2003 in Nepal

Events from the year 2003 in Nepal.

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See also:	Other events of 2003 Timeline of Nepalese history

Incumbents

• Monarch: Gyanendra
• Prime Minister: Lokendra Bahadur Chand (until 3 June), Surya Bahadur Thapa (starting 3 June)
• Chief Justice: Kedar Nath Upadhyaya

Events

January

• January 26 - Armed Police Force Inspector General of Police Krishna Mohan Shrestha is killed along with his wife and bodyguard by Maoists.^[1]
• January 29 - The Maoists and the government announce a cease fire.

August

• August 27 - Maoists unilaterally withdraw from the cease fire.

September

• September 7 - Nepalese Civil War: Journalist Gyanendra Khadka is killed by Maoist insurgents.^[2]
• September 13 - Miss Nepal beauty contest is held. The winner is Priti Sitoula of Kathmandu.^[3]

Births

• October 16 – Princess Kritika of Nepal

Deaths

• January 25 – Krishna Mohan Shrestha

References

1. "Nepal's Police Chief Killed". Agence France-Presse. 26 January 2003 – via The New York Times.
2. "Gyanendra Khadka".
3. "Miss Nepal - Press". missnepal.com.np. Archived from the original on 9 February 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2022.