bookmarkPublished at : February 10, 2024
Updated at : February 10, 2024 08:53
A vendor basks in the winter sun beside her spread of curio items, patiently waiting for customers at Kathmandu Durbar Square on Thursday. Deepak KC/TKP The Khaptad area of the Sudurpaschim Province blanketed under a thick layer of snow, pictured this week. Life in the region has been affected by the growing chill. Basanta Pratap Singh/TKPPolice removing Aarati Sah’s mother Nirmala Sah from the gates of Singha Durbar, the central secretariat of the government, on Monday. Aarati, 23, from Thapachowk, Janakpur, was found dead at her home under suspicious circumstances on May 21 last year. Her parents allege Aarati was killed by her husband and in-laws over a dowry dispute. They have been protesting for justice for over eight months. Prakash Chandra Timilsena/TKPA farmer heads home with a large bundle of thatch, commonly used as animal fodder, especially during winter, in Jaljala, Parbat district, on Saturday. Deepak KC/TKPMovie theatres across the country remained shut on Monday to protest ‘exorbitant’ taxes imposed by the government. Empty seats at a QFX Cinema in Kathmandu. Deepak KC/TKPDevotees observing the month-long Swasthani fast on their way to offer prayers and worship at various shrines, pictured in front of the Nyatapol temple in Bhaktapur on Friday morning. This year the fasting month began on January 25 and concludes on February 24. Sanjog Manandhar/TKPRelatives of Nepalis who have joined Russian fighting forces demonstrate outside the Russian Embassy in Kathmandu on Tuesday demanding an end to the unauthorised recruitment, compensation for the war’s victims, repatriation of the deceased and safe return of the recruits. Prakash Chandra Timilsena/TKPSpeaker Devraj Ghimire, along with parliamentary officials, inspects the House of Representatives for its new session that begins on Monday. Hemanta Shrestha/TKPGurkha veterans demonstrate at Shantivatika in Kathmandu on Wednesday demanding the government follow the Supreme Court’s order to review the Gurkha recruitment deal. The ex-British Army personnel have been fighting for pay and pension equal to their UK counterparts. Sanjog Manandhar/TKP