2017 in Nepal explained

Events in the year 2017 in Nepal.

Incumbents

• President

• Vice President

Nanda Kishor Pun

• Prime Minister

previously Pushpa Kamal Dahal and currently Sher Bahadur Deuba

• Chief Justice

Sushila Karki (until 9 June), Gopal Prasad Parajauli (starting 9 June)

Events

May

• May 14 - First phase of Local elections.
• May 27 - Summit Air Flight 409 crashes on final approach at Lukla Airport.

June

• June 28 - Second phase of Local elections.

August

• August 7/8 - Partial Lunar eclipse visible from entire Nepal.
• August 10–14 - Monsoon Floods lead to death of about 150 people in southern districts of Nepal.

September

• September 18 - Third phase of Local elections.

October

• October 14 - Tenure of Legislature Parliament ends.

November

• November 26 – First round of the legislative election.

December

• December 7 – Second round of the legislative election ^[1]

Deaths

• 14 January  - Yama Buddha, rapper (b. 1987).^[2]
• 6 May  - Min Bahadur Sherchan, mountaineer (b. 1931)
• 6 May  - Marshall Julum Shakya, politician (b. 1939)
• 14 July  - Ram Hari Joshi, former minister and founding member of Nepali Congress (b. 1928)^[3]
• 11 November  - Kirti Nidhi Bista, 25th Prime Minister of Nepal (b. 1927)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nepal votes Thursday. China and India are watching closely.. Vidhi. Doshi. 6 December 2017. 18 December 2017. www.WashingtonPost.com.
2. News: Famous rapper Yama Buddha no more . Chiran . Sharma . myrepublica.com . 15 January 2017 . 4 February 2017.
3. News: निष्ठाका पर्याय रामहरि जोशी . Santa Gaha . Magar . myrepublica.com . 5 September 2017.