Karnali State Establishment & Martyrs’ Day

KARNALI: The Karnali State government has declared a public holiday today on the occasion of the establishment day of the state and Martyr’s Day.

A public holiday has been given in all government and public institutions in the province today marking the day of establishment of the province, said Nirmala Regmi, section officer at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law.

In the movement that led to the formation of the state, Hari Bahadur Kunwar of Jumla and Gopalsingh Rajwar, Tikaram Gautam and Yam Bahadur BC of Surkhet were martyred.

Following the 13-day movement and their martyrdom, the then government announced State 6 by combining five districts of the former Karnali zone, three districts of Bheri and two districts of Rapti.