2015 in Nepal

none 2015 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.Reutershttp://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0105/670365-women-only-buses-nepal/ Nepal introduces women-only buses to fight groping RTÉ.ie 5 January 2015 March March 4 - Turkish Airlines Flight TK726, landing in dense fog in Kathmandu, skids off a slippery runway, however, there are no serious injuries.https://abcnews.go.com/International/turkish-airlines-jet-skids-off-runway-passengers-escape/story?id=29375335 Turkish Airlines Jet Skids Off Runway, Passengers Escape to Safety ABC News 4 March 2015 14 March 2015 April April 25 - A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Nepal with epicenter at Gorkha at a depth of 15.0 km on.M7.6 - 34km ESE of Lamjung, Nepal https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20002926#general_summary United States Geological Survey April 25, 2015 April 25, 2015 In total, at least 10,000 people were killed in Nepal, India, Bangladesh, and China.Nepal earthquake: Death toll passes 1,000 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32467986 BBC News 25 April 2015 25 April 2015Corinne Cathcard Emily Shapiro ABC News Associated Press 25 April 2015 25 April 2015 At Least 10000 Believed Dead After Massive Earthquake Strikes Nepal https://abcnews.go.com/International/hundreds-dead-massive-earthquake-strikes-nepal/story?id=30577374 May May 12 - A magnitude 7.3 earthquake with the epicenter at Dolakha kills at least 66 people in Nepal. Fresh earthquake kills scores in Nepal and India Reuters 12 May 2015 http://in.reuters.com/article/earthquake-nepal-idINKBN0NX0JZ20150512 https://web.archive.org/web/20151226130101/http://in.reuters.com/article/earthquake-nepal-idINKBN0NX0JZ20150512 dead December 26, 2015 2015-05-12 Adkin Krista Mahr September September 20 - Nepal formally promulgates the Constitution of Nepal through its 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly.Constitution promulgated https://kathmandupost.com/miscellaneous/2015/09/21/constitution-promulgated 2025-01-12 kathmandupost.com English 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.2015-12-12 Nepal blockade: Six ways it affects the country https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35041366 2025-01-12 BBC News en-GB October October 12 - K.P. Sharma Oli is elected by the parliament as the Prime Minister of Nepal.KP Sharma Oli becomes Nepal’s new prime minister https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/10/11/kp-sharma-oli-becomes-nepals-new-prime-minister 2025-01-12 Al Jazeera en October 29 - Bidhya Devi Bhandari first Nepalese woman President to hold the office. Nepalese parliament elects first female president TheGuardian.com 28 October 2015 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/28/nepalese-parliament-first-female-president-bidhya-devi-bhandari 2015-10-29 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 2015 Nepal Category:Years of the 21st century in Nepal Category:2010s in Nepal Nepal