• NUMBER OF HIV POSITIVE PEOPLE UP IN LAMJUNG

  Lamjung,12 March (Dainikee)

  The number of HIV-positive people has reached 116 in Lamjung district over the last five years, according to the District HIV/AIDS Coordination Committee.Programme coordinator of the committee, Bishnu Thapa, however estimates the number of HIV-positive people in the district might be even exceed this as this number includes only people who have come in contact with committee.
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• School textbook shortage across the country

  Bhaktapur, 12 March (Dainikee)

  The Janak Educational Materials Centre (JEMC) Limited, a government-owned corporation responsible for printing the school textbooks, has hoarded the printed textbooks in its godowns, prompting a shortage of books across the country just ahead of the new school academic session.JEMC has stopped sending the school textbooks in the market for selling and stockpiled the books after it could not
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• Holi: The festival of colours

  Kathmandu, 27 Feb.(Dainikee)

  Holi is the festival of colors that is celebrated on late February or early March. The festival is observed for a day which is celebrated by people throwing colored powder and colored water at each other. Holi is also known by the name of Phagu Purnima where Phagu means the sacred red powder and Purnima means the full moon.
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• Misuse of Electricity at the Convention Hall

  Kathmandu, February (Dainikee)

  While the Nepalese people are facing almost 11 hours of load shedding everyday, the Conference Hall where the constituent Assembly meeting takes place is misutilising the electricity. The southern and the east wall of the Conference Hall uses high power Halogen Lamps. These lights might be set to a timer that switches it on at the dusk at as early as 5 pm and switches off at late 8 am in the morning.
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• Thankot faces turbulence

  Headquarters at Halchowk faces demonstration

  Kathmandu, 20 Feb. (Dainikee)

  Prithvi Highway has been shutdown from friday. The Maoist had tried to stop armed police force's vehicle from entering valley at Dhading area. The vehicle coming to Kathmandu Valley was believed to carry arms as per the Maoist officials. Government is alleged for importing arms from India against the peace agreement.
  The trucks carrying arms were tried to be stopped by Maoist at Thankot area
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• Swayambhu Yatayat halts its services

  Kathmandu, 16 Feb. (Dainikee)

  Swayambhu Yatayat has suspended their bus services after the discussion between the owners of Swayambhu Yatayat Bus Operation Committee and police officials. Four buses were torched by the public in Chabahil area after the one of the Swayambhu Yatayat buses ran over five people, of which 45-year-old Dambar Kumari Nepali of Dolakha and 32-year-old Reeta Basyal of Palpa died.
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• 25 feared to be dead in a train crash

  One of the most serious Belgian train accident since March 28, 2001

  Kathmandu, 15 Feb. (Dainikee)

  Two commuter trains collided head on at Buizingen, nine miles south-west of Brussels, at 8.30 am local time (0730GMT). The death toll is estimated to be up to 25 people according to the railway officials.
  
  Lodewijk De Witte, governor of the province of Flemish Brabant, said one train "apparently did not heed a stoplight."
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• Celebration of Gyalbo Lhosar

  Kathmandu, 14 Feb (Dainikee)

  The Sherpa community is celebrating Gyalbo Lhosar, new year for the ethnic groups of the Himalayan Region. The new year 2137 is considered to be the year of the tiger, according to the Sherpa calendar. This new year is celebrated by Sherpas, Tamangs, Gurungs and Tibetan communities.
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• History of Valentine´s Day

  Kathmandu, 14 Feb (Dainikee)

  Every February, across the country, candy, flowers, and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint and why do we celebrate this holiday? The history of Valentine's Day — and its patron saint — is shrouded in mystery. But we do know that February has long been a month of romance. St. Valentine's Day, as we know it today, contains vesti
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• Pressure cooker bomb found near Army Barrack

  Damak, 12 Feb. (Dainikee)

  A pressure cooker bomb was found and disposed today morning near the Jhapa's Nepalese Army Barrack. The bomb found inside the Tea Garden compound at Damak-15 was disposed at 9.40 in the morning by the Nepalese Army Bomb Dispose squad.
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