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Nepal Update: RSP national convention begins, further obstructions for tea export and bird flu shuts the zoo

First National General Convention Of Balen Affiliated Party- RSP Starts In Nepal

Rabi Lamichhane, President of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and a former Home Minister of Nepal, waves at supporters and party members during the opening ceremony of the party’s first General Convention in Chitwan, on Sunday, 21 June 2026. Source: NurPhoto / Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto via Getty Images

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Listen to Nepal Update, a weekly podcast from SBS Nepali featuring some of the top stories from Nepal in the past seven days.


📆 In this week’s update:

👥 RSP’s national convention kicks off in Chitwan,

💻 Prachanda calls for “IT Army”,

🇨🇳 Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal returns home after wrapping up a four-day official visit to China,

🗺️ Former Foreign Minister Arzu Rana summoned over investigations of passport printing,

☕️ Tea exports to India hit another snag,

🐔 Kathmandu Zoo shut down due to bird flu and

🏆 Rupesh Jaiswal and Kritisara Adhikari crowned chess champions.

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