MORE ON GAIJATRA Kathmandu, 3 Aug.: The festival was started during the rule of Raja Pratap Malla who started the festival to keep his wife in humour after the death their child.. Gaijatra is observed mainly in the Valley for eight days. A procession files past the Hanuman Dhoka Palace to commemorate the dead remember. Nnnn BUDDHA AIR BIRD HIT, PASSENGERS CREW SAFE Kathmandu, 3 Aug.: All 70 passengers and crew onboard a ATR-72 aircraft on a flight to Biratnagar from the capital were safe after a bird hit Thursday. The aircraft was grounded for repairs aafter a prolellorwas damaged. nnnn