WARM WELCOME ON A COLD MORNING: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and Arzu Rana Deuba welcome visiting fromer Japanese prime minister Ryotaro Hashimoto at Baluwatar on 17 January.

COLIN KNEELS: US Secretary of State, Colin Powell goes down on his knees to receive a ceremonial silk khada at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, while general manager Martin van Kan looks on.

BIRD FESTIVAL: The Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve celebrated the second annual migratory bird festival 18-24 January. Seen here is a flock of lesser adjutant storks at the santuary within sight of grazing livestock.