Madrassa
- India
UP madrassas asked to celebrate Yoga Day
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Madrassa Education Board has issued orders to celebrate Yoga Day in all aided and non-aided recognized madrassas of the state on the occasion of International Yoga Day. Jagmohan…
- Mumbai
Mumbai: Maulvi’s son cracks ICSE 10th board exams with 98%
A maulvi’s son from Mumbai triumphed in the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) class 10 exam. Muntazim Shaikh, the son of Mumbai-based Mufti Manzur Ziyaee, scored 98% in this year’s ICSE…
- India
‘Mann ki Baat’ 100th episode live in 300 UP madrassas, claims BJP
Lucknow: The 100th episode of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Mann ki Baat” radio programme was broadcast live in more than 300 madrassas of Uttar Pradesh, a BJP office-bearer in the state said…
- India
Will shut all madrasas in Assam, says Sarma; calls Cong ‘new Mughals’
Belagavi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is visiting Karnataka, said he intended to shut all the madrasas (Muslim religious schools) in his state, as they were not needed in “New…
- India
Madrassa teacher in Raj gets life term for abducting, raping 16-year-old student
Kota: A POCSO court in Rajasthan’s Jhalawar district on Thursday awarded life term to a 27-year-old madrassa teacher for abducting and raping a 16-year-old student, observing that his crime has brought disgrace…
- India
Madrassa students to be taught science, maths to make them officers instead of ‘maulvis’: UP min
Varanasi: Madrassa students in Uttar Pradesh will be taught mathematics and science among other subjects so that they can become “officers” instead of “maulvis”, minister Dharampal Singh said on Tuesday, adding that…
- Delhi
Delhi: Minor boy sodomised in madrassa, accused arrested, says police
New Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) An 11-year-old boy was allegedly sodomised by a cleric in a madrassa here in northeast Delhi’s Karawal Nagar area, police said on Friday. The cleric is a…
- India
Assam: Madrassa demolished, students face uncertain future
Darogar Alga: A day after the madrassa he was studying in was demolished by villagers of Darogar Alga char (sand bar) in Goalpara district of Assam, 10-year-old Abdul Hamid and his classmates…
- India
UP govt move to survey madrassas ‘malicious attempt’ to disparage education system: Jamiat
New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government’s move to conduct a survey of madrassas in the state is a malicious attempt to disparage this education system, the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind on Tuesday said, asserting…
- India
J-K: Madrassa teacher held for allegedly giving information to Pak handlers
Jammu: A madrassa teacher was arrested in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir for allegedly giving information related to security installations to Pakistan-based handlers involved in terror activities, officials said on…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Madrassa caretaker sexually assaults minor; arrested
Hyderabad: A Madrassa caretaker has been arrested by the Santosh Nagar police in the Old City for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor student. The mother of a 14-year-old Madrassa student had lodged…
- India
UP govt to conduct survey of unrecognized madrassas across state
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government will conduct a survey of unrecognized madrassas in the state to gather information about number of teachers, curriculum, and basic facilities available there, among others. Minister of State…
- Hyderabad
MANUU holds orientation programme for madrassa principals in Bihar
Hyderabad: The orientation programme for around 500 madrassas from Kishanganj and Araraia districts of Bihar was organised on July 4 at the campus of Tauheed Education Trust, Khagda Kishanganj jointly by Maulana Azad…
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Too many madrassas in UP and Bihar; Divert your charity towards modern education
Bangalore is currently the hub of donation collectors of madrassas from all over the country, mainly from UP and Bihar. Soon after the prayers are over, the Imams come up with an…
