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90 pc Afghans in online poll supports reopening girls' schools as Taliban
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 17 (ANI): About ninety per cent of voters in Afghanistan supported the reopening of schools for girls beyond grade six, and 10 per cent opposed the decision, as per an online poll conducted by Afghanistan's local media outlet TOLO news.
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Taliban shirks responsibility, blames Afghan parents for closure of girls
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 11 (ANI): Drawing flak over the decision to close girls' schools in Afghanistan, the Taliban on Sunday shifted the blame on Afghan parents and said that people do not want their girls to attend school in the current situation.
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Afghan girls protest against the closure of their school in Paktia
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 10 (ANI): Female students in Afghanistan's Paktia province protested against the closure of their school and marched in the area.
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Pakistan media body shuts down Bol News in another crackdown on free speec
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 5 (ANI): In another instance of curb on free speech, the Pakistan media authority ordered the closure of Karachi-based media conglomerate Bol News, citing failure to secure security clearance from the interior ministry.
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Human Rights Watch asks UN not to renew travel ban waiver on Taliban offic
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 5 (ANI): Amid the ongoing political isolation of Afghanistan due to their atrocities on women and young girls in the country, the Human Rights Watch has urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) not to extend the existing government officials' travel exe
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UN chief raises concern over closure of schools for girls in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 3 (ANI): Calling the closure of schools for girls in Afghanistan "unjustifiable", the UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres has raised his concern and said that there is a violation of women's rights.
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China's arbitrary border closure causes crippling losses to Nepal's busine
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], August 22 (ANI): Ahead of the festive season in Nepal, businesses have been badly hit by China's arbitrary closure of borders and imposition of lockdowns in several cities following a surge in Covid-19 cases.
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Pakistani channel suspended in another curb on media freedom
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 9 (ANI): Hours after a Pakistani media portal aired a report that the ruling Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) has reportedly activated its strategic media cell to malign Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, the outlet was suspended, in a clear
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Uttarakhand rains: Rudraprayag Gaurikund highway 109 closed after landslid
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Rudraprayag [Uttrakhand], July 30 (ANI): A heavy landslide has been reported on Saturday near Banswara village on Rudraprayag Gaurikund Highway 109 in Uttrakhand leading to the closure of the highway.
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Taliban claims closure of girl's school "temporary", says not a "permanent
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 24 (ANI): The Taliban on Saturday claimed that the closing of girls' schools above sixth grade was "temporary" adding that it was not a "permanent ban."
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Kanwar Yatra: Schools in Haridwar to remain shut from July 20 to 26
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], July 17 (ANI): District Magistrate of Uttarakhand's Haridwar on Sunday declared a six-day holiday in all the schools and Anganwadi centres of the district, in the increasing number of devotees for Kanwar Yatra and the possibility of the closure of the roads fo
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ENVI announces closure of its seed round
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], July 15 (ANI/PNN): Bengaluru-based electric sustainable energy taxi service, ENVI (Malbork Technologies) founded in 2018 by N Sanjeev Kumar raised its seed round from Bestvantage investments and marquee investors. Envi is an environmentally friendly electric ve
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