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2020 Year in Review: An Unforgettable Year for ‘Nepal’
A snapshot of all the key happenings in Nepal in 2020
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This time last year, we are almost very unfamiliar with the concept of ‘social distancing,’ ‘hand sanitization,’ ‘mask mandates,’ and ‘lockdowns.’ Today, they became a part of our everyday life as the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact us. It brought new challenges no one was prepared for, changing the way we live, work, and connect.
From the economic crisis and catastrophic loss of life caused by the pandemic to the revised Nepal’s political map controversy, the heightened intraparty disputes in ruling NCP, the Rukum incident, the monsoon mayhem, and the dissolution of HoR by PM Oli, 2020 was as sobering as it was defining.
But amid a series of rolling disasters, there was hope, there was sacrifice, there was courage, and there was grace. Though 2020 is the year of uncertainty, it will indeed be recalled with no small measure of pride.
Here is an infographic about some of Nepal’s most prominent news and events in 2020:
6th – Maha Prasad Adhikari becomes the new Governor of the NRB
7th – Grade 11 and 12 exams postponed
16th – Sushil Ghimire becomes Executive Chairman of Nepal Airlines
17th – Minister Mahendra Bahadur becomes Nepali Ambassador to China
25th – Suspension on domestic and international flights extended
26th – Nationwide lockdown extended till May 7
May 2020
6th – Nationwide lockdown extended till May 18
7th – COVID-19 cases crossed 100-mark
16th – First COVID-19 death reported
17th – Nationwide lockdown extended till June 2
20th – Nepal’s new map released
20th – Six Dalit youths were killed in Western Rukum
28th – COVID-19 cases crossed 1,000-mark
28th – Finance Minister presented Federal Budget of NPR 1,474.64 billion
June 2020
5th – Govt. begins repatriating Nepalis in foreign countries
18th – President endorsed second Constitution Amendment Bill
23rd – COVID-19 cases crossed 10,000-mark
27th – Agriculture Ministry reported locusts entered four districts of Nepal
July 2020
2nd – President prorogued the sixth session of Federal Parliament
21st – Nationwide lockdown was lifted
August 2020
15th – COVID-19 deaths reached 100-mark
18th – Daily COVID-19 cases crossed 1,000-mark
September 2020
1st – Deaths due to monsoon mayhem reached 282
19th – China encroaches into Nepal’s territory
24th – CAN signs contract with female cricketers for first time
October 2020
3rd – Prince of Bahrain and team climbed the 6,119-meter-high Mt. Lobuche
4th – Provincial 5 renamed as Lumbini with Deukhuri as capital
15th – Prince of Bahrain and team climbed the 8,163-meter-high Mt. Manaslu
16th – President inaugurates historical pond Ranipokhari
November 2020
4th – COVID-19 deaths reached 1,000-mark
5th – Indian Army chief Naravane conferred honorary rank of ‘General of Nepali Army’
23rd – Anshu Gurung Becomes British Gurkha Army Captain
24th – Sapana Roka Named in BBC’s 100 Influential Women
December 2020
5th – Namrata Shrestha won ‘Miss Nepal 2020’ title
8th – Nepal, China announced the new height of Mt. Everest to be 8,848.86m
17th – Kathmandu Valley recorded year’s lowest temperature at 2.3 degrees
17th – Nepal unveiled first ‘National Water Resources Policy-2077’
20th – President Bhandari dissolved the HoR on the recommendation of PM Oli
20th – 7 Cabinet Ministers resigned protesting the HoR dissolution
22nd – Dahal-Nepal faction expelled PM Oli as NCP Chairman and Parliamentary Leader
23rd – Nepal imposed travel restrictions to and from the UK
Either way, 2020 clearly was an unforgettable year that we will find extremely hard to wipe off our collective memory. It will certainly find its way into our references, our anecdotes in the future ahead.
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