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2015 in Nepal

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1990s 2000s 2010s

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Other events of 2015 Timeline of Nepalese history

The following lists events that happened during 2015 in the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.

Contents

Incumbents

  • President: Ram Baran Yadav
  • Prime Minister: Sushil Koirala
  • Vice President: Parmanand Jha

    • January

  • January 5 - Introduction of separate buses for women.

    • March

  • March 4 - Turkish Airlines Flight TK726, landing in dense fog in Kathmandu, skids off a slippery runway, however, there are no serious injuries.

    • April

  • April 25 - A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Nepal 34 km (21 mi) east southeast of Lamjung at a depth of 15.0 km (9.3 mi). In total, at least 10000 people were killed in Nepal, India, Bangladesh, and China.

    • May

  • May 12 - A magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes the town of Namche Bazaar near the Tibetan border and the base camp for Mount Everest, killing at least 66 people in Nepal.

    • October

  • October 29 -Bidhya Devi Bhandari first Nepalese woman President to hold the office.

    • Deaths

  • Bharat Raj Upreti, 64, Nepali judge, justice of the Supreme Court (2009–2013), suicide by hanging.

    • References

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