Nepal Update: Bird flu in over 58 locations, former minister Bishnu Paudel arrested and ANFA banned

Egg trader Bhagwan Karki inspects eggs at his shop in Kathmandu on Friday, 26 June 2026. Source: EPA / NARENDRA SHRESTHA/EPA/AAP Image

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📆 In this week’s update:

• 👥 RSP’s first general convention wraps up
• 🐔 Bird flu infection on the rise, say officials
• 🚔 Former minister and CPN-UML Vice-Chair Bishnu Paudel arrested over money laundering probe
• 🏫 Students unhappy with the Year 12 exam results
• 🏚️ Street protests erupt over squatter evictions
• ⚽️ FIFA slaps a ban on ANFA (All Nepal Football Association)
• 🏏 15-man Nepal squad named for cricket clash against the Netherlands

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