Saharanpur: 307 madrassa including Darul Uloom declared illegal, government survey finds

Oct 23, 2022

Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 23 : Saharanpur district officials on Sunday declared Darul Uloom, Deoband- an Islamic education institution- as an 'illegal' unrecognized...

After HC strikes down UP Madrassa Act, Madrassa board chief says Act can be modified or new one introduced

Mar 23, 2024

On Allahabad High Court striking down the UP Madrassa Act, UP Madrassa board chairman Dr Iftikhar Ahmed Javed said that the verdict will be...

Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind backs UP govt's decision to survey unrecognized madrasas

Sep 06, 2022

New Delhi [India], September 6 : Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, a leading body of Islamic scholars held a meeting on Tuesday where it decided to back...

UP government to investigate income source of unrecognized Madrassas alongside border districts

Nov 21, 2022

After conducting a survey, the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government decided to investigate the income sources of the unrecognized madrassas, situated in the border districts...

Kerala madrassa teacher sentenced to 20 years in jail for sexually abusing 11-year-old boy

Jul 01, 2022

Kochi (Kerala) [India], July 1 : A fast track court in Kerala on Thursday sentenced a madrassa teacher to cumulative rigorous imprisonment of 67...

Bill aiming to end practice of running Madrassa by Assam govt to be tabled in Assembly: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Dec 28, 2020

Guwahati (Assam) [India], December 28 : Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday stated that a Bill to repeal the provincialisation of Madrassa, aiming...