CM Bhupendra Patel disburses over Rs 138 crore to around 10 lakh girl students under Namo Lakshmi Yojana

Nov 26, 2024

To promote secondary and higher secondary education among girls in the state, the Education Department of the State Government has launched Namo Lakshmi Yojana.

Dress restrictions tighten for Afghanistan girls' schools, says rights group

Apr 28, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], April 28 : After seizing powering August the last year, the Taliban instituted a de facto ban on girls' secondary education, even...

UN envoy Markus Potzel calls for Afghan girls' senior secondary education

Jul 17, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], July 17 : UN deputy special envoy for Afghanistan Markus Potzel emphasised the need for Afghan girls' senior secondary education and said...

Afghan girls face bleak future as ban on secondary education persists

Jul 13, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], July 13 : The Taliban's ban on secondary education has already caused girls in Afghanistan to lose 300 days of their studies...

Taliban ask Kabul's provincial education departments to open secondary schools for girls

Jun 05, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], June 5 : Taliban on Sunday instructed Kabul's provincial education departments to open secondary schools for girls, subject to some conditions.

Depriving girls of secondary education costs USD 500mn to Afghan economy: UNICEF

Aug 16, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], August 16 : Keeping girls out of secondary school costs Afghanistan 2.5 per cent of its annual GDP, according to a new...