Former Miss Nepal Malina Joshi (center) poses for a photo with the contestants of Miss Nepal USA 2018 in Dallas, Texas ahead of the grand finale on August 19.

This handout photo shows a new showroom of Indian women’s clothing brand ‘W’ at Labim Mall in Lalitpur. Pinnacle Brand is the authorised distributor for Nepal. The outlet offers clothes reflecting Indian culture infused with the western fashion.

A vendor selling posters of serpent god locally known as ‘Nag’ ahead of the Nag Panchami festival. The posters cost between Rs 5 to Rs 100. Photo: Ravi Maharjan/NBA

Farmers using tractor to till their field in Bungmati, Lalitpur in this recent photo. Photo: Ravi Maharjan/NBA

A beautiful scene of mountain range as seen from Soledanda, a tourist destination in the border of Myagdi and Baglung districts. There has been an increase in the number of internal tourists in the area after it became accessible through road. Photo: Dhruba Sagar Sharma

This handout photo provided by the Directorate of Public Relations of the Nepalese Army shows Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Rajendra Chhetri (L) handing over the responsibilities of acting army chief to Lt Gen Purna Chandra Thapa on Saturday. CoAS Chhetri has taken one-month leave from office before his retirement.

Consumers flock to KL Tower in Chabahil during the Big Sale Carnival underway from August 10 to September 8. Photo Courtesy: KL Tower

Smoke billows from the building of OMax Cinema Hall in Hetauda on Wednesday morning as a fire engine tries to control the situation. The cinema hall reported loss worth Rs 30 million due to the fire. Photo: Bhanubhakta Acharya/NBA

This handout photo shows participants of MIT Global Startup Labs pose for a group photo after pitching their ideas during the Demo Day held in the capital recently.

Delegates from India and Nepal exchange MoU a programme entitled “Implementing Prosperity Roadmap: Role of International Cooperation” on Friday. Photo Courtesy: CNI

Police personnel from Hanumandhoka during a patrol on cycles at Bhadrakali. Police have claimed that the cycle patrol team has been effective in curbing petty thefts in crowded areas of the city. Photo: Pradip Luitel/NBA

Owner of a curio shop at Lalitpur Durbar Square arranging masks at his shop on Wednesday. The shopkeepers say that foreigners are more interested in buying their products than the locals. Photo: Ravi Maharjan/NBA

Participants of a programme organised to discuss the possible ways of stopping the outflow of currency in foreign trade. The programme was organised by Nepal Transit and Warehousing Co Limited. Photo: Pradip Luitel/NBA

The official launch of Huawei Nova 3 and Nova 3i in the capital on Friday. Photo: NBA

A house which was severely damaged by the 2015 earthquakes in Pimbahal of Lalitpur collapsed at around 2.30 am on Sunday morning. Photo: Ravi Maharjan

Labourers unloading garlic imported from Surkhet at Kalimati Vegetable Market on Monday. Garlic is available at Rs 90 per kg in bulk at the vegetable market. Photo: Ravi Maharjan/NBA

Farmers of Patalekhola in Gurans Rural Municipality of Dailekh carrying vegetables on their backs to the market in Dharampokhari. Although the village has access to road, the farmers are compelled to carry their products to the market after the road got damaged by heavy rainfall this monsoon. Photo: Rita Kumari Shahi/NBA

Nepal Airlines Corporation welcomes its new wide-body aircraft Airbus A330-200 with water canon at the Tribhuvan International Airport on Thursday. The aircraft with call sign 9N-ALZ has a capacity of 274 seats out of which 18 seats are for business class. Photo Courtesy: NAC

This photo taken by Ummid Shakya shows the contrast between light and shadow on the village of Jharkot as seen from Ranipauwa on the way to Muktinath in Mustand district. The photo won the second prize in the “Tourism Destination” category of Gandaki Province State-Level Photo Contest organised by the provincial government. Photo Courtesy: PJ Club

This handout photo provided by PJ Club shows Kori, a beautiful tourist destination of Province 4, situated in Madi Rural Municipality of Kaski district. The place offers beautiful view of the Annapurna range, beautiful villages, hills and Pokhara valley and many more. The photo taken by Gehendra Gurung won the third prize in ‘Our Destination’ category of the Gandaki Province State-Level Photo Contest organised by the provincial government. Photo Courtesy: PJ Club