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Yogi govt crackdowns on Sambhal electricity theft: 1,250 cases registered, Rs 5.2 crore fine imposed

Sambhal electricity theft: Over the past three months, the Uttar Pradesh Police in Sambhal district have registered 1,250 FIRs related to electricity theft, imposing fines amounting to Rs 5.2 crore, said officials on Monday. In just the last two days, authorities registered 90 FIRs in cases of electricity theft, which included instances at four mosques and one madrasa. Electricity theft …

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1 month ago

Madrasa funding investigation in Gonda: Joint action of ATS and IB, 286 Maktabs and 19 illegal Madrasas identified

Op India

On Sunday, 18th November, the Intelligence Bureau initiated an investigation into the funding of 286 Maktabs and 19 unrecognized madrasas in Gonda. IB officials visited the office of Gonda’s Minority Welfare Officer to obtain a list of the 286 Maktabs and 19 madrasas operating illegally without proper recognition. Under government directives, the IB has identified these unrecognized madrasas and Maktabs …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Nadda claims 'intel report' shows Jharkhand govt sheltering 'Bangladeshi infiltrators'

New Indian Express

BOKARO/DHANBAD/JAMTARA: BJP president J P Nadda on Sunday claimed that according to an "intelligence report", the JMM-led coalition government in Jharkhand gave shelter to Bangladeshi infiltrators in madrasas and ensured that they got land and government documents like Aadhaar card. Nadda also hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi saying that he wants to become champion of Other Backward Classes, …

Jharkhand Report Shows Bangladeshi Infiltrators Claims Intel

1 month, 2 weeks ago

SC Sets Aside Allahabad High Court Judgment on UP Madarsa Education Act

Hindustan Times

Clerics, stakeholders and many political parties have welcomed the Supreme Court's decision upholding the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act 2004. The SC set aside the Allahabad high court's March judgment that declared the 2004 Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, unconstitutional while claiming that it violated principles of secularism.

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Supreme Court Upheld the Constitutional Validity of Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004

The Hindu

The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004 except for its provisions allowing the Board to award higher degrees like Kamil (under-graduate studies) and Fazil (postgraduate studies). The court found that these provisions violate the Basic Structure of the Constitution by discriminating against students based on their religion affiliation. The …

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2 months ago

SC Rejects High Court's Ban on Madrasa Education, Emphasizing Its Importance in Promoting National Integration

Hindustan Times

The Supreme Court has affirmed the importance of institutions such as madrasas, vedic schools and Buddhist monasteries, stating that they should not be seen as a threat to constitutional principles. The court emphasized that it is the responsibility of the State to regulate these institutions and ensure that children receive modern education alongside religious teachings, ultimately in the national interest.

New Delhi

2 months ago

Religious Instruction in Madrasas: A Matter of National Interest?

The Hindu

The Supreme Court has ruled that India's centuries-old history of religious instruction cannot be wished away by ghettoising madrasa education. The court observed that religious instruction is not unique to Muslims and that it is a country that is a melting pot of cultures, civilisations, religions. The court also noted that the extent of State control would vary upon the …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Widespread protest in Kerala against NCPCR suggestion on madrasas

The Hindu

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has stirred a hornet’s nest across the country by speaking against madrasas. The NCPCR, in a report titled ‘Guardians of Faith or Oppressor of Rights’, said that religious institutions like madrasas operating outside the purview of the RTE Act had a negative impact. ‘Sangh Parivar agenda’ Communist Party of India State secretary …

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3 months ago

'You have disease of Islamophobia': Owaisi on Union Minister's comment on Madrasas

New Indian Express

HYDERABAD: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday came down heavily on Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar for his reported comments that Madrasas are training its students on using AK-47 rifles. Muslims made sacrifices during the freedom movement and Madrasas had issued 'fatwa' to fight against the British, Owaisi pointed out. Reiterating the charge that Muslims will …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Madrasas ‘unfit’ for proper education, child rights panel tells Supreme Court

The Hindu

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, the top child rights protection body in the country, has told the Supreme Court that madrasas are “unsuitable or unfit” places for children to receive “proper education”. “According to the information available the Deoband Madrasa fanned out across South Asia and has also set up seminaries, or madrassas, teaching an austere version …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

MP: 37.5% madrasas closed in 3 yrs due to irregularities, fake enrolments

Hindustan Times

A 12-year-old girl was among four students enrolled in Barkatullah Madrasa, an educational institution in her neighbourhood in Madhya Pradesh’s Vidisha city, which now faces closure for enrolling Hindu students and showing higher enrolment to get government benefits. Renewal of registration of 577 madrasas in Madhya Pradesh is on hold because of enrolment of non-Muslim students, poor infrastructure and fake …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Madrasa Education: Is SPQEM a ‘Modern Band-Aid’ for a Medieval Mindset?

News 18

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights Chairperson, Priyank Kanoongo, recently raised an alarm over the ‘radical’ curriculum in government-funded madrasas in Bihar, where books allegedly published in Pakistan are being taught. III According to the Council of Boards of School Education’s website, only seven states in India—Assam, Bihar, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Odisha—have state madrasa …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Hindi, maths, social science to be a must in all madrasas in U.P: Rajbhar

Hindustan Times

Uttar Pradesh minority welfare minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Sunday said the government is committed to ensuring compulsory teaching of Hindi, maths and social science in all madrasas in the state. For Representation Only “Madrasas are free to teach Urdu, Arabic and Persian, but the government is committed to ensuring compulsory teaching of Hindi, maths and social science. Uttar Pradesh …

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5 months ago

AIMPLB, other Muslim outfits condemn UP, MP actions against madrasas

Hindustan Times

Lucknow The All India Muslim Personal Law Board and other religious and social organisations of Muslims have strongly condemned what they call actions targeting madrasas in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and other states. The AIMPLB press release highlighted the contributions of madrasas and their students in the country’s independence and post -independence development. The release signed by president of AIMPLB …

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5 months ago

‘Ek ped Maa ke Naam’ drive begins in UP madrasas too

Hindustan Times

In a step towards environmental conservation, the Uttar Pradesh government has announced the launch of the ‘Ek ped Maa ke Naam’ campaign in the madrasas of the state. The directive aligns with the instructions of chief minister Yogi Adityanath, who is spearheading the massive tree plantation drive across all districts of Uttar Pradesh. Chairman Uttar Pradesh State Madrasa Education Board …

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5 months, 1 week ago

KDA to facilitate Kannada learning at Madrasas

The Hindu

As part of its ambitious programmes to protect, develop and expand the Kannada language, the Kannada Development Authority has come up with a plan to introduce Kannada teaching at Madrasas — Muslim religious institutions. The same could be used to teach Kannada at Madrasas,” Mr. Bilimale said. Retaining Kannada names Expressing concerns over the challenges the original Kannada names of …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Jamiat lashes out at ‘saffronisation of education system’

The Hindu

The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind has hit out at “the attempt to saffronise the education system”. “The Jamiat strongly condemns the attempt by the Central and State Governments to saffronise the education system and compel students to engage in practices that contradict their religious beliefs,” the resolution said. Jamiat, which is the oldest Muslim body with roots in the freedom struggle, appealed …

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7 months ago

Survey team attacked by mob during inspection of madrasas in Ahmedabad

Hindustan Times

A survey team faced a mob attack while inspecting a madrasa in Ahmedabad’s Dariyapur area on Saturday. The government notification seeks to gather comprehensive data on the operational aspects of madrasas, including details on management, recognition status, infrastructure, and fire safety compliance. The notification was issued based on a circular from the NCPCR, which has sought details from all states …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

UP Child Commission rescues 95 minors illegally transported from Bihar

India TV News

The UP Child Commission informed that a total of 95 minors were rescued on Friday while they were allegedly being transported from Bihar to Uttar Pradesh illegally. He said, "At around 9 a.m., UP Child Commission member Suchitra Chaturvedi called and said that from Bihar, minor children are being transported to Saharanpur illegally and that they're in Gorakhpur and will …

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8 months ago

AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal promises 700 new madarsas after Lok Sabha elections

Op India

All India United Democratic Front founder and president Badruddin Ajmal issued a challenge to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma while speaking during the election campaign in Nagaon. Ajmal claimed, “Even Modi or Himanta Biswa Sarma is unable to give jobs, and you have given jobs, but none of the Muslims has said they got a job in any of …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Why have madrasas been in the spotlight in Uttar Pradesh? | Explained

The Hindu

The story so far: This past week, the Supreme Court stayed a ruling of the Allahabad High Court on the U.P. Board of Madrasa Education Act “unconstitutional” and asked for immediate closure of the madrasas. Chandrachud, scrutinised the provisions of the Act and made it clear that “the object and purpose of the statutory board which is constituted under the …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

SC Grants Relief to Madrasas in UP on HC Order

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: The Supreme Court issued an interim stay on Friday overturning an Allahabad High Court order declaring the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madrasa Education Act, 2004, unconstitutional and against the principle of secularism. This decision offers relief to approximately 17 lakh madrasa students and 10,000 teachers affected by the High Court's ruling. It criticised the High Court's interpretation, stating …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Uttar Pradesh Madarsa Education Act | Striking down law on madrasas is misconceived: Supreme Court

The Hindu

The Supreme Court on April 5 stayed the operation of an Allahabad High Court judgment which struck down a 20-year-old Uttar Pradesh law regulating madrasas and ordered the transfer of their students to regular schools. Chandrachud decided to freeze the implementation of the High Court judgment of March 22 in an interim order even as the Uttar Pradesh government said …

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9 months ago

UP madrasa law 'unconstitutional, against secularism': High Court's big order

India Today

The Allahabad High Court on Friday declared the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, "unconstitutional" and violative of the principle of secularism. A bench comprising Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi also directed the Uttar Pradesh government to plan a scheme to accommodate students currently studying in Madrasas, into the formal education system. The Lucknow branch of …

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Yogi govt crackdowns on Sambhal electricity theft: 1,250 cases registered, Rs 5.2 crore fine imposed

Madrasa funding investigation in Gonda: Joint action of ATS and IB, 286 Maktabs and 19 illegal Madrasas identified

Nadda claims 'intel report' shows Jharkhand govt sheltering 'Bangladeshi infiltrators'

SC Sets Aside Allahabad High Court Judgment on UP Madarsa Education Act

Supreme Court Upheld the Constitutional Validity of Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004

SC Rejects High Court's Ban on Madrasa Education, Emphasizing Its Importance in Promoting National Integration

Religious Instruction in Madrasas: A Matter of National Interest?

Widespread protest in Kerala against NCPCR suggestion on madrasas

'You have disease of Islamophobia': Owaisi on Union Minister's comment on Madrasas

Madrasas ‘unfit’ for proper education, child rights panel tells Supreme Court

MP: 37.5% madrasas closed in 3 yrs due to irregularities, fake enrolments

Madrasa Education: Is SPQEM a ‘Modern Band-Aid’ for a Medieval Mindset?

Hindi, maths, social science to be a must in all madrasas in U.P: Rajbhar

AIMPLB, other Muslim outfits condemn UP, MP actions against madrasas

‘Ek ped Maa ke Naam’ drive begins in UP madrasas too

KDA to facilitate Kannada learning at Madrasas

Jamiat lashes out at ‘saffronisation of education system’

Survey team attacked by mob during inspection of madrasas in Ahmedabad

UP Child Commission rescues 95 minors illegally transported from Bihar

AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal promises 700 new madarsas after Lok Sabha elections

Why have madrasas been in the spotlight in Uttar Pradesh? | Explained

SC Grants Relief to Madrasas in UP on HC Order

Uttar Pradesh Madarsa Education Act | Striking down law on madrasas is misconceived: Supreme Court

UP madrasa law 'unconstitutional, against secularism': High Court's big order