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A holy man draws a sign on his forehead on Shiva Ratri, a day dedicated to the Hindu god of death and destruction, in Pashupatinath on Friday. - Gopen Rai
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A day after the government announced local elections, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal holds an all party meeting in Katmandu on Tuesday, which was boycotted by the Madhesi parties. Miffed at the government for not amending the constitution, the Madhesi parties have also decided to boycott elections nationwide and disrupt polls in the Tarai. - Gopen Rai
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Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA)'s Managing Director Kulman Ghising (far left) receives the Best Contributor in the Infrastructure of the Year award from Home Minister Bimalendra Nidhi (second from left) on the last day of Nepal Infrastructure Summit that concluded on Monday in Kathmandu. - RSS
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Rashtriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) leader Kamal Thapa casts his vote during the party's election in Kathmandu on Monday. Thapa is one of the two candidates vying for the leadership of the newly-unified party, which aims to restore Nepal as a Hindu monarchy. - Gopen Rai
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A 100-metre section of the BP highway that connects Kathmandu to the eastern Tarai has collapsed into the Sunkoshi river, leaving thousands of passengers stranded on either side of the breach. - Himalkhabar
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The earthquake-damaged resting place in the middle of the Pim Bahal pond against the backdrop of the changing cityscape of Patan on Monday. - Smriti Basnet
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Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal inaugurates Nepal Infrastructure Summit 2017 in Kathmandu on Sunday. - RSS
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DEMOCRACY DOVES: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, flanked by President Bidya Bandari, Vice-President Nanda Kishore Pun and Chief Justice Sushila Karki release doves at the Army Pavilion on the occasion of Democracy Day. In his speech, Dahal did not announce date for election, as expected. - RSS
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The unified RPP Chair Kamal Thapa (third, from right) and the UML Chair KP Oli (third, from left) at the Hindu royalist party's general convention that kicked off in Kathmandu on Friday. - Gopen Rai
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An artist paints an anthropomorphic artwork in Patan Dhoka on Friday. This wall painting is a part of Kathmandu Triennale, an international arts festival to be held in the capital next month. - Shreejana Shrestha
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The three newly-appointed Election Commissioners pose for a group picture with President Bidya Bhandari (centre, front row), Deputy President Nanda Kishore Pun (left, front row) and Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar (right, front row) after their swearing-in ceremony at Shital Niwas on Thursday. - RSS
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Organisers of Property Expo 2017, which is set to take place from 7 to 10 April this year, address journalists during a press conference at Shangri-La Hotel, Lajimpat on Monday. - Gopen Rai
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The Swayambhu stupa shimmers in the evening sun on Sunday, a shining symbol of Nepal's religious tolerance. - Kunda Dixit
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A painter prepares a new board for the Department of Railways in Patan Dhoka on Wednesday. Set up a few years ago, the department is now charged with surveying the alignment of the proposed East-West Railway and two cross-border railway lines linking Biratnagar and Janakpur to India. - Smriti Basnet
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Ranipokhari wore a desolate and desiccated look on Tuesday. The water from the holy pond was drained for repairs, and the reconstruction of the temple has been delayed because of a controversy over the use of ferrocement beams by the contractor. - Kunda Dixit
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34-year-old Binita Bhujel works to demolish a house, brick by brick, in Chapagaon on Thursday. - Gopen Rai