MILITARY LENDS A HAND: A frail Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala arrives in parliament on Sunday.
(KIRAN PANDAY)

WE DO: In a departure from tradition, it was the prime minister and not the king who swore in this new council of ministers on Tuesday.
(KIRAN PANDAY)

MACHINDRANATH: The chariot of Min Nath is dragged through the historic heart of Patan on Tuesday.
(KIRAN PANDAY)

HIGH AND DRY: Kathmandu residents don\'t remember the Rani Pokhari ever being so empty. The fact that it hasn\'t filled up despite recent rain suggests that construction nearby has severed its water supply.
(MIN BAJRACHAYRA)