Bhaktapur, known locally as Khwopa and historically called Bhatgaon, is a city in the east corner of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal located about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from the capital city, Kathmandu. Bhaktapur is the smallest city of Nepal as well the most densely populated. Along with Kathmandu and Lalitpur, Bhaktapur is one of the three main cities of the Kathmandu Valley and is a major Newar settlement of the country. The city is also known for its Newar tradition, cuisine and artisans. Bhaktapur suffered heavy damage in the April 2015 earthquake.
Tribhuvan International Airport is an international airport located in Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal. It has a tabletop runway, a domestic terminal and an international terminal. As the country's main international airport, it connects Nepal to over 40 destinations in 17 countries.
Nepal Sambat, also spelled as Nepala Sambata, is the lunisolar calendar used by Nepali of Nepal. The Calendar era began on 20 October 879 AD, with 1143 in Nepal Sambat corresponding to the year 2022–2023 AD. Nepal Sambat appeared on coins, stone and copper plate inscriptions, royal decrees, chronicles, Hindu and Buddhist manuscripts, legal documents and correspondence.
Rajesh Hamal is a Nepalese film actor and television host. He is regarded as one of the most influential and popular actors in the history of Nepali cinema. He is popularly known as the "Maha Nayak" of the Nepali film Industry for being the highest-paid Nepalese actor throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. He is the first Nepalese actor to receive popularity across South Asia, holding several box office records in Nepali cinema, including the most commercially successful film as lead actor, most consecutive hits, and most awards as an actor.
Top Bahadur Rayamajhi or is a Nepalese politician and former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal. Rayamajhi was a member of the Constituent Assembly. Rayamajhi is the secretary of CPN (UML). Recently, an arrest warrant was issued against Rayamajhi over fake Bhutanese refugees scam case.
Srijana Regmi is a Nepalese model, beauty pageant, and actress. She was a top-five finalist at the Miss Nepal 2016 beauty pageant and represented Nepal at the Miss Grand International 2014.
Sandeep Lamichhane is a Nepalese cricketer and former captain of the Nepal national cricket team.
Samragyee Rajya Laxmi Shah, credited as Samragyee RL Shah, is a Nepalese film actress who works in Nepali cinema. Shah is the recipient of several awards, including one NFDC National Film Awards and one NEFTA Film Awards.
Nijgadh International Airport is a proposed hub-airport, located in Kolhabi, directly 68 km (42 mi) to the south of Kathmandu, near the town of Nijgadh in Madhesh Federal Province, Nepal. It is targeted to be completed by 2025 with an estimated investment of US$6.7 billion. If constructed, it would be the largest airport in South Asia and the fourth largest airport in the world in terms of land area. The airport is intended to relieve expected capacity restraints at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu.
The earliest coin minted in today's territory of Nepal was in Shakya Mahajanapada, along the India–Nepal border at around 500 BCE. Shakya coins were an example of a coin invented in the Indian subcontinent which continued to be used in Nepal alongside India for over 1500 years.
Nepal Literature Festival is an annual international literary festival which takes place in Pokhara, Nepal. It was founded in 2011 by Bookworm Foundation, a not-for-profit organization. IME Group is the current title sponsor of the festival.
Jaya Prithvi Bahadur Singh, was a humanist, peace advocate, writer and social activist from Nepal. He devoted his life to social welfare and world peace. He is known mainly for humanitarianism, peace advocacy and human rights advocacy for education. He also contributed to the development of education, literature, journalism and health.
The Man from Kathmandu is the first English language Nepalese film directed and written by Pema Dhondup. The film is Dhondup's second feature film and features Gulshan Grover, Hameed Sheikh, Jose Manuel, Anna Sharma, Michael Brian, Karma Shakya, Neer Shah, Mithila Sharma. The film also brings in new talent from the industry including the cast. The film trailer is receiving highly positive reviews for its story as it shows religious unity and speaks against radicalism.
Mohammad Aftab Alam is a Nepali politician from the Nepali Congress and a suspended member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal. He was a member of the first constituent assembly as well. He is also a former Minister for Labour and Transport Management.
Pranaya SJB Rana is a writer, editor and journalist based in Kathmandu, Nepal. He is currently editor of The Record, a digital-native news publication focusing on long form reporting, essays, and explainers. Rana was previously features editor and op-ed editor of The Kathmandu Post and a reporter for Nepali Times. Rana is also the author of a collection of short stories, City of Dreams: Stories, published by Rupa Publications, India.
At the end of 2020, a major split in the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) revived the Communist Party of Nepal and the Communist Party of Nepal.
The mayor of Kathmandu is the head of the municipal executive of Kathmandu Metropolitan City. The officeholder is elected for a five-year term and limited to serving no more than two terms. The role was first created in 1932 during the Rana regime.
The first Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly was elected by the 2017 provincial elections. 53 members were elected to the assembly, 32 of whom were elected through direct elections and 21 of whom were elected through the party list proportional representation system. The term of the assembly started on 4 February 2018 and ended in September 2022. Trilochan Bhatta from the CPN served as chief minister during the term of the assembly. Arjun Bahadur Thapa served as the speaker of the assembly and Nirmala Badal Joshi served as the deputy speaker.
This is a chronological timeline of events that are centered around the politics of Nepal after its unification by Prithvi Narayan Shah.
Events in the year 2023 in Nepal.
