2022 in Nepal

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Events in the year 2022 in Nepal.

Incumbents

• President: Bidhya Devi Bhandari
• Vice President: Nanda Kishor Pun
• Prime Minister: Sher Bahadur Deuba (until December 25), Pushpa Kamal Dahal (since December 25)
• Chief Justice: Cholendra Shumsher Rana
• Speaker of House of Representatives: Agni Sapkota
• Chairman of National Assembly: Ganesh Prasad Timilsina

Provincial Governors

• Governor of Bagmati Province: Yadav Chandra Sharma
• Governor of Gandaki Province: Prithvi Man Gurung
• Governor of Karnali Province: Tilak Pariyar
• Governor of Koshi Province: Parshuram Khapung
• Governor of Lumbini Province: Amik Sherchan
• Governor of Madhesh Province: Hari Shankar Mishra
• Governor of Sudurpashchim Province: Dev Raj Joshi

Events

January

• 2 January – Seven people are killed and eight injured in a bus accident in Palpa.^[1]

February

• 20 February – Hundreds of protestors gather outside the Nepalese parliament in Kathmandu to protest a United States grant from the Millennium Challenge Corporation for infrastructure projects, stating the deal undermines Nepal's sovereignty. Several protesters are injured following clashes with police.^[2]
• 27 February – Federal Parliament of Nepal’s ratifies the $500 million compact between MCC and the Government of Nepal.^[3]

March

April

May

• 29 May – Tara Air Flight 197 crashes resulting in the death of 22 people.^[4]

June

• 17 June – Nepal reports its first suspected case of monkeypox.^[5]

July

August

September

• 17 September – Twenty-two people are killed and 10 others are injured by a landslide in Achham.^[6]

October

• 6 October – Sixteen people are killed, and 20 others injured when a bus overturns in Bara District, Nepal, apparently due to speeding.^[7]
• 9 October – President Bidya Devi Bhandari tests positive for COVID-19 one day after being hospitalized.^[8]
• 12 October – 2022 South Asian floods: At least 33 people are killed during heavy floods, with the Karnali Province being the most affected.^[9]

November

• 9 November – 2022 Nepal earthquake: Six people are killed when a magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Sudurpashchim.^[10]
• 20 November – 2022 Nepalese general election: Nepalis elect the 275 members of the House of Representatives.^[11]

December

• 23 December – French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, who received a life sentence in Nepal for murdering 12 tourists between 1963 and 1976, and suspected of murdering also 18 other people, is released from prison due to his old age and good behaviour in accordance with a Supreme Court order. He was deported to France and barred from Nepal for ten years.^[12]

Deaths

• 19 January – Mohan Prasad Sharma, 87, jurist.^[13]
• 15 February – Taranath Sharma, 87, writer and literary critic.^[14]
• 23 February – Jayananda Lama, 65, folk singer and actor.^[15]
• 24 April – Dimpal Kumari Jha, 42, politician, MP (2013–2017) and Madhesh Province MPA (since 2018).^[16]
• 7 July – Shambu Tamang, 70, mountaineer.^[17]
• 20 August – Pradeep Giri, 77, politician, MP (1994–1999, since 2018),^[18]
• 16 October – Satya Mohan Joshi, 103, author and cultural historian^[19]
• 17 October – Om Gurung, 69, sociologist.^[20]

References

1. "Seven killed, eight injured in Palpa bus accident". The Himalayan Times. 2 January 2022. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
2. "Nepal police fire rubber bullets during US grant protest". BBC News. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
3. "MCC Statement on Nepal Compact Ratification". Millennium Challenge Corporation. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
4. "Nepal plane crash: Officials recover black box from wreckage". BBC News. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
5. "Nepal Reports Suspected Case Of Monkeypox: Report". NDTV.com. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
6. Sharma, Gopal (18 September 2022). "Death toll from western Nepal landslide rises to 22". Reuters. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
7. "16 dead in Nepal's traffic accident-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
8. "Nepali president tests positive for COVID-19-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
9. "At least 33 killed in Nepal flooding and landslides". BBC News. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
10. "Nepal Earthquake Today: 6 killed as 6.3-magnitude earthquake hits Nepal; strong tremors felt in Delhi, neighbouring areas | World News – Times of India". The Times of India. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
11. "Voting begins in Nepal amid concerns over economic, political stability". Al Arabiya English. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
12. "'Bikini Killer' Charles Sobhraj Freed From Nepal Jail, To Be Deported To France". NDTV.com. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
13. "Former CJ Mohan Prasad Sharma passes away". Khabarhub. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
14. "Dr Taranath Sharma passes away at 87". himalayantimes. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
15. Nepalese News, Nepal. "Folk singer, artist Jayananda Lama passes away". nepalnews.com. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
16. "Former state minister Dimpal Jha dies at 42". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
17. "Youngest Everest conqueror, Shambhu Tamang, dies at 70". Big News Network.com. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
18. Republica. "NC leader Giri passes away". My Republica. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
19. "संस्कृतिविद् सत्यमोहन जोशीको १०३ वर्षको उमेरमा निधन". संस्कृतिविद् सत्यमोहन जोशीको १०३ वर्षको उमेरमा निधन. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
20. "Anthropologist Om Gurung dies of cancer". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 30 December 2022.