THEIR MAJESTIES: King Gyanendra and Queen Komal at a function organised by the World Hindu Federation on Friday in which the king was conferred the title 'Emperor of the World's Hindus'


BILATERAL: Officials from Nepal and India at the opening of a meeting to discuss trade issues in Kathmandu on Thursday.


HAPPY CHILDREN: Kagatigau in Kathmandu used to be famous for child marriages on Sri Panchami, but this year on 26 January teachers and students from Sri Bhawani Primary School organised a dance to celebrate the end of the practice.


OUCH: Sujata Koirala of the Nepali Congress shows a welt from a police beating she endured during a street protest on Wednesday.


FINE TUNING: Famous Indian flutist Pandit Jasraj performing in Kathmandu on Friday 23 January.