July 21: A waterlogged sub-base road at Chapini, Harion Municipality-8, Sarlahi in this photo on Sunday. Photo: Tanka Chhetri/Republica
July 22: Devotees lighting ghiu (clarified butter) lamps on the premises of Pashupatinath Temple on Monday. Mondays in the Nepali month of Shrawan are considered especially auspicious for worshipping Lord Shiva. Photo: Keshab Thoker/Republica
THE WEEK IN PICTURES
July 23: A motorcycle struggles to get past a muddy section of Charikot-Khadichaur road on Tuesday. The road which is considered the lifeline of Dolkha is in a sorry state, especially during the monsoon, since the last four years due to the negligence of the contractor. Photo: Ramesh Khatiwada/Republica
July 24: Police and locals retrieve a body after massive flooding at the Dordikhola river in Lamjung on Wednesday. Three people have been confirmed dead and several others are out of contact following the flooding on Wednesday afternoon. Photo: Kisan Sangeet Nepali/Republica
July 25: People in Bhimsen Thapa Rural Municipality of Gorkha district take out a musical procession on Thursday to mark the 244th birth anniversary of National Hero Bhimsen Thapa. Thapa was born in Gorkha on Shrawan 9, 1842 BS. He served as mukhtiyar, which is akin to prime minister, during the reign of King Rana Bahadur Shah. Photo: Republica
July 26: The road in poor condition at Chabahil poses a risk of vehicle accident
Photo: Keshab Thoker/Republica
July 27: Members of Nepal Students Union, the student wing of the main opposition Nepali Congress, light candles at Maitighar Mandala, Kathmandu on Friday in memory of Nirmala Panta, a teenage girl who was raped and killed in Kanchanpur a year ago. Photo: Keshab Thoker/Republica
