IT'S YOU: Publisher of Himal Khabarpatrika Kanak Mani Dixit points PM Koirala out to himself in a picture at the Himal Khabarpatrika photo exhibition held at the Nepal Art Council last weekend. The exhibition included photos taken since the People's Movement 2006. (PIC: KIRAN PANDAY)

STRIKE AGAIN: The microbus-stops at Ratna Park were deserted during Wednesday's strike, called to demand justice for Ram Hari Shrestha, a businessman murdered by Maoists at the Chitwan cantonment. (PIC: MIN RATNA BAJRACHARYA)

LIKE MOTHER LIKE DAUGHTER: Arzu Deuba and Pratibha Rana, wife and mother-in-law of former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, were felicitated along with other women elected to the CA at a ceremony on Monday. Deuba is representing the NC and Rana the RPP. (PIC: KIRAN PANDAY)

BODY COOLER: In contrast to Kathmandu, Chitwan temperatures were soaring on Wednesday. Here a woman cools down with a slice of watermelon. (PIC: KIRAN PANDAY)