Taliban announces indefinite ban on university education for Afghan girl KABUL: The Taliban has ordered an indefinite ban on university education for Afghan girls, according to a letter by the Taliban’s higher education minister. “The Ministry of Higher Education in a letter has ordered the suspension of higher education for female students in Afghanistan until … Read more
5 Govt teachers shut schools to enjoy feast in Reasi, suspended Srinagar, Dec 20 (KNO): Authorities have suspended five government teachers, who along with the Zonal Education Officer (ZEO) had closed five schools during working hours to enjoy the feast in a nearby public school. The news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) has leant that … Read more
ACHAN: This Sgr dumping site stinks, turns life of dwellers tough All scientific methods fail to end our miseries, say residents; measures being taken to end miseries of people, one more sanitary cell to be constructed soon, tender already floated, says SMC Commissioner Srinagar, Dec 19 (KNO): Javed Ahmad lives just a few meters away … Read more
Day 09: Search Ops on to trace out Sopore teenage Locals allege admin’s failure; DC Bla visits family; 80 local boats, 1 SDRF, Navy teams; expert from Pulwama pressed into the service Sopore, Dec 20 (KNO): The attempts to trace out the body of a teenage girl who jumped in the … Read more
Hostage crisis: Pakistan’s special forces storm counter-terrorism centre, kill all 33 Taliban militant Peshawar/Islamabad, Dec 20: Pakistan Army’s special forces Tuesday stormed a counter-terrorism centre in the restive Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province and killed all 33 terrorists, ending a nearly two-day long hostage crisis that had gripped the nation. Two commandos of the special forces were also … Read more
Authorities order probe into death of old age pension applicant at Tehsil Social Welfare office B’por ‘Old Age Pension applicants not required to submit hard copies’ Srinagar, Dec 20 (KNO): Authorities on Tuesday ordered enquiry to ascertain all related aspects into the death of a 62-year-old pension applicant in the premises of office of Tehsil … Read more
Clicking videos, photos banned near rescue ops sites in Sopore Sopore, Dec 20 (KNO): The authorities on Tuesday banned clicking photos and videos at the search and rescue operation sites in Sopore town of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Official sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that clicking videos and photos at the … Read more
Day 3: Security forces launch operation at Bannu CTD centre to rescue hostage Islamabad, Dec 20: Security forces on Tuesday launched an operation to rescue hostages taken by the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants three days after the latter besieged a Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) centre in Bannu. Late Sunday, the militants held in the CTD … Read more
A new recruit among 3 Lashkar-e-Toiba militants killed in Shopian Slain Lateef lone was involved in killing of Puran Krishan, Umer Nazir in Killing of Labourer from Nepal, third one a new recruit from old town Bla: ADGP Kumar; Situation in Kashmir most peaceful; some militant modules active, almost all outfits wiped out; situation to … Read more
Elderly man dies in queue while waiting to submit old age pension form in Bandipora Bandipora, Dec 20 (KNO): In a shocking incident, an elderly man died while waiting in a queue to submit old age pension form in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Tuesday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that … Read more