KATHMANDU: Nepal News presents this week’s Shot of the Week: a demolition drive underway at the squatter settlement in Thapathali, where a bulldozer stands as a stark symbol of state power amid a contested urban landscape in the capital.

In the frame, a man sits motionless on a chair, watching his home being dismantled, bearing silent witness to the loss unfolding before him. Around him lie broken structures, scattered household belongings, and clothes left hanging amid the remains of the settlement.

The scene captures the human impact of ongoing eviction in the heart of Kathmandu, reflecting the tension between urban development and the lives of landless families who have long called the riverbank settlement home.