गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Elderly man, 42-year-old woman tie knot in first ever court marriage in Mugu Nepal Elderly man, 42-year-old woman tie knot in first ever court marriage in Mugu KathmanduPati April 16, 2023 MUGU – An elderly man, 70, and a 42-year-old woman have tied the knot in a court marriage first ever of this kind in the district, according to the District Court, Mugu. District judge Dil Kumar Bardewa confirmed that the court marriage was first in the district as of now. Pyari Lal Kafle of Soru Rural Municipality-7 and Janaki Rokaya of Khatyad Rural Municipality got married through a legal process. “Although we have an age difference of 28 years, I consented on my own,” said Rokaya. Judge Bardewa provided a marriage certificate to the couple. This was second marriage of both of them. Kafle’s first wife died on 4 October, 2020, and Rokaya got divorced with her first husband on 19 December, 2022. Both of them agreed to tie the knot, said the court registrar Gobinda Acharya. People gathered in the court to see the couple. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Flood relief funds reach Rs 17.54 billion Landslide suspected as cause of deadly Budhi Gandaki flood Flood sweeps away six bridges, 10 people missing Flood sweeps away 35 homes in riverside villages Flash flood sweeps away riverside bazaar and hydropower camp When Nepal Goes Offline Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Role of Vitamin D in pregnancy to combat COVID-19 Prachanda flies to India for treatment of his ailing wife Dhakal elected FNCCI senior Vice-chair Health post in Humla village sans workforce, shut down for nearly a month President Bhandari begins two-day official visit to Bangladesh CPN Secretariat meeting postponed due to coronavirus Longer conflict along China borders cannot be discounted, warns Indian Chief of Defence Staff Rawat South Korea to provide E-9 visa to foreign students
