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8 October – Five Russian climbers are found dead on Dhaulagiri after being reported missing on 6 October. [23]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.
Flooding in Nepal coincided with 2024 floods in neighbouring and nearby states of India, such as Uttar Pradesh and Assam. Nepalese weather official Binu Maharjan stated that a low-pressure system lingering over nearby regions of India and over the Bay of Bengal was the primary cause of the increased and prolonged flooding in 2024.
The Madan Ashrit Highway disaster was a road accident on July 12, 2024 that was caused by a large landslide that pushed two buses carrying a total of 65 passengers on the Madan Ashrit Highway into the Trishuli River in Nepal. [1] The disaster left at least 19 people dead, [2] injured three people and left 32 people missing. [3]
At least 66 people have been killed in Nepal since early on Friday as persistent downpours triggered flooding and landslides, closing major roads and disrupting domestic air travel, officials said ...
Nepal has signed a framework agreement with China on the Belt and Road initiative, after an initial pact was signed seven years ago but no progress made since, paving the way for cooperation on ...
The accident occurred on 24 July 2024 around 11:15 NPT shortly after the aircraft took off. [6] The plane lifted only slightly above the runway before it rolled onto its side and crashed. Footage and eyewitness accounts indicated that the plane took off from the runway's southern end, made a sharp bank and fell, its wing tip striking the ground ...
The Fourth Oli Cabinet is the current Government of Nepal, formed on 15 July 2024 after KP Sharma Oli was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Nepal by president Ram Chandra Poudel. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Oli was appointed prime minister as per Article 76(2) of the constitution , following the ouster of the government of Pushpa Kamal Dahal after a failed ...
Eight members of the National Assembly are elected from each of the seven provinces of Nepal and 3 members are appointed by the President for a total of 59 members. Composition of members from each province have to include three women, a Dalit , and a disabled person or member of a minority.