

*November 4 - Ministry of Health and Population confirms the one thousandth death from COVID-19 in the country.

December

*December 20 - President dissolves the House of Representatives on the recommendation of the Cabinet. Seven ministers resign in protest. *December 22 - Parallel central committee meetings of

Nepal Communist Party (NCP) The Nepal Communist Party, abbreviated NCP ( ne, नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी, ) is a defunct communist party of Nepal. It was founded on 17 May 2018, from the unification of two leftist parties, Communist ...

takes place.

Deaths

*January 17 –

Khagendra Thapa Magar Khagendra Thapa Magar ( ne, खगेन्द्र थापामगर) (4 October 1992 – 17 January 2020) was a Nepali once known as the shortest man in the world, measuring . Magar, who was a primordial dwarf, won the title of shortest man ...

*February 5 – Durganath Sharma, Television journalist *May 1 –

Ranu Devi Adhikari Ranu Devi Adhikari ( ne, रानुदेवी अधिकारी) (27 November 1936 – 30 April 2020) was a singer of Nepal. She was also one of the prominent leaders of the Nepali Congress party. She was the first female singer of Radio ...

, Singer *May 28 – Ratna Shumsher Thapa, Lyricist *June 14 – Raj Kumar Sharma, Chairman of

Pratappur Rural Municipality Pratappur is a Rural municipality located within the Parasi District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans of area, with a total population of 41,315 according to a 2011 Nepal census. On March 10, 2017, the Government of ...

*June 16 – Nima Dorjee Sherpa, Chairman of Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality *June 20 –

Angur Baba Joshi Angur Baba Joshi (; 15 August 1932 – 20 June 2020) was a Nepali social activist and the first Nepalese woman principal. Joshi died in 2020 in Kathmandu, Nepal, aged 87. She is widely renowned as a progressive figure in Nepal's education system ...

, Social activist and educator *August 18 –

Madhav Prasad Ghimire Madhav Prasad Ghimire ( ne, माधव प्रसाद घिमिरे; 23 September 191918 August 2020) was a Nepali poet and scholar. He was honoured as the ''Rashtrakavi'' (National Poet) by the Government of Nepal in 2003. Some of h ...

, Poet *September 21 – Ang Rita Sherpa, Mountaineer

References

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