Madrassa
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NCPCR sends notice to UNICEF, NCERT over Bihar madrassa curriculum
New Delhi: Apex child rights body NCPCR on Tuesday sent notices to the NCERT and UNICEF, asking them to explain how they were responsible for designing curriculums for madrassas in Bihar. The…
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Haldwani locals flee to evade crackdown; ‘burqa-clad women’ under lens
Following the violence in Uttarkhand’s Haldwani over demolition of an Islamic seminary, the police have claimed that burqa-clad women were pelting stones on officers on-duty. The women, who allegedly created a ruckus…
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Haldwani violence: Another injured succumbs, toll reaches 6
Haldwani: One more person injured in the recent Haldwani violence died at a hospital here on Tuesday, taking the number of people killed in the clashes to six, police said. On February…
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Haldwani violence: Uttarakhand govt seeks additional central forces
Haldwani: The Uttarakhand government has sought more central forces for deployment in Haldwani where violence erupted on February 8 after the demolition of an “illegal” madrassa, officials said. They said four companies…
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Magisterial probe ordered into Haldwani riots over madrassa demolition
Haldwani: A magisterial probe was ordered on Saturday into the February 8 riots after the demolition of an “illegal” madrassa in Haldwani, while curfew was lifted from the outer areas of town…
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Assam: Nearly 1.3K English medium Madrassas converted into schools
Guwahati: Nearly 1,300 Middle English (ME) Madrassas have been converted into general ME schools across Assam with immediate effect, according to a state government order. The order issued by Elementary Education Director…
