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Friday, November 21, 2025
TopicMadrasa demolition

Topic: madrasa demolition

UP’s modern madrasas have run out of govt money. A young girl’s doctor dream is at stake

Teachers in UP madrasas haven’t been paid salaries since 2017, and the state honorarium of Rs 3,000 a month has also been withdrawn. Even students are forced to take up menial jobs to help their families.

After 12 days, curfew lifted entirely from riot-hit Banbhoolpura in Haldwani

In the violence, six rioters were killed and more than 100 people, including police personnel and mediapersons, were injured, according to the police.

‘Onus on citizens to help identify those who threw stones,’ DM tells Haldwani’s Muslim & Hindu leaders

Haldwani Municipal Corporation has issued recovery notice of Rs 2.44 cr to key accused. At meeting with communities' representatives, DM says locals were heard from before demolition.

Tale of ‘revenge’ to errand that ended in death — anger, remorse among families of Haldwani victims

Clashes which followed demolition of 'illegal' mosque in Uttarakhand's Haldwani claimed 5 lives. The deceased's families narrate stories of frantic searches & vengeful neighbours.

Among Haldwani violence victims, a 24-yr-old from Bihar in search of 1st job — ‘family left shattered’

A graduate from Arrah, Prakash Kumar was, according to his brother-in-law, shot thrice in the head amid violence that followed demolition drive at a mosque-cum-madrasa site on 8 February.

Police arrest 25 more in Haldwani violence case, search for owner of ‘illegal’ demolished madrasa on

Uttarakhand Police have also recovered country-made weapons and live rounds of cartridges from those arrested. Nainital SSP says police teams have been formed to search for Abdul Malik.

Warnings ignored? 5 intelligence inputs warned local police & state’s top cops of violence at Haldwani

Inputs by local & state intelligence units had suggested demolition be carried out in morning hrs & forces use drones to monitor rooftops, from where stones rained after demolition.

A demolition, a ‘goaded’ mob, stones raining from rooftops: The tense 4 hrs that put Haldwani on boil

Eyewitnesses including civic & police personnel recall moment they wondered if they'd make it out alive as horror unfolded in Haldwani's Banbhoolpura after 'illegal' madrasa was razed.

Nainital DM says violence in Haldwani not ‘communal’ — ‘structure was an empty property, not a madrasa’

Violence erupted in Haldwani's Banbhoolpura area Thursday during an anti-encroachment drive. Two people died and over 100 police personnel were injured.

Days after teacher held for ‘al-Qaeda links’, madrasa razed in Assam, third in past month

Action taken as structures were 'unsafe for human habitation', says district administration. Move comes day after raid on arrested teacher's shop found 'incriminating material'.

On Camera

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INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.