Events in the year 2021 in

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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: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Bidhya Devi Bhandari Bidya Devi Bhandari (, ; born 19 June 1961) is a Nepali former politician who served as the second president of Nepal from 2015 to 2023. She formerly served as the minister of defence and minister of environment and population. She is the fir ...

Vice President A vice president or vice-president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vi ...

Nanda Kishor Pun Nanda Bahadur Pun (; born 23 October 1966), also known as Nanda Kishor Pun, is a Nepalese politician who served as the second vice president of Nepal, from 2015 to 2023. He served as the chief commander of the People's Liberation Army in Nepal. H ...

Prime Minister A prime minister 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. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

KP Sharma Oli Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli (; born 22 February 1952), commonly known as K. P. Sharma Oli or simply K. P. Oli (English pronunciation: , ), is a Nepalese politician who is serving as the prime minister of Nepal since 15 July 2024. Chairman of the ...

(till 13 July);

Sher Bahadur Deuba Sher Bahadur Deuba (, ; born 13 June 1946, Ashigram, Kingdom of Nepal) 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 five terms as prime ...

(from 13 July) * Chief Justice : Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana * Speaker of House of Representatives : Agni Sapkota * Chairman of National Assembly : Ganesh Prasad Timilsina

Provincial Governors

* Governor of Bagmati Province:

Bishnu Prasad Prasain Bishnu Prasad Prasain () is a Former Governor of Bagmati Province. He was Appointed as the Governor, as per the Article 163 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal, by the President Bidya Devi Bhandari on the recommendation of the Council of Minister ...

(until 20 August), Yadav Chandra Sharma (starting 20 August) * Governor of Gandaki Province: ** until 3 May: Amik Sherchan ** 3 May-27 July:

Sita Kumari Poudel Sita Kumari Poudel () is the former Governor of Gandaki Province. She was Appointed Governor, as per the Article 163 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal by the President Bidya Devi Bhandari on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers of the ...

** starting 27 July:

Prithvi Man Gurung Prithvi Man Gurung is the former governor of Gandaki Province, Nepal. He was appointed by President Bidhya Devi Bhandari on recommendation of the council of ministers of the federal government on 27 July 2021. He succeeded Sita Kumari Poudel ...

* Governor of Karnali Province:

Govinda Prasad Kalauni Govinda Prasad Kalauni () is the current Governor of Karnali Province. He was appointed governor, under Article 163 of the Constitution of Nepal, by President Bidya Devi Bhandari on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers of the Governm ...

(until 9 November), Tilak Pariyar (starting 9 November) * Governor of Koshi Province:

Somnath Adhikari Somnath Adhikari (born 6 January 1951) affectionately known as Pyasi (meaning "thirsty" in Nepali), is a Nepalese politician who served as the 2nd Governor of Province No. 1 of Nepal. He is former member of the National Panchayat from 1986 to ...

(until 11 November), Parshuram Khapung (starting 11 November) * Governor of Lumbini Province:

Dharmanath Yadav In the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, a governor is the constitutional head of each of the seven provinces. Sub-Article 1 of Article 163 of the Constitution of Nepal says that the Governor is a representative of the Government of Nepal ...

(until 27 July), Amik Sherchan (starting 27 July) *

Governor of Madhesh Province The Governor of Madhesh Province is the nominal head of state of the Nepal state (''province'') of Madhesh Province and a representative of the President of Nepal. The governor is appointed by the term president for a term of five years. The go ...

: ** until 19 February: Tilak Pariyar ** 19 February-17 August:

Rajesh Jha Rajesh Jha is a Nepali politician and former Governor of Madhesh Province. He is a journalist and an advocate. He has completed Bachelor's level in law and also has done PhD from Tribhuvan University Tribhuvan University (TU; ) is a public u ...

** starting 19 August:

Hari Shankar Mishra Hari Shankar Mishra is the current Governor of Madhesh Province. He was appointed Governor, as per the Article 163 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal by the President Bidya Devi Bhandari on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers of the Go ...

* Governor of Sudurpashchim Province: ** until 3 May: Sharmila Kumari Panta ** 3 May-9 November:

Ganga Prasad Yadav Ganga Prasad Yadav () is a former Governor (Nepal), Governor of Sudurpashchim Province. He was appointed Governor (Nepal), Governor, as per the Article 163 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal by the President Bidya Devi Bhandari on the recommendati ...

** starting 9 November: Dev Raj Joshi

Events

January

*January 1 - The President calls for winter session of parliament to begin. Only the

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repr ...

meets as the

House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ...

was dissolved on 20 December 2020. *January 10 - The President ends the winter session of parliament. The

was in session for only 10 days. *January 16 - The first winter ascent of K2 by 10 Nepalis.

February

*February 23 - The

Supreme Court In most legal jurisdictions, a supreme court, also known as a court of last resort, apex court, high (or final) court of appeal, and court of final appeal, is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...

reinstates the dissolved House of Representatives.

March

*March 7 - The

annuls the decision of the

Election Commission An election commission is a body charged with overseeing the implementation of electioneering process of any country. The formal names of election commissions vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and may be styled an electoral commission, a c ...

to grant the name

Nepal Communist Party (NCP) The Nepal Communist Party, abbreviated NCP (, ) was a communist party in Nepal that existed from 2018 to 2021. It was founded on 17 May 2018, from the unification of two leftist parties, Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) a ...

to the party created by the merger of

Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) (; Abbreviation, abbr. CPN (UML)) is a Communism in Nepal, communist List of political parties in Nepal, political party in Nepal. The party emerged as one of the major parties in Nepal af ...

and

Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) (), abbreviated CPN (Maoist Centre) or CPN (MC), is the third largest List of political parties in Nepal, political party in Nepal and a member party of Socialist Front (Nepal), Samajbadi Morcha. I ...

and positions them to their pre merger status.

April

* April 14 - Nepali New Year, Bikram Sambat 2078 begins. * April 24 - The replica of Bhimsen Tower is inaugurated. The original tower was destroyed in the

April 2015 Nepal earthquake The April 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed 8,962 people and injured 21,952 across the countries of Nepal, India, China and Bangladesh. It occurred at on Saturday 25 April 2015, with a magnitude of Moment magni ...

May

*May 9 - Prithvi Subba Gurung, Chief Minister of

Gandaki Province Gandaki Province ( ) ), is one of the seven federal provinces established by the current constitution of Nepal which was promulgated on 20 September 2015. Pokhara is the province's capital city. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region in Southw ...

resigns ahead of a no confidence vote scheduled for May 10. *May 10 - Prime Minister Oli fails to obtain vote of confidence in parliament. He obtains only 93 votes in favor while a faction within his own party boycotts the vote. *May 13 - KP Sharma Oli is re-appointed prime minister by the President per the provision of Article 76(3) of the constitution. Opposition parties did not claim majority leading to his appointment as the leader of the largest party in parliament.

June

*June 4 and June 10 - PM KP Sharma Oli expands and reshuffles cabinet resulting with 14 members from CPN(UML) and 11 from Mahantha Thakur faction of PSP-N. *June 5 -

Nepali Congress The Nepali Congress ( ; Abbreviation, abbr. NC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a Social democracy, social democratic List of political parties in Nepal, political party in Nepal and the largest party in the country ...

joins the government of Karnali Province. *June 9 -

joins the government of

Province No. 2 Madhesh Province () is a province of Nepal in the Terai region with an area of covering about 6.5% of the country's total area. It has a population of 6,126,288 as per the 2021 Nepal census, making it Nepal's most densely populated province and ...

. *June 11 -

Krishna Chandra Nepali Pokharel Krishna Chandra Nepali Pokharel (), also known as Krishna Chandra Nepali, is a Nepalese politician and Chief Minister of Gandaki Province. He was unanimously selected Parliamentary Party leader of Nepali Congress for Gandaki Province after poten ...

is sworn in as the second chief-minister of Gandaki. *June 22 - Supreme Court issues an interim order annulling the cabinet expansion of June 4 and June 10 by Prime Minister Oli. The order relieves 20 ministers of their positions with the cabinet now composed of only four ministers.

July

* July 12 - Supreme Court reinstates the dissolved House of Representatives and issues an order to appoint

per provision of Article 76(5) of the constitution. *July 13 -

from NC takes oath of office as the

prime minister A prime minister 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. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

for a fifth term. *July 27 -

and Amik Sherchan are appointed governor of Gandaki and

Lumbini Lumbinī (, "the lovely") is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Rupandehi District of Lumbini Province in Nepal. The Buddhist commentaries state that Maya Devi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama in Lumbini around 624 BCE. Gautama is bel ...

provinces, respectively.

August

*August 12 -

Kul Prasad KC Kul Prasad KC () is a Nepalese politician and former Chief Minister of Lumbini Province, a province in western Nepal. He was unanimously selected Parliamentary Party leader of CPN(Maoist-centre) for Lumbini Province in 2018. KC was elected from ...

becomes chief minister of

Lumbini Province Lumbini Province () is a Provinces of Nepal, province in western Nepal. The country's Provinces of Nepal, third largest province in terms of area as well as List of Nepalese provinces by population, population, Lumbini is home to the World Herita ...

after a power sharing agreement between

and

CPN (Maoist Centre) The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) (), abbreviated CPN (Maoist Centre) or CPN (MC), is the third largest political party in Nepal and a member party of Samajbadi Morcha. It was founded in 1994 after breaking away from the Communi ...

. *August 17 -

appointed Governor of Province No. 2. *August 18 - ** Ashta Laxmi Shakya becomes first women chief minister of any province in Nepal, heading the Bagmati provincial government. **Two national parties split on same day: ***The largest party in parliament,

CPN (UML) CPN may refer to: * Calpine Corporation, New York Stock Exchange symbol CPN * ''Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'' * Carpinteria (Amtrak station), California, Amtrak station code CPN * Caspian Airlines (Iran), ICAO airline designator ''CPN'' * Celiac ...

split to form

CPN (Unified Socialist) The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) (), abbreviated as CPN (Unified Socialist) is a political party in Nepal led by former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal. As of July 2023, the party leads Socialist Front and is an important ally ...

led by former prime minister

Madhav Kumar Nepal Madhav Kumar Nepal (, ; born 6 March 1953), is a Nepalese politician and former Prime Minister of Nepal. He served as prime minister from 25 May 2009 to 6 February 2011. He previously served as the Deputy Prime Minister along with the charges o ...

. *** PSP-N split to form Loktantrik Samajbadi Party Nepal led by

Mahantha Thakur Mahantha Thakur (), is a Nepalese people, Nepalese politician and president of Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal, Loktantrik Samajbadi Party Nepal, as well as the former treasurer of Nepali Congress Party. He has served as minister in various min ...

. Now, there are 6 national parties in Nepal.

November

* November 11 -

2021 Nepal census The 2021 Nepal Census was the twelfth nationwide census of Nepal conducted by the Central Bureau of Statistics. The census was originally scheduled from 8 June to 22 June 2021, but was postponed to November 2021 due to a surge in COVID-19 case ...

begins. * November 14 - A massive

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occurred in Mount Manapathi in Mustang district.

Deaths

*January 14 — Dinesh Chandra Yadav *March 26 –

Nabindra Raj Joshi Nabindra Raj Joshi (; 8 January 1964 – 26 March 2021) was a Nepali politician and minister for industry. Joshi joined politics as a student, becoming the general secretary of Nepal Students Union in 1986. After the re-establishment of demo ...

*May 5 –

Prem Dhoj Pradhan Prem Dhoj Pradhan (6 June 1938 – 6 May 2021) was a Nepalese musician. He was a singer, composer, and regional playback singer. He sang in the two major languages of Nepal: Newari and Nepali. He was also known as the Golden Voice and King of R ...

*May 24 — Banira Giri *May 19 — Khadgajeet Baral *June 1 – Ujwal Thapa *July 21 —

Uttam Nepali Uttam Prasad Karmacharya, better known as Uttam Nepali (; 30 April 1937 – 21 July 2021), was a Nepali visual artist, writer, and actor. A modernist painter, he was one of the pioneers of abstract art and experimentation in Nepal. He was al ...

References

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