RIOT FUN: Children play see-saw on trees cut down to block the road on the Ring Road on Sunday as protests against the fuel price hike peaked. The government relented after two days of nationwide protests and rolled back the increase.(KIRAN PANDAY)

CHECKPOINT CHARLIE: With a steep increase in the number of highway robberies, the Maoists have set up this checkpoint at Chandranighapur on the East-West Highway.
(SAGAR SHRESTHA)

CHILDREN ON THE FRONTLINE: The Maoist student union bussed in high school children to the army headquarters at Tundikhel for a demonstration demanding the whereabouts of disappeared comrades.
(KIRAN PANDAY)

ALL IN FAVOUR OF HUSBANDS: Women experiment with mehendi at a Teej event organised by Nepalese Fashion House and Punam Mehendi at GAA on Wednesday. (KIRAN PANDAY)

HUMAN BRIDGE: For Rs 50-150 (depending on your weight) these two men will carry you across the Ram Ghat Khola on the Karnali Highway in Kalikot where a concrete bridge is under construction.
(KRISHNA ABIRAL)