No toilet, so a bride quits husband’s house
A 17-year-old girl, who was recently came to live with her in-laws after marriage, ran back to her father’s home because there was no proper toilet facility there.
The girl has declared that she would return to the in-laws’ home only if they got a toilet constructed for her. This interesting incident took place in Maharajganj recently.
Priyanka, a student of Class 12, was married to Amarjit in 2007.
Her “gauna” ceremony (final ceremony after which the bride comes to live with her husband) took place recently and when the bride arrived in Vishnupur Khurd village where her in-laws live, she was dismayed to find that the house did not have a proper toilet.
Ram Jeevat, Priyanka’s father-in-law, understands the plight of his daughter-in-law but said that he did not have the means to get a toilet constructed.
Meanwhile, Priyanka’s demand and Ram Jeevat’s helplessness has been heard by sanitation NGO “Sulabh International” that has now decided to give her an award of `2 lakh and also gift her an ultra modern toilet with a bathroom at her new home, at their own cost.
Sulabh International Founder Bindeshwar Pathak said the girl’s act should be an inspiration and example for others.
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Maldives prez arrives on 5-day visit
AGE CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI, MAY 11
As a relieved India watches the return of relative calm to the Indian Ocean island nation of Maldives, its President Mohamed Waheed arrived here on Friday on a five-day visit to meet the Indian leadership.
Mr Waheed, who became President barely three months ago, is making his first trip to India after assuming this post. His visit comes less-than-a month after the visit of his predecessor, Mohamed Nasheed, who had come to India seeking its help in ensuring early elections in Maldives.
The President is accompanied by his minister of foreign affairs Abdul Samad Abdulla, minister of finance and treasury Abdulla Jihad and minister of housing and environment Mohamed Muiz. In keeping with a tradition followed by his predecessors, Mr Waheed is making his first foreign trip as President to India.
Also part of the delegation is Dhunya Maumoon, daughter of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. Ms Maumoon is the minister of state for external affairs.
A measure of her importance in the current regime can be gauged from her remarks, reported by agencies, saying that updating the Indian government about the current situation in the archipelago and set the record straight on the issues raised by former President Nasheed.
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