SERIOUS MONEY: From right to left, Finance Secretary Bhanu Acharya, Indian Ambassador Shiv Shankar Mukherjee, Kheya Bhattacharya and Sanjay Verma of the Indian Embassy at the signing of a Rs 5 billion in aid to upgrade border checkpoints between the two countries on Wednesday morning.

RADIO ACTIVITY: A news reader at Nepal FM's studio defies the ban on news broadcasts on FM on Wednesday evening just before the station got a warning from the government. The restriction, imposed after February First, expires on 5 August.

TEEN POWER: Some of the aspirants for the Miss Teen Nepal crown posing at Dwarika's Hotel on Tuesday. The contest is organised by Kathmandu Jaycees and will take place at BICC on 6 August.

BEING PREPARED: Scout participants of the Rover Ranger Model Pioneering Tournament organised by Machhendra Rover Scout Group show their models to examiners from Nepal Scouts on Saturday.

ESPECIAL: Himalmedia Marketing Manager, Sunaina Shah, introduces the new Nepali Times web presence eSpecial at a function to mark the fifth anniversary of the paper at Dwarika's Hotel on 30 July.