Mahottari, Apr. 19: Indian Ambassador to Nepal K. V. Rajan has expressed the belief that Nepal-India relations will be consolidated and further deepened in the days to come since they are rooted in tradition.
Indian Ambassador Rajan made the observation while inaugurating the students’ hostel of the Ramanandan Bishweshwar Mahendra Campus, Jaleshwar, here on Tuesday.
The hostel building to be built on the premises of the Ramanandan Bishweshawar Campus was constructed with the cooperation of the Indian government.
Ambassador Rajan said the heads of the government of Nepal and India have resolved any bilateral issues that crop up from time to time between the two countries on the basis of mutual friendship and a spirit of good neighbourly relations.
He said India will continue to cooperate in the health, education, industrial and road construction sectors of Nepal.
MP Sitanandan Raya said that Nepal-India friendship remained a symbol of the traditional ties between the two countries.
MP Mahendra Kumar Mishra spoke about the cultural relations between Nepal and India.
MP Mahendra Yadav Madhukar also expressed his views on various facets of Nepal-India relations.
Chairman of the campus management committee and former minister Ram Bilas Yadav presided over the programme.
The five-room hostel was constructed with an assistance of Rs 500,000 of the government of India.
Meanwhile in Janak-purdham, Ambassador Rajan inaugurated a day-long seminar entitled ” Women’s awareness against the dowry system” organised by the Forum for Women Education and Participation for Rural Development and Environment here on Tuesday.
Addressing the seminar, Ambassador Rajan said the notion that the dowry system was a part of the religion and culture was wrong and stressed women education to eliminate the dowry system from the society.
He said the dowry system is a form of corruption and all political parties and social workers should put in their active efforts to get rid of this social vice.
Professor Dr. Rajendra Bimal said that violence against women was increasing as a result of the dowry system.
Dhirendra Jha also expressed his views at the programme presided over by forum chairperson Sarada Jha.