April 25 – A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes Nepal and causes 8,857 deaths in Nepal, 130 in India, 27 in China and 4 in Bangladesh with a total of 9,018 deaths.- World Report 2024: Nepal (hrw.org)
A new governing coalition led by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal took office following elections in late 2022, but it was affected by instability in its early months.
- Why Blade Runner still looks like a Billion Bucks (YouTube)
In this video, we’re going to discuss why Blade Runner still looks a billion bucks, even after all these years. \ Blade Runner has been around for over 40 years and it’s still one of the most iconic and visually stunning films ever made. The visual effects still look incredible and the story is still gripping. In this video, we’ll discuss the reasons why Blade Runner is still so popular and why it continues to hold our attention even after all these years.
- Nepal (Wikipedia)
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, and India to the south, east, and west, while it is narrowly separated from Bangladesh by the Siliguri Corridor, and from Bhutan by the Indian state of Sikkim. Nepal has a diverse geography, including fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world’s ten tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Kathmandu is the nation’s capital and the largest city. Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religious and multi-cultural state, with Nepali as the official language.