5 January – Nepal stops issuing permits to its citizens to work in Russia and Ukraine after 10 Nepalis are killed while serving in the Russian Army.[1]
3 May – The Supreme Court of Nepal orders the government to limit the number of permits it issues to those seeking to climb Mount Everest and other mountain peaks in the country.[3]
21 May – Kailash Sirohiya, the owner of Nepal's largest news organisation Kantipur Publications, is arrested at company offices in Kathmandu for alleged violations of citizenship laws after his citizenship card number is found to share that of another.[4]
June
26 June – Two days of heavy rains in Nepal kills 20 people.[5]
29 June – Landslides in Nepal kill nine people.[6]
July
1 July – A court in Sarlahi sentences Buddhist religious figure Ram Bahadur Bomjon to ten years' imprisonment and damage payments of $3,700 for sexually assaulting a minor.[7]
3 July – The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) withdraws from Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal's governing coalition after entering into a coalition agreement with the Nepali Congress.[8]
7 July – At least 11 people are killed and eight others are missing due to heavy rainfall causing flash floods and landslides across Nepal.[9]
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal steps down after losing a no-confidence motion filed against him in the House of Representatives.[13]
14 July – Khadga Prasad Oli, the leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), is named Prime Minister as part of a coalition with the Nepali Congress.[14] He is formally inaugurated on 15 July.[15]
27 September–1 October – At least 224 people are killed and 24 others are reported missing following nationwide flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains.[22]
October
8 October – Five Russian climbers are found dead on Dhaulagiri after being reported missing on 6 October.[23]
18 October – Former deputy prime minister Rabi Lamichhane is arrested on suspicion of fraud and organised crime involving the alleged embezzlement of funds from a financial cooperative.[25]
November
15 November – A van falls off a mountain road near Shaileshikar, killing eight people and injuring four others.[26]
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