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Nepal Army provides scholarship to quake 'miracle child' Sonish

Kathmandu: The Nepal Army has granted an education-related scholarship to Sonish Awal, the child who miraculously survived last year's devastating earthquake and was rescued after being under debris for 22 hours. Nepal's Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Rajendra Chettri gifted the scholarship to the parents of Sonish at the army headquarters over the weekend, reports the Kathmandu Post and the Himalayan Times. Lt. Gen. Chettri said that the army would take care of all education costs of Sonish until the completion of his undergraduate degree. According to Nepal Army Directorate of Public Relations, Awal will receive his primary education at an army school where he is currently enrolled.
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