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Nepal Update: Nagdhunga Tunnel opens, Human rights groups concerned over judicial independence

Nagdhunga Tunnel Inaugurated in Kathmandu
Kathmandu, Nepal - July 27, 2026: Senior officials, including Infrastructure Development Minister Sunil Lamsal, Japanese Ambassador to Nepal Maeda Toru and the president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), attended the inauguration ceremony of the Nagdhunga Tunnel in Kathmandu, Nepal. Source: AAP / AP Tolang/Nexpher Images/Sipa USA

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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:

🚨One person dead in clashes in Dewanganj, Sunsari

💫More than 1.2 million tourists visited Nepal in the 2082–83 fiscal year, including from Australia and other countries

💵Government removes tax on education and health services

🛣️Nagdhunga Tunnel inauguration

‼️Human rights groups concerned over judicial independence

🤝CPN-UML and CPN reach agreement

🥋Para taekwondo athlete Renu Tamang qualifies for Asian Para Games

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