The week in 10 photos

Here are some of the photos taken by our photojournalists and reporters this week.

In this photo taken Friday, a worker is seen tying rebars for a pillar for the Kathmandu-Tarai Expressway Project at Budhune in Makawanpur district. Angad Dhakal/TKP

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Published at : February 24, 2024

Updated at : February 24, 2024 10:01

Victims of micro-finance institutions’ exorbitant interest rates pictured at Thankot on Sunday as they march towards the Capital mainly from Tarai districts to bring their case to broader public attention. Angad Dhakal/TKP

Men perform a traditional cultural dance called ‘Singaru Nach’ on the occasion of the fifth edition of ‘Kuda Karnalika’ at Bulbule in Surkhet on Saturday. The performance specific to the region marked the launch of the three-day event discussing issues of the Karnali province. Prakash Chandra Timilsena/TKP

Borrowers of microfinance institutions stage a protest in Kathmandu on Wednesday. The debtors, who walked to Kathmandu from various districts, had planned to picket the Baluwatar-based Nepal Rastra Bank after a march from Sifal but were stopped at Bhatbhateni citing a no-go area. Their demands include scrapping microfinances, writing off their loans and removing loan defaulters from the black list and freeing up their collaterals. Prakash Chandra Timilsena/TKP

A hazy view of Kathmandu as seen on Friday from a Kathmandu-Surkhet flight with the Bauddha Stupa towards the bottom right. Air pollution is increasing in the Valley due to construction works, vehicular emissions and the absence of rain. Prakash Chandra Timilsena/TKP

Beni Bazaar situated between Baglung, Myagdi and Parbat districts along the Kaligandaki river as seen in this recent picture. Deepak KC/TKP

Farmers stage a sit-in on the road in front of District Administration Office, Dang demanding land rights on Wednesday. Durga Lal KC/TKP

Former President Bidya Devi Bhandari (right) and CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli greet each other at a function in Satdobato, Lalitpur, on Friday. Deepak KC/TKP

Victims of exorbitant lending practices shout slogans on Exhibition Road in Kathmandu on Friday as police obstruct their march. They want to draw the federal government’s attention to their demands for debt relief and punishment for loan sharks, having converged in the Capital after marching for up to 25 days from districts as far as Jhapa in the east and Kanchanpur in the west. Angad Dhakal/TKP

Namibia players celebrate a wicket of the Netherlands during the Nepal Tri-Series of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 at the TU Cricket Ground in Kirtipur on Friday. Namibia won by 24 runs to register their third victory of the tri-series and League 2. The Netherlands and Nepal play against each other in the final match of the tri-series on Sunday. Hemanta Shrestha/TKP