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The Raute Community in the Picture (Collet by Om Shahi)

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Om Shahi, Surkhet | Pulished on : Bs : 2080/06/9, Ad : 26 sep. 2023 The Rautes don't have a separate history. Although they are called nomads and descendants of gods, the origin of the Rautes is said to be Phukot of Kalikot. According to their statement, bishnu Thakuri's seven brothers and sons living in Phukot were expelled from the village for family punishment and had to live in the forest.  There is no definite truth as to when this statement came from. Today's Raute is said to be the children of the same mahilo. Although the population of Rautes is around 700, the number of actual Rautes is now 142.  Raute's much discussion on social media has led many to know about the raute's lifestyle, costumes and speech. Earlier, those who earned dollars in the name of NGOs and INGOs used to reach Raute settlement. Now, YouTubers go to Raute settlement to earn dollars. But there seems to be no change in Raute's lifestyle. They do not accept some reforms and social thin

How did Geeta Die, who was kept under the protection of Sosek ?

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Om Shahi, Surkhet | A young woman has died in Kalikot. The body of 25-year-old Geeta Kumari Jaisi Shahi of Lusa Maiti of Sanni Triveni Rural Municipality-1 was found hanging, said Arjun KC, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) at the District Police Office, Kalikot. She died on Sunday morning while hanging from the door of the toilet while he was kept in a shelter run by an NGO run by SOSEC Nepal for protection and psychosocial counseling after his family refused to accept him due to security reasons.  Although SOSEC has been working for the rescue, relief and rehabilitation of vulnerable women and children, the incident is considered suspicious after her death within a few days of being kept. "The relatives were agitated that he had gone missing on September 29, but after coming in contact with him, we kept him in an institution named SOSEC for protection and psychological counselling after his relatives refused to take him due to security reasons," dsp KC said. ’ Dsp KC sa

Raute's life is being ruined due to alcohol, investment is being wasted

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Om Shahi Surkhet | Eight years ago, in the year 2072, the young Kapil Shahi was seriously injured by burns. He was taken to Kathmandu and treated. However, the wound burned by the fire did not heal. It started to increase more and more. He resorted to alcohol to ease the pain of the wound. He had other health problems due to regular heavy drinking. Kapil finally died on 31 June 2077. Route chiefs. On 5 Jan 2079, Narayan Shahi, a young man from Raute, was seriously injured after drinking too much alcohol and sleeping near the fire. He died while being taken to Kathmandu for treatment. Shivraj Shahi, another young man who got addicted to liquor like lychee available in the market, also lost his life in Baisakh 2078. In the last five years, 29 people from the Raute community have lost their lives in Anahak. Nineteen children and 10 adults were killed. Most of them have died due to alcohol consumption of adults. Health workers say that the health of most of the route has started to deterio