-2020 Year in Review

st 1 ‘Visit Nepal Year 2020’ inaugurated January rd 23 8 Indian tourists die at Daman resort

rd National Assembly elections held to 23 elect 18 NA members

rd 23 First COVID-19 case confirmed

th 26 Agni Sapkota elected as Speaker

th Sets ‘Guinness Record’ for Highest 26 Altitude Fashion Show

th Anushma Wins ‘Miss Eco International 13 Nepal 2020’ Title February th IT Minister Baskota resigns over 20 audiotape scandal

th Visit Nepal Year 2020 campaign 29 suspended

th All international flights suspended 20 March till March 31 th 24 Nationwide lockdown begins

nd Essentials goods companies resume 2 operations April th Maha Prasad Adhikari becomes the 6 new of the NRB

th 7 Grade 11 and 12 exams postponed

th Sushil Ghimire becomes Executive 16 Chairman of Nepal Airlines

th Minister Mahendra Bahadur becomes 17 Nepali Ambassador to China

th Suspension on domestic and 25 international flights extended

th Nationwide lockdown extended 26 till May 7

th Nationwide lockdown extended till 6 May May 18 th 7 COVID-19 cases crossed 100-mark

th 16 First COVID-19 death reported

th 17 Nationwide lockdown extended till June 2

th 20 Nepal’s new map released

th Six Dalit youths were killed in Western 20 Rukum

th 28 COVID-19 cases crossed 1,000-mark

th Finance Minister presented Federal 28 Budget of NPR 1,474.64 billion

th Govt. begins repatriating Nepalis in 5 foreign countries June th President endorsed second 18 Constitution Amendment Bill

rd 23 COVID-19 cases crossed 10,000-mark

th Agriculture Ministry reported locusts 27 entered four districts of Nepal th

th nd President prorogued the sixth session July 2 of Federal Parliament th 21 Nationwide lockdown was lifted

th 15 COVID-19 deaths reached 100-mark August th Daily COVID-19 cases crossed 18 1,000-mark

st Deaths due to monsoon mayhem September 1 reached 282 th th 19 China encroaches into Nepal’s territory th th CAN signs contract with female 24 cricketers for first time

rd Prince of Bahrain and team climbed 3 the 6,119-meter-high Mt. Lobuche October th Provincial 5 renamed as Lumbini with 4 as capital

th Prince of Bahrain and team climbed 15 the 8,163-meter-high Mt. Manaslu

th President inaugurates historical 16 pond Ranipokhari

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th COVID-19 deaths reached 1,000-mark November 4 th Indian Army chief Naravane conferred 5 honorary rank of 'General of Nepali Army'

th Anshu Gurung Becomes British Gurkha 23 Army Captain

th Sapana Roka Named in BBC’s 100 24 Influential Women

th Namrata Shrestha won 'Miss Nepal 5 2020' title December th Nepal, China announced the new 8 height of Mt. Everest to be 8,848.86m

th Kathmandu Valley recorded year’s 17 lowest temperature at 2.3 degrees

th Nepal unveiled first 'National Water 17 Resources Policy-2077'

th President Bhandari dissolved the HoR 20 on the recommendation of PM Oli

th 7 Cabinet Ministers resigned protesting 20 the HoR dissolution

th Dahal-Nepal faction expelled PM Oli as 22 NCP Chairman, Parliamentary Leader

rd Nepal imposed travel restrictions to 23 and from the UK

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