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Updated at : August 17, 2024 14:02
Activists march in Kathmandu on Saturday calling for rightful representation of Dalits in state bodies. Deepak KC/TKP
Men from Newa community play traditional musical instruments during the Gunla festival at Swayambhunath Stupa in Kathmandu on Saturday. Safal Prakash Shrestha/TKP
Depositors scammed by cooperatives protest in Kathmandu on Sunday, carrying a coffin. They said Rajendra Sthapit, who was admitted to Bir Hospital, had died without treatment, after the cooperative firm in which he had deposited millions of his savings refused to release the money. Prakash Chandra Timilsena/TKP
Rights activists brave the rain to stage a sit-in demanding justice for Nirmala Kurmi, who remains missing since 2010, at Maitighar in Kathmandu on Sunday. They resumed protest after Nepali Congress leader Badshah Kurmi, who is one of the main accused in her disappearance, was appointed minister in the Lumbini province earlier this month. Angad Dhakal/TKP
Elephants enjoy a special feast at the Community Forest Office in Baghmara, Chitwan on the occasion of World Elephant Day on Monday. Sixty elephants were given the special treat. Chitwan is home to 69 private and 56 government elephants. Ramesh Kumar Paudel/TKP
Devotees taking part in the Bolbom pilgrimage flocked to the clear stretches of the Bagmati River at Sundarijal, northeast of Kathmandu, for a ritual dip, on the last Monday of the holy month of Shrawan. They carry the water from the river to offer at various Shiva shrines. Deepak KC/TKP
Trash materials brought by Bagmati River flooding a few days ago are seen stuck on the riverside rails at Sanepa in Lalitpur, on Wednesday. Hemanta Shrestha/TKP
A scene at Gatthaghar in Bhaktapur on Thursday afternoon following the death of a scooter rider who was hit by a truck. Safal Prakash Shrestha/ TKP
Boys and the elderly spin cotton thread to make janai, the sacred thread, at Mehaldhara in Palpa recently. Hindus are celebrating the Janai Purnima festival across the country on Monday. Madhav Aryal/TKP
Local women of Kirtipur in Kathmandu participate in a ritual at Bagh Bhairav Temple on Friday, prior to the Saturday event of handing over a newly-carved three-foot tall statue of the deity Bhairav. Hemanta Shrestha/TKP