In Pics: India This Week

From encounter of Vikas Dubey to opening of centrally-protected monuments , here’s a snapshot of India this week.

A man carrying his belongings walks at the banks of Hooghly river in the backdrop of dark clouds looming in the sky in Nadia district of West Bengal on Wednesday, 8 July.

(Photo: PTI)

From the alleged encounter of history-sheeter Vikas Dubey to Archaeological Survey of India allowing the opening of centrally-protected monuments, The Quint brings you a snapshot of India this week.

People travel on a crowded boat to cross the Ganga river in Patna, Bihar, on Monday, 6 July.

A farmer carries bundles of sugarcanes from a field in Nadia district of West Bengal on Monday, 6 July.

Police and media at the encounter site where gangster Vikas Dubey was killed when he allegedly tried to escape from the spot following an accident, near Kanpur, on Friday, 10 July.

A flock of pigeons flies in the backdrop of dark clouds looming in the sky in Jaipur on Thursday, 9 July.

A young girl takes a selfie at Humayun’s Tomb in New Delhi, after it re-opened for public on Monday, 6 July.

A woman walks on a promenade as sea waves crash ashore during high tide at Bandra in Mumbai on Monday, 6 July.

A COVID-19 recovered patient and part of Murshidabad COVDI-19 warriors club holds a rose as he volunteers for coronavirus awareness campaign, in collaboration with the state government, at a hospital in Kolkata on Monday, 6 July.

A view of the Namgyal Palace sans tourist owing to COVID-19 pandemic, in Leh, on Tuesday, 7 July.

NSUI members protest in New Delhi after MHA, on Monday, 6 July, permitted the conduct of examinations by universities and institutions. 

ITBP personnel carry out rescue works following drowning of reportedly three women while crossing a river in Chhattisgarh. 

Backstage theatre workers conduct a meeting to discuss steps necessary to revive theatre in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Kolkata, on Tuesday, 7 July.

MiG-29 fighter aircraft flies above Leh, in Ladakh, on Thursday, 9 July.

Farmers plant paddy saplings in a field during monsoon season in Ranchi, Jharkhand, on Thursday, 9 July.

Relatives wail during the funeral of the BJP leader Sheikh Waseem Bari in Bandipora district of north Kashmir on Thursday, 9 July.

Misty clouds engulf the area after heavy rain in Shimla on Thursday, 9 July.