Newlyweds to get congratulatory cards from Kerala Minister
The Hindu
They will carry anti-dowry messages to the public
Getting married? You may just end up with a congratulatory card signed by Kerala Minister for Women and Child Development Veena George. The card also comes with a reminder against accepting or giving dowry. The Women and Child Development Department is behind the initiative targeted at those intending to tie the knot or the newlyweds. The cards may reach the hands of prospective couples from the auditorium they are about to book for the wedding or the police station they visit to seek permissions in the wake of COVID-19 restrictions. They are intended to carry anti-dowry message to the public as also that of gender equality in marriages. The Minister’s card that begins with best wishes to the bride and groom urges them to be agents of change and steadfast in rejecting dowry and gender inequality in their life together. It calls on them to become a model to others by pledging against receiving, asking for, or giving dowry and building their marriage on gender equality.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
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