25 inter-caste married couples honoured
-
Media Baaji
- Mon, 6 July 2026
Myagdi. Malika rural municipality of Myagdi has honored 25 couples with inter-caste marriages with Dalit community with cash. According to the rural municipality, 25 couples who had inter-caste marriages were honored with 3,500 cash each in the program held on Sunday from the allocated budget under the targeted community program.
Chairman of the rural municipality Beg Prasad Garbuja said that since caste discrimination still exists in the society, the honor program was organized with the aim of encouraging inter-caste marriage and conveying the message of ending discrimination. He said, 'There is still a big wall of caste discrimination in our society.
It is necessary to end the caste discrimination that has existed for centuries. From all the seven wards of the municipality, we have tried to convey the message that caste discrimination should be ended by respecting the senior citizens who have inter-caste marriages with the Dalit community.
Express
Related News
These are the Martyrs of Genji Movement (with list)
Kathmandu. The government has declared 45 people who lost their lives during the Genji movement as martyrs. The cabinet meeting held today at Sinha Darbar has declared 45 people who were killed in the movement by Genji...
Monitoring of Authority's Dispatch Center at Suchhatar for Power Demand and Supply Management
Kathmandu. Energy Water Resources and Irrigation, Physical Infrastructure and Transport and Urban Development Minister Kulman Ghising has taken information about electricity demand and supply management on special days...
Here is today's weather forecast
Kathmandu. Currently, there is no significant weather system impact across the country, according to the Water and Weather Forecasting Division. According to the department, the weather will remain mostly clear in the...
Today is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
Kathmandu. International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is being celebrated today in different countries of the world. The purpose of this day is to spread global awareness against modern forms of slavery, including...
10 climbers with Nirmal Purja without contact in the avalanche
Kathmandu. A 10-member international climbing team led by world-renowned Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja has been lost in an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak mountain range.
According to the BBC, an avalanche occurred on the 8,47-meter hig...
14 injured when truck and bus collided
Kathmandu. 14 people were injured when a truck loaded with rice and a passenger bus collided in Makwanpur on Thursday. The accident occurred when a rice load truck No. BAPR 06001 B 0415 and a passenger bus No. BPA 101001 B 4768 coming from the opp...