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2012 in Nepal

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2012
in
Nepal

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The following lists events that happened during 2012 in Nepal.

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Events

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May

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  • May 5 - At least 13 people are killed and dozens of others are declared missing as a result of a Nepal flash flood after a mountain river burst its banks.[1]
  • May 14 - An Agni Air flight carrying 21 people crashes while trying to land at Jomsom Airport in mountainous northern Nepal. Indian child actress Taruni Sachdev is among the 15 people killed.[2][3]
  • May 16 - British musician Oz Bayldon, representing Music4children, establishes a Guinness World Record by performing the highest concert on land, at 6,676 m (21,246 ft), on Mera Peak.[4]
  • May 28
    • Political parties in Nepal fail to agree on a new constitution, leaving the country with no constitution and no sitting national Legislature.[5]
    • The first Racemandu motorcycle racing event is organized.[6]
  • May 31 - Supreme Court Justice Rana Bahadur Bam is assassinated in Lalitpur.[7]

September

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Nepal floods: Thirteen dead near Annapurna". 5 May 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Plane carrying 21 crashes in Nepal". 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  3. ^ "India Bachchan co-star Taruni dies in Nepal plane crash". 15 May 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Highest altitude concert on land". Guinness World Records. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  5. ^ "Nepal left without constitution, Assembly". 28 May 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Yamaha 'Racemandu'". The Himalayan Times. 8 May 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  7. ^ "Justice Rana Bahadur Bam's murderers get life in prison". The Himalayan Times. APCA Nepal Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Delisting of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)". 6 September 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.