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Updated at : April 12, 2025 14:25
Tribhuvan International Airport under a thick blanket of haze, as seen from a rooftop in nearby Gothatar on Monday afternoon. For the past several days, Kathmandu has almost continuously ranked as the world’s most polluted city. At 4 pm on Monday, the AQI was 256 (‘very unhealthy’), according to air quality monitor IQAir. Angad Dhakal/TKP
Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak listens to 22-year-old Rebika Khatri of Udayapur, who was injured in the March 28 incident, at Civil Service Hospital in Kathmandu on Wednesday. Bibek Pokhrel/TKP
Teachers lie on the street in Kathmandu on Saturday as part of their ongoing demonstration calling for a new law to address their demands. Hemanta Shrestha/TKP
An Indian paradise-flycatcher pictured in the Tilaurakot forest of Kapilvastu, recently. Manoj Paudel/TKP
An orange-headed thrush pictured in the Tilaurakot forest in Kapilvastu, recently. Manoj Paudel/TKP
A kite glides over a haze-covered Kathmandu, with the Bauddha area and the Hyatt Regency in the background on Monday. Angad Dhakal/TKP
Spectators fill the steps of Nyatapola Temple as a chariot is pulled on the first day of Biska Jatra at Taumadhi Square in Bhaktapur on Thursday. Deepak KC/TKP
Kathmandu Valley enjoyed a clear sunset on Friday as rains swept away days of haze and pollution. Angad Dhakal/TKP