SCARCE AS GOLD: Drivers face long queues to get their hands on precious diesel at a Kumaripati petrol pump on Sunday. (PIC: SAM KANG LI)

DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE: Many landless people are still living under plastic tarpaulins by the Bagmati near Prasuti Griha. Their demands for ID cards and voting rights in the CA election have still not been met. (PIC: KIRAN PANDAY)

HAPPY NEW YEAR: Monks perform a ritual dance at Ka-nying Sherpubling Monastery in Boudha on Tuesday to welcome Lhosar, the Tibetan New Year. (PIC: SAM KANG LI)

READY, AIM?: Nepal Army soldiers practise for the upcoming Shivaratri parade at Tundikhel on Tuesday. (PIC: KIRAN PANDAY)