2012 in Nepal

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The following lists events that happened during 2012 in Nepal .

Incumbents

• President: Ram Baran Yadav
• Prime Minister: Baburam Bhattarai
• Vice President: Parmanand Jha
• Chief Justice: Khil Raj Regmi

Events

May

• May 5 - At least 13 people are killed and dozens of others are declared missing as a result of a Nepal flash flood after a mountain river burst its banks. ^[1]
• May 14 - An Agni Air flight carrying 21 people crashes while attempting a landing at the mountainous Jomsom Airport. Indian child actress Taruni Sachdev is among the 15 people killed. ^{[2] [3]}
• May 16 - British musician Oz Bayldon, representing Music4children, establishes a Guinness World Record by performing the highest concert on land, at 6,676 m (21,246 ft), on Mera Peak. ^[4]
• May 28
  • Nepal has neither constitution nor a sitting legislature after an attempt to develop a new national constitution was unsuccessful. ^[5]
  • The first Racemandu motorcycle racing event is organized. ^[6]
• May 31 - Supreme Court Justice Rana Bahadur Bam is assassinated in Lalitpur. ^[7]

September

• September 6 - The United States removes the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) from their terror list, citing "a credible commitment to pursuing peace and reconciliation". In June, a group around party vice-president Mohan Baidya announced a split in the party. ^[8]

See also

• Years in India
• Years in China

References

1. "Nepal floods: Thirteen dead near Annapurna". 5 May 2012. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
2. "Plane carrying 21 crashes in Nepal". 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
3. "India Bachchan co-star Taruni dies in Nepal plane crash". 15 May 2012. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
4. "Highest altitude concert on land". Guinness World Records . Archived from the original on May 15, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
5. "Nepal left without constitution, Assembly". 28 May 2012. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
6. "Yamaha 'Racemandu'". The Himalayan Times. 8 May 2017. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
7. "Justice Rana Bahadur Bam's murderers get life in prison". The Himalayan Times. APCA Nepal Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
8. "Delisting of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)". 6 September 2012. Archived from the original on 30 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2015.