2015 in Nepal

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

Incumbents

• President: Ram Baran Yadav
• Prime Minister: Sushil Koirala, K. P. Sharma Oli
• Vice President: Parmanand Jha
• Chief Justice: Ram Kumar Prasad Shah (until 7 July), Kalyan Shrestha (starting 7 July)

Events

January

• January 5 - Introduction of separate buses for women. ^{[1] [2]}

March

• March 4 - Turkish Airlines Flight TK726, landing in dense fog in Kathmandu, skids off a slippery runway, however, there are no serious injuries. ^[3]

April

• April 25 - A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Nepal with epicenter at Gorkha at a depth of 15.0 km (9.3 mi). ^[4] In total, at least 10,000 people were killed in Nepal, India, Bangladesh, and China. ^{[5] [6]}

May

• May 12 - A magnitude 7.3 earthquake with the epicenter at Dolakha kills at least 66 people in Nepal. ^[7]

September

• September 20 - Nepal formally promulgates the Constitution of Nepal through its 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly. ^[8]
• September 23 - The Indian government blocks vehicles carrying goods towards Nepal through its territory citing insecurity in Nepal's Southern regions which continues for almost six months. ^[9]

October

• October 12 - K.P. Sharma Oli is elected by the parliament as the Prime Minister of Nepal. ^[10]
• October 29 - Bidhya Devi Bhandari first Nepalese woman President to hold the office. ^[11]

Deaths

• Surya Bahadur Thapa, five times Prime Minister
• Bharat Raj Upreti, 64, Nepali judge, justice of the Supreme Court (2009–2013), suicide by hanging.

References

1. Reuters
2. "Nepal introduces women-only buses to fight groping". RTÉ.ie . 5 January 2015.
3. "Turkish Airlines Jet Skids Off Runway, Passengers Escape to Safety". ABC News . 4 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
4. "M7.6 - 34km ESE of Lamjung, Nepal". United States Geological Survey. April 25, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
5. "Nepal earthquake: Death toll passes 1,000". BBC News . 25 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
6. Corinne Cathcard; Emily Shapiro (25 April 2015). "At Least 10000 Believed Dead After Massive Earthquake Strikes Nepal". ABC News. Associated Press. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
7. Adkin, Krista Mahr (12 May 2015). "Fresh earthquake kills scores in Nepal and India". Reuters. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
8. "Constitution promulgated". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
9. "Nepal blockade: Six ways it affects the country". BBC News. 2015-12-12. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
10. "KP Sharma Oli becomes Nepal's new prime minister". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
11. "Nepalese parliament elects first female president". TheGuardian.com . 28 October 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-29.