Madrasas
- India
Madrasas promoting Islam over education: BJP
New Delhi: Commenting on the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights’ (NCPCR) recommendation of stopping madrasa funds, BJP National Spokesperson, R P Singh, welcomed the suggestion and remarked that instead of…
- India
Madrasas ‘unfit’ to impart holistic education: NCPCR to SC
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) told the Supreme Court that madrasas are not fit to impart education as they work unreasonably. The NCPCR said that the madrasas function…
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NCPCR chief questions ‘radical’ curriculum in Bihar madrasas, demands UN probe
New Delhi: NCPCR Chairman Priyank Kanoongo on Sunday raised serious concerns over the “radical” curriculum in government-funded madrasas of Bihar and the enrolment of Hindu children in such schools. He also questioned…
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Kannada language to be taught in Karnataka madrasas
Bidar: In a move aimed at bridging the language gap and promoting linguistic inclusivity, the Kannada Development Authority (KDA) has announced a plan to implement Kannada language lessons in madrasas across the…
- India
Keeping non-Muslim kids in madrasas violation of rights: NCPCR
New Delhi: The Chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), Priyank Kanoongo, has expressed concern about children’s rights, particularly of non-Muslim children in madrasas. In a post on…
- India
9714 Hindu students in MP madrasas must be sent to regular schools: NCPCR
Bhopal: National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) chairperson Priyank Kanungo on Friday urged the BJP-led Madhya Pradesh government to ensure that Hindu students in the state are not sent to…
- India
New textbooks for UP madrasas to be introduced soon
Prayagraj: Madrasas and Basic Education Council schools will now have new books for classes 1 and 2 for Urdu language and separate books for mathematics and English. Urdu Zubaan — the book…
- India
21K Muslim teachers to lose jobs as UP stops funding madrassas
As many as 21,000 teachers of various subjects in madrasas (Muslim religious schools) have stopped getting paid in Uttar Pradesh, and they could lose their jobs altogether, an official told Reuters on…
- India
Maha govt allocates 10 lakh to all madrasas for modernization
The Maharashtra government has announced plans to modernize madrasas across the state by allocating Rs 10 lakh to each madrasa and making science and math mandatory subjects. The state minority department, as…
- India
Maulana Mujjaddidi stresses need to incorporate modern education system in madrasas
Bhopal: India Islamic Academy, Deoband and Islamic Research Centre Education & Welfare Trust organized a two-day intellectual and educational conference christened as “Education Expo 2023” in Aurangabad on December 16 & 17…
- India
Assam govt converts 1281 Madrasas into general schools
Guwahati: The Assam government has renamed at least 1281 Madrasas across 31 districts in the state and turned them into general schools, officials said on Thursday. Taking to his X handle, state…
- Bangalore
Kannada, English among subjects to be taught in madrasas: Karnataka CM
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said Kannada and English along with Maths and science will be taught for two years on an experimental basis in the registered madrasas for two…
- India
UP govt sets up SIT to probe foreign funding of madrasas
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has set up a three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT), to look into the financial sources of madrasas in the state. So far, 80 madrasas have been identified…
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Postpone probe into madrasas: UP madrasa board to Yogi govt
Lucknow: Following the Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to initiate a probe into the availability of basic facilities and competent teachers at state-funded madrasas, UP Madrasa Education Board Chairman Iftikhar Ahmad Javed called for…
- India
Bihar teeming with illegal madrasas, mosques, says Union min, JDU hits back
Patna: Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Friday claimed that Bihar was teeming with “illegal” madrasas and mosques which posed a grave threat to the nation’s internal security. The BJP leader, who represents…
