UNHAPPY FAMILIES: Among the 200-strong crowd of protestors outside Baluwatar on Wednesday demanding to know the whereabouts of their missing relatives were Ruby Shrestha, whose husband Rajendra Mali is missing, and her mother Indira who is petitioning to find out what happened to her son, Nanga Ram and friend Rajan Dongol.
(MIN BAJRACHARYA)

AMBASSADORIAL ASSURANCE: China\'s ambasador to Nepal Zheng Xianglin speaks to the press at Reporter\'s Club on Wednesday. Zheng said China would respect whatever decisions Nepal made about its internal affairs.
(KUMAR SHRESTHA)

A LONG TRADITION: The Rato Machhendranath chariot being taken for a spin around Lagankhel on Wednesday evening in preparation for the jatra\'s grand finale on Thursday. Machhendranath, who is also called Karunamaya and, in the Buddhist tradition,Lokeswara, must be kept happy if the Valley is to have a good monsoon.
(KIRAN PANDAY)

TOP OF THE CLASS: WAVE Mister University Nepal 2007 Hembung Rai gets keys to his new Yamaha Gladiator JA from Vishnu Agarwal, CEO of Morang Autoworks at the finals on Saturday. Swekshya Adhikari, the new WAVE Miss University Nepal 2007 won a scooter. The winners fly to South Korea this weekend to represent Nepal\'s universities in the international contest.
(MIN BAJRACHARYA)