FIRST STEPS: Prime Minister Girija Koirala leaves Sahid Ganga Lal Memorial Hospital on Wednesday.(KIRAN PANDAY)

BIG GULP: Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat refreshes his parched throat during his two-hour budget speech in parliament on Wednesday. (KIRAN PANDAY)

ROUND TABLE: Industrialists, bankers, planners and academics at a post-budget discussion organised by Himalmedia on Thursday. (MIN BAJRACHARYA)

THE OLD AND THE NEW: A dancer checks his mobile phone during a cultural show at Durbar Marg to celebrate King Gyanendra's birthday on Friday.(KIRAN PANDAY)

WHIRL OF RED: Eight women perform the Astha Matrika Charya Dance at Rimal Natakghar, Gurukul, on Sunday. (KIRAN PANDAY)