The incident has shaken Ajmer, increased the demand for security of the city's madrasas and mosques, including mandatory registration of these institutions.
Children don't want to go to madrasas, claims UP SCPCR. Parents say they can't afford to send them to better schools, Child Welfare Commission not allowing them to see their kids.
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in UP madrasas haven’t been paid salaries since 2017, and the state honorarium of Rs 3,000 a month has also been withdrawn.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.
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.
Apex child rights body has, through an impleadment application, sought to assist the court in matter regarding use of state funding for religious minority education.
Assam CM, Himanta Biswa Sarma wants to turn madrasas into ‘regular schools’. In many ways, his actions will be beneficial to the larger Muslim community.
Recently, Assam CM said he intends to close all madrasas as he wants schools, colleges & universities instead. Though he has faced criticism, a section of stakeholders support his measures.
The political trajectory is clear. Asim Munir is now prepared to convict and sentence Imran Khan for instigating a rebellion against the army chief, with no possibility of mercy.
RBI data shows 26 states and Union Territories couldn’t regain pre-pandemic foreign tourist footfalls in 2024, but domestic tourism surged 27 percent compared to 2019.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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