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Updated at : January 11, 2025 15:33
Vendors at the Kalimati Fruits and Vegetable Market in Kathmandu stack yams on Friday. With the Maghe Sankranti festival approaching, yam is in high demand. During this festival, which falls next Tuesday, steamed yam is traditionally enjoyed with ghee and chaku, a jaggery-based delicacy. Hemanta Shrestha/TKPDucks float on Pimbahal Pond, just a minute’s walk from Patan Dhoka, Lalitpur, in this recent photo. Restored to its original look in 2017 after being destroyed in the 2015 earthquake, the pond reflects nearby houses, adding to its charm. Anuj Arora/TKPA woman selling ground nuts walks along an alley of an old Patan neighbourhood in Lalitpur in this recent photo. Deepak KC/TKP Student activist Netra Chapagain (left) suspended his nine-day ‘standing protest’ at Maitighar, Kathmandu on Monday afternoon after Education Minister Bidya Bhattarai (right) pledged to address his demands, including the swift enactment of the education law recommended by the High-Level Education Commission Report 2018. After his strength declined, he used crutches to continue his protest on his feet. Angad Dhakal/TKPAn earthmover is deployed to level the Chyasal football ground in Lalitpur on Saturday as a cyclist pedals by. Flash floods caused by late September rains had dumped debris on the stadium. Deepak KC/TKP