RUNNING OUT OF GAS: Cars line up outside a petrol pump on Thursday as the Maoist blockades of major highways around the Valley created fuel and food shortages.

NO ENTRY: Maoists block the Prithibi Highway (Dhading) using booby-trapped trees and propaganda banners on Tuesday.

ICONS: Nima Rumba and Nalina Chitrakar perform at the Yak and Yeti after being chosen as the Icons of 2004 on Saturday.

IT'S A SECRET: Bhaskar Rajkarnikar and Finance Minister Bharat Mohan Adhikari at the 10th annual general meeting of the Advertising Association of Nepal (AAN) at the Radisson on Sunday during which a new logo and awards were announced.

DIPLOMA HOLDERS: Samasthi Nepal gave away plaques and pashminas to people who excelled in the tourism sector at the Reporter's Club on Friday.