Assam government has decided to stop the functioning of all government-run Madrasas and convert them into general educational institutions. There are 198 high Madrasas in Assam, managed by the Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA), and 542 other Madrasas, run by the State Madrasa Board. Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday that all Madrasas institutions would be renamed by dropping the term Madrasas in order to prevent any misunderstanding in higher education courses about the status of the college. Madrasa’s education was incorporated in the Assam Education Curriculum in 1934, and the State Madrasa Board was also constituted…
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Featuring a rape-accused bishop on the official calendar issued by the Syro Malabar diocese in the district of Thrissur in Kerala, the church-goers were so furious that some of them had resorted to burning materials in some areas of the county, demanding their immediate removal. The new official calendar for 2021, released by the Syro Malabar Thrissur diocese recently, features the photograph of Bishop Franco Mulakkal, along with other Bishops, indicating his birthday. The priest is being tried for rape, misuse of authority, and wrongful confinement after a nun accused him of sexually abusing her repeatedly between 2014 to 2016.…
To safeguard the cows in Madhya Pradesh, government has come up with a new scheme that can enable cattle owners insurance cover for the cow. The Madhya Pradesh government started ‘Pashu Dhan Bima Yojana’ providing insurance coverage to indigenous cattle owned by farmers. This will allow them to reduce the damages they suffer as a result of the death of cattle. The scheme has been implemented across all the districts and the cattle including the milch animals will be covered under it. Five species will be protected by the beneficiary. 10 animals in the division of sheep, horse, donkey, buffalo,…
BJP MP Pragya Thakur reached Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday after the attack on BJP President J P Nadda’s convoy in West Bengal, alleging that the leader of the Trinamool Congress had gone crazy. “She (Mamata Banerjee) has come to realise that this is India, not Pakistan. The Hindus are able to defend India. They are going to offer a fitting response (to her). BJP will win the Assembly elections in that state, and there will be a Hindu Raj in West Bengal,” Thakur said. “She is frustrated because she has realised that her rule is about to…
Ola Electric today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the government in Tamil Nadu to set up, what it calls, the largest electric scooter manufacturing plant in the world. The company will spend a total of 2,400 crores ($320 million) to build the production facility. The corporation said the proposed plant would generate 10,000 jobs. “This is going to be one of the most modern production plants in the world. This factory will highlight India’s potential and creativity to manufacture world-class goods that appeal to global markets,” said Bhavish Aggarwal, Chairman and CEO of Ola Group.…
At least 66 students along with five staff members of IIT Madras have tested positive for the Coronavirus infection since December 1. The first organisation has now been put under temporary lockdown. IIT Madras has now emerged as the largest Coronavirus cluster in Chennai City. While the cause of the outbreak is yet to be identified, students suspect it was due to overcrowding in the hostel mess. The state government reportedly approved the operation of educational institutions in the state as of 7 December. The engineering institution has announced that about 60 per cent of all students and staff members…
Amidst India-China stand-off, India is heading for its defence preparedness. In order to raise the ability to wage a two-pronged war, the Indian Defence Forces have now been asked to stockpile arms and munitions for a 15-day intensive war from the previous 10-day stocking. The current improved degree would allow the armed forces to raise the size of the reserves as well as to balance the need for stocks on both sides, which have become equally involved. As far as stocking is concerned, the armed forces have now been raised to 15—meaning that they must now stop for a minimum…
One of the main groups leading the farmers’ agitation, the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Bhanu), saw discord over the opening of the highway at the border of Chilla. The highway from Noida to Delhi was the only one left open as farmers’ demonstrations erupted and the Delhi-Jaipur border was closed to avoid farmers coming from Rajasthan to Delhi. The decision to open the highway, which had been closed for 14 days, was taken by Thakur Bhanu Pratap Singh, president of the association. But the UP head of the BKU (Bhanu) Yogesh Pratap, who had been conducting a sit-in protest on the…
Today, Vivo has extended its portfolio of Y series with the launch of Y51 in India. Priced at Rs 17,990 (8GB+128GB), the Y51 features a 6.58-inch FHD+ (2408×1080) full-view Halo display. It will be available in two colour options—Titanium Sapphire and Crystal Symphony. The vivo Y51 has a 5000mAh battery filled with 18W Quick Charge technology. It has a 48MP AI-powered triple rear camera set-up with built-in multiple shooting modes. Vivo also announced a new variant of the Y30 with a RAM upgrade, now available in 6+128GB. The rear quad camera features a 13MP Main Camera, 8MP Super Wide-Angle Camera,…
The Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) killed 42 terrorists of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group during the operation in Nineveh province, the country’s military has reported. Acting on intelligence information, CTS troops, backed by Iraqi and foreign coalition aircraft, assaulted the Ayn al-Jahash region south of the provincial capital of Mosul, the former IS fortress, Xinhua news agency reported citing the military in a statement on Sunday. The CTS forces have been engaging in violent clashes with IS militants in the region for two consecutive days, said Yahia Rasoul, spokesperson of the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Forces. The soldiers forced…