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Nepal reports a record 9,317 new cases and 225 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the total of confirmed cases to 413,111 and the nationwide death toll to 4,084.
2021-05-11

A bomb explodes outside the Arun III Hydroelectric Power Plant in Tumlingtar, Nepal. No group claimed credit for the attack. The plant was codeveloped with India and is due to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi within weeks.
2018-04-29

An overloaded bus explodes a tyre and crashes near Bhanjyang, Nepal, killing at least two people and wounding dozens of others. A riot follows.
2018-03-30

An aircraft operated by Bangladeshi airline US-Bangla Airlines crashes at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal, killing 49 of the 71 people on board.
2018-03-12

Three UNHCR workers - one from Sudan and two from Nepal - are kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in Geneina, the capital of the West Darfur state.
2016-11-28

A bus skids off a mountain road in central Nepal, killing at least 19 people and injuring more than a dozen others.
2016-09-27

India offers Nepal an additional billion dollars to help it recover from the April 2015 Nepal earthquake.
2015-06-25

A snowstorm and avalanche in the Nepalese Himalayas triggered by the remnants of Cyclone Hudhud kills at least 17 people with 100 more out of contact.
2014-10-15

Nepal bans smoking in public places. [https:--web.archive.org-web-20110808012552-http:--www.straitstimes.com-BreakingNews-Asia-Story-STIStory_699698.html ("Straits Times")
2011-08-7

Apa, a Nepalese Sherpa mountain climber who already held the world record for summiting Mount Everest more than any other person, reaches the summit for the 20th time.
2010-05-22