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Madrassa Operating Without Approval Razed By Mosque Committee In Assam
A madrassa operating without government approval was demolished in Assam's Tinsukia district. According to reports, the local mosque committee, under pressure from the residents of the area, carried out the demolition in Lohari Kachari village.
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Working Towards Closing Down 1,000 Private Madrassas: Assam Chief Minister
The Assam government is trying to negotiate with private madrassas for their closure and conversion to general schools, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on New Year's day.
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"New India Doesn't Need Madrassas": Himanta Biswa Sarma's Latest Shocker
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today said that he plans to shut down all madrassas in the state.
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"Want To Reduce No. Of Madrassas In State": Assam's Himanta Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that the government wants to reduce the number of Madrassas in the state and start registration of the system.
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After State's Data On Terror Link, Assam Opposition Questions Razing Madrassas
The leader of the opposition parties have demanded a discussion on Madrassa demolitions in the five-day-long autumn session of the state assembly that started today.
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Assam's Badruddin Ajmal Threatens To Go To Court Over Madrassa Demolition
Badruddin Ajmal, chief of opposition AIUDF in Assam, has threatened to go to court over the demolition of a madrassa in the state.
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Assam Demolishes 3rd Madrassa After Teacher Arrested Over Al Qaeda Links
The Assam government today ordered the demolition of Markazul Ma-Arif Quariayana Madrassa in Bongaigaon district after Hafizur Rehman, one of the teachers at the facility, was arrested last week over his links with the AQIS sleeper cell modules.
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"Madrassas Being Used As Terror Hub": Assam Chief Minister On Demolitions
While we have closed down 700 government-run madrassas in the state, we are working on establishing new ones, taking the community into confidence, Himanta Biswa Sarma says
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Assam Passes Bill To Scrap State-Run Madrassas, Opposition Walks Out
A bill abolishing state-run madrassas was passed in the Assam Legislative Assembly on Wednesday amid protest by the opposition, which staged a walkout after their demand to send the legislation to the Select Committee for "proper discussion" was rejected.
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Assam Cancels Friday Holidays For Madrassas, Faces Protests
Muhammad Ali Akom, 55, has taught at one of Assam's oldest state-run madrassas for 32 years. But today he is upset with the state government for scrapping the weekly Friday holiday reserved for prayers or Namaz - a norm since the British Raj.
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Madrassa Operating Without Approval Razed By Mosque Committee In Assam
A madrassa operating without government approval was demolished in Assam's Tinsukia district. According to reports, the local mosque committee, under pressure from the residents of the area, carried out the demolition in Lohari Kachari village.
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Working Towards Closing Down 1,000 Private Madrassas: Assam Chief Minister
The Assam government is trying to negotiate with private madrassas for their closure and conversion to general schools, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on New Year's day.
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"New India Doesn't Need Madrassas": Himanta Biswa Sarma's Latest Shocker
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today said that he plans to shut down all madrassas in the state.
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"Want To Reduce No. Of Madrassas In State": Assam's Himanta Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that the government wants to reduce the number of Madrassas in the state and start registration of the system.
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After State's Data On Terror Link, Assam Opposition Questions Razing Madrassas
The leader of the opposition parties have demanded a discussion on Madrassa demolitions in the five-day-long autumn session of the state assembly that started today.
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Assam's Badruddin Ajmal Threatens To Go To Court Over Madrassa Demolition
Badruddin Ajmal, chief of opposition AIUDF in Assam, has threatened to go to court over the demolition of a madrassa in the state.
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Assam Demolishes 3rd Madrassa After Teacher Arrested Over Al Qaeda Links
The Assam government today ordered the demolition of Markazul Ma-Arif Quariayana Madrassa in Bongaigaon district after Hafizur Rehman, one of the teachers at the facility, was arrested last week over his links with the AQIS sleeper cell modules.
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"Madrassas Being Used As Terror Hub": Assam Chief Minister On Demolitions
While we have closed down 700 government-run madrassas in the state, we are working on establishing new ones, taking the community into confidence, Himanta Biswa Sarma says
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Assam Passes Bill To Scrap State-Run Madrassas, Opposition Walks Out
A bill abolishing state-run madrassas was passed in the Assam Legislative Assembly on Wednesday amid protest by the opposition, which staged a walkout after their demand to send the legislation to the Select Committee for "proper discussion" was rejected.
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Assam Cancels Friday Holidays For Madrassas, Faces Protests
Muhammad Ali Akom, 55, has taught at one of Assam's oldest state-run madrassas for 32 years. But today he is upset with the state government for scrapping the weekly Friday holiday reserved for prayers or Namaz - a norm since the British Raj.
