SURKHET, March 14 -- Five members of the Raute community who were appointed as social workers by the Social Service Center (SOSEC) have received their first salary.

Last month, SOSEC had appointed five people from the Raute community including three leaders as social workers. Rautes are the last nomadic indigenous tribe of Nepal and still live in forests of Surkhet. After receiving their first salary, Rautes were on cloud nine.

SOCEC had offered jobs to Raute leaders Suryanarayan Shahi, Dil Bahadur Shahi, Bir Bahadur Shahi, former leader Mahin Bahadur Shahi and youth Prakash Shahi. Currently, Rautes are living in the forest of Lekbesi Municipality of Surkhet. On Wednesday, they reached the district headquarters Birendranagar to receive ...