Events in the year 2018 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 ma ...

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 f ...

Bidhya Devi Bhandari Bidya Devi Bhandari (, ; born 19 June 1961) is a Nepali politician who is serving as the second and current president of Nepal. She formerly served as the minister of defence and minister of environment and population. She is the first woman t ...

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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 ...

Sher Bahadur Deuba Sher Bahadur Deuba ( ne, शेरबहादुर देउवा, ; born 13 June 1946) is a Nepali politician and former prime minister of Nepal. He has also been serving as the president of the Nepali Congress since 2016. Deuba has served ...

(until February 15),

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 ...

(from February 15) * Chief Justice :

Gopal Prasad Parajuli Gopal Parajuli (born 28 April 1953) was the former and 27th chief Justice of Nepal. He was born in Tanahun, Nepal. Inconsistencies in his birth date due to multiple records showing multiple dates led to his removal on 14 March 2018 by the Judicia ...

(until March 14),

Om Prakash Mishra Om Prakash Mishra ( ne, ओमप्रकाश मिश्र) is a Nepali jurist. He was the 26th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal. He was appointed to the highest position in the apex court on 3 August 2018. Education Mishra com ...

(from August 5) * 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 ...

(from March 15) * Speaker of House of Representatives :

Krishna Bahadur Mahara Krishna Bahadur Mahara is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Nepal Communist Party (NCP).He was a prominent Maoist leader during the civil war A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state ...

(from March 10)

Events

January

* January 8 - Govinda K.C. is arrested for contempt of court after he began his 14th hunger-strike demanding resignation of Chief Justice

. * January 10 - The

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releases Govinda K.C. from custody without bail and decides to procure copies of Chief Justice Gopal Prasad Parajuli's two citizenship certificates, Judicial Council's decision on his age controversy and copies of his academic certificates.

February

* February 8 -

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elections takes place. * February 14 -

beats Canada by 1 wicket to secure a spot in

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. * February 15 - Deuba resigns as Prime Minister and Oli is sworn in along with 2 ministers. * February 26 - Oli expands

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with 4 more ministers.

March

* March 4 - Members of the

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are sworn in. * March 12 -

US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211 US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Dhaka, Bangladesh, to Kathmandu, Nepal, that crashed on 12 March 2018 while landing, killing 51 of the 71 people aboard. The aircraft, a 76-seat Bombardier Q4 ...

, carrying 67 passengers and 4 crew crashes during landing at

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killing 51 on board. * March 13 -

is reelected as

. * March 14 - Chief Justice

is removed from office by Judicial Council citing he should have retired on 21 August 2017 citing age bar but administers oath of office to newly elected

. * March 15 **

announces his resignation to the President even after being removed from the position. ** The national cricket team gains

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status after beating Papua New Guinea in the

. * March 16 - Oli expands

with 15 more ministers and state ministers, bringing the cabinet to 22 members.

April

*April 6 - Prime Minister Oli embarks on a state visit to

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. *April 11 -

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 ...

becomes Inspector General of

Nepal Police Nepal Police is the national and primary law enforcement agency of Nepal. It is primarily responsible for maintaining law and order, prevention of crime and crime investigation within the jurisdiction determined by the Constitution of Nepal. ...

following the retirement of Prakash Aryal. *April 14 - Beginning of

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2075. *April 22 - Retired Deputy Inspector General of

Govinda Niraula, who was the former in charge of police in

Tribhuvan International Airport Tribhuvan International Airport (Nepali: त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल) (, colloquially referred to as TIA) is an international airport located in Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal. It ...

, is arrested in connection with the 33 kg gold smuggling case.

May

*May 2 - Senior Supritendent of

Divesh Lohani is arrested in connection with the 33 kg gold smuggling case. *May 6 - Budget session of Federal Parliament begins. *May 11 - Indian Prime Minister

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arrives on a two-day visit. *May 13 ** Nepal Electricity Authority declares the nation load shedding free. ** 8 Nepalis make the first Everest summits for this climbing season as part of the rope fixing team. *May 16 **

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operating a cargo flight crashes in

Humla Humla District ( ne, हुम्ला जिल्ला), a part of Karnali Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Simikot as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has population of 50,858 as ...

killing 2 crew members. **

Kami Rita Sherpa Kami Rita (born 17 January 1970, Thame, Solukhumbu District, Nepal is a Nepali Sherpa guide who, since May 2018, has held the record for most ascents to the summit of Mount Everest. Most recently, he scaled the mountain for a 26th time on 7 May 2 ...

scales

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for a record 22 times. *May 22 - Chudamani Upreti alias Gore is arrested in connection with the 33 kg gold smuggling case and the murder of Sanam Shakya. *May 29 - 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- ...

presented the federal budget of Fiscal Year 2018/19 in a joint sitting of both houses of the Federal Parliament. *May 31 - Senior Superintendent of

Shyam Khatri surrenders himself to Morang District Court in connection with the 33 kg gold smuggling case.

June

*June 19 - Prime Minister Oli embarks on a 6-day official visit to the

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July

*July 6 - Provincial lawmakers pass a resolution to name Province No. 4 as Gandaki. *July 24 - Law Minister

Sher Bahadur Tamang Sher Bahadur Tamang ( ne, शेर बहादुर तामाङ) is a Nepalese politician and was Minister of Health and Population of Government of Nepal. He also served as a Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs under Firs ...

resigns after making controversial remarks regarding female medical students in Bangladesh. *July 27 - Thirteen year old Nirmala Pant is raped and murdered in

Bhimdatta Mahendranagar (Nepali: महेन्द्रनगर) officially known as Bhimdattanagar (Nepali:भिमदत्त), is a municipality in Kanchanpur District of Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal. The city and the municipality were named Mahen ...

, Kanchanpur leading to nationwide protests.

August

*August 30–31 - The fourth summit of

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takes place in

September

*September 8 - Altitude Air helicopter crashes in

Dhading Dhading Besi ( ne, धादिङ्ग बेसी) is a town (neighborhood) and the district headquarter of the Dhading District of Nepal. The town is located within Nilkantha Municipality. It is also administrative centre of Nilkantha Munic ...

killing 6 of the 7 people on board. *September 9 -

Purna Chandra Thapa General Purna Chandra Thapa ( ne, पूर्णचन्द्र थापा; born 9 September 1960) was the Chief of Army Staff in the Nepalese Army until 2021. He served as the Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Dise ...

becomes the new Chief of Army Staff of

Nepal Army The Nepali Army ( ne, नेपाली सेना, translit=Nēpālī Sēnā), technically the Gorkhali Army ( ne, गोरखाली सेना, translit=Gōrakhālī Sēnā, label=none; see ''Gorkhas''), is the land service branch ...

following the retirement of

Rajendra Chhetri General Rajendra Chhetri ( ne, राजेन्द्र क्षत्री; IAST:rājendra kṣatrī) born 15 November 1960) is a Nepali military officer and former Chief of Army Staff of the Nepalese Army, He was conferred Honorary General ...

. *September 27 - Budget session of Federal Parliament ends. *September 28 - Provincial lawmakers pass a resolution to name Province No. 7 as

Sudurpashchim Sudurpashchim Province ( ne, सुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेश, ''Sudurpashchim Province'') (''Far-West Province'') is one of the seven provinces established by the new constitution of Nepal which was adopted on 20 September ...

October

*October 13 - Five South Korean climbers and four Nepali guides die after their camp is hit by an avalanche air blast. They were planning to ascent the south face of

Gurja Himal Gurja Himal () is a mountain in Gandaki Province, Nepal. Gurja Himal is part of the Dhaulagiri massif and it has an elevation of . In 2018, an avalanche from the mountain killed nine people which was labelled as the worst climbing disaster in ...

. *October 25 - Superintendent Dilli Raj Bista and Inspector Jagdish Bhatta of Nepal Police are removed from service due to their roles in the mishandling of the Nirmala Pant rape and murder case.

November

*November 2 - Physical Infrastructure and Development Minister of Province no.3

Keshav Sthapit Keshav Sthapit is a former mayor of Kathmandu metropolitan city. He also held the position of minister in Bagmati Pradesh and is a former member of the province's Assembly. Keshav Sthapit was elected as the mayor of Kathmandu in 1997. After the r ...

is removed from his post after allegations of sexual assaults and alleged misbehaviour with Chief Minister

Dormani Poudel Dormani Poudel ( ne, डोरमणि पौडेल) is a Nepali politician and former chief minister of Bagmati Province. He was in office from 12 February 2018 to 18 August 2021. Poudel was elected parliamentary party leader of the CPN (UML) ...

. *November 6–10 people are killed after a vehicle falls into Bheri in

Dolpa Dolpa District ( ne, डोल्पा जिल्ला), is a district, located in Karnali Province of Nepal, It is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal and one of ten district of Karnali. The district, with Dunai as its district he ...

. *November 22 - 18 people are killed in a bus accident in

Dadeldhura Dadeldhura, a part of Sudurpashchim Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Dadeldhura as its district headquarters, covers an area of and had a population of 126,162 in 2001 and 142,094 in 2011. The region ...

December

*December 7 -

Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA; ne, अख्तियार दुरुपयोग अनुसन्धान आयोग) is an apex constitutional body for corruption control for the Government of Nepal. The C ...

files charges against 21 people, including former minister Bikram Pandey, accusing them of corruption on

Sikta Irrigation Project Sikta Irrigation Project is one of the National Pride Projects of Nepal. The intake is in the Rapti river in western Nepal. There are two canals with the capacity of 50 m3/s each. The length of canal is 45.25 kilometres in the western section and 5 ...

. *December 9–10 - The first Inter province council meeting takes place in

. *December 14 - A truck accident in Dupcheshwar Rural Municipality, Nuwakot kills 20 people. *December 20 -

files charges against 3 people, including former governor of

Nepal Rastra Bank The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) ( ne, नेपाल राष्ट्र बैंक) was established April 26, 1956 A.D. (Nepali Date: Baisakh 14, 2013 B.S.) under the Nepal Rastra Bank Act, 1955, to discharge the central banking responsibilit ...

Tilak Rawal, accusing them of corruption during the printing of polymer notes. *December 21 - A bus accident in

Tulsipur Tulsipur is a town and tehsil in the Balrampur district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Geography Tulsipur is located near the India-Nepal border on the banks of the River Nakti (also known as River Siria) and is 23 km from Koilabas an ...

, Dang kills 23 people. The victims were schoolchildren and teachers returning from a field trip. *December 26 - Winter session of Federal Parliament begins.

Deaths

*January 26 –

Elizabeth Hawley Elizabeth Hawley (9 November 1923 – 26 January 2018) was an American journalist, author, and chronicler of Himalayan mountaineering expeditions. Hawley's '' The Himalayan Database'' became the unofficial record for climbs in the Nepalese Hima ...

, journalist and Himalayan expedition historian *March 6 –

Indra Bahadur Rai Indra Bahadur Rai (3 February 1927 – 6 March 2018) was an Indian Nepali language writer and literary critic from Darjeeling, India. He wrote multiple essays, short stories, novels and criticism in his lifetime. ''Kheer'' and ''Raat Bhari Huri ...

, writer and literary critic *June 18 –

Upendra Devkota Upendra Devkota ( ne, उपेन्द्र देवकोटा; 18 December 1953 – 18 June 2018) was a Nepali neurosurgeon and founder of the first neurological trauma unit in Nepal, located at Bir Hospital. He held the post of Minist ...

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and former Minister of Health, Science and Technology *July 17 – Tara Subba,

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Dharan Dharan ( ne, धरान) a sub-metropolitan city in Sunsari District of Province No. 1, Nepal, which was established as a fourth municipality in the Kingdom in 1958. It is the third most populous city in Eastern Nepal after Biratnagar and ...

*August 10 – Bharat Shumsher, opposition leader in Nepal's first parliament *November 4 –

Padma Ratna Tuladhar Padma Ratna Tuladhar ( ne, पद्मरत्न तुलाधर) (1940–2018) was a Nepalese politician and human rights activist. A resident of Kathmandu, he played an instrumental role in bringing the Nepali Maoists to mainstream politic ...

, politician and human rights activist *December 18 –

Tulsi Giri Tulsi Giri ( mai, तुलसी गिरि; 26 September 1926 – 18 December 2018) was the Prime Minister of Nepal from 1975 to 1977, and chairman of the Council of Ministers (a ''de facto'' Prime Ministerial position) in 1963, and again ...

, former Prime Minister *December 28 – Buddhi Krishna Lamichhame, folk singer

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