2023 in Nepal
Events in the year 2023 in Nepal. Incumbents 
 President: 
 Bidhya Devi Bhandari (until 13 March)
 Ram Chandra Poudel (since 13 March)
 Vice President:
 Nanda Kishor Pun (until 20 March)
 Ram Sahaya Yadav (since 20 March)
 Prime Minister: Pushpa Kamal Dahal 
 Chief Justice: vacant; 
 Speaker of House of Representatives: Dev Raj Ghimire (since January 19)
 Chairman of National Assembly: Ganesh Prasad Timilsina

Events

January 
 1 January – Pokhara International Airport officially begins operations. 10 January – Prime Minister Dahal secures a motion of confidence with 268 out of 270 votes in the 275-member House of Representatives. 15 January – Yeti Airlines Flight 691: All 72 people on board are killed when a plane crashes in Pokhara, Gandaki province, where it had intended to land at Pokhara International Airport. The plane had departed from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. 24 January – At least one person is killed and one other is injured by a 5.4 magnitude earthquake in Bajura and Bajhang districts. 27 January – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs, Rabi Lamichhane, is stripped of all his elected positions after the Supreme Court ruled that he did not follow due process while re-obtaining Nepali citizenship after renouncing his American citizenship, and thus, he was not a legal Nepali citizen. February 

 5 February – Cabinet ministers from the Rastriya Swatantra Party resign, but the party maintains its support to the government. 22 February – A 4.8 magnitude earthquake destroys several houses, a school and two hospitals in Bajura district. 25 February – Cabinet ministers from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party resign, and the party withdraws its support to the government. 27 February – Cabinet ministers from the CPN (UML) resign, and the party withdraws its support to the government. March 
1 March – Province No. 1 is named Koshi by the provincial assembly, becoming the last of the seven provinces to be named. 3 March – The 2023 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League begins. 9 March – 2023 Nepalese presidential election: Ram Chandra Poudel of the Nepali Congress is elected 3rd President of Nepal, defeating Subas Chandra Nembang of the CPN (UML). 16 March – Nepal secure an automatic berth at the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, defeating UAE in their final match of the ICC CWC League 2, on the back of winning 11 of their last 12 matches in the tournament. 17 March – 2023 Nepalese vice presidential election: Ram Sahaya Yadav of the People's Socialist Party, Nepal is elected 3rd Vice President of Nepal, defeating Asta Laxmi Shakya of the CPN (UML) and Mamata Jha of the Janamat Party. 19 March – Free Student Union elections are held in TU-affiliate campuses for the first time in 14 years. 20 March – Prime Minister Dahal again secures a vote of confidence with 172 votes in his favor and 89 votes against out of the 262 members present in the 275-member lower house. 24 March – Final data of the 12th national census, conducted in 2021, are made public, with the population of the country being 29,164,578. April 

 23 April – By-elections to be held in Chitwan–2, Tanahun–1 and Bara–2 seats of the House of Representatives. June 
 18 June – One person is killed and 25 others are reported missing after heavy rains cause flash floods across Nepal. 19 June – The mayor of the Nepali capital of Kathmandu bans the screenings of Indian films after dialogue in the recent epic film Adipurush stated that Sita from Hindu mythology was born in India instead of Nepal. 29th June Supreme Court of Nepal issued an interim order to legalize same sex marriage to Government of Nepal. July 

 11 July – Six people are killed when a Manang Air tourist helicopter crashes near Solukhumbu, Koshi Province. Anniversaries 

 29 May – 70 years since the fitst ascent of Mount Everest

Deaths 

 24 January – Gopal Gurung, activist, coordinator of the Save Susta campaign
 5 February – Himalaya Shumsher J.B. Rana, economist, 1st Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank
 7 February – Karma Ghale, politician, former member of House of Representatives from Nepali Congress party list
 10 February – Lachhuman Gurung, politician, Chairman of Mahabu rural municipality
 20 February – Dr. Mathura Prasad Shrestha, public health and civil rights activist, former Minister for Health
 25 February – Shahnaz Rahman, politician, member of House of Representatives from People's Socialist Party, Nepal party list
 16 March – Pratap Subba, filmmaker
 22 March – Damber Singh Gurung, retired footballer
 24 March – Krishna Tamrakar, radio journalist

References 

 
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2020s in Nepal
Years of the 21st century in Nepal