The ruling comes months after the state government decided to survey the Islamic education institutions in the state Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Friday declared the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, as ‘unconstitutional’ and directed the state government to accommodate students studying in Madarsas in other schools. A division bench of justice Vivek Chaudhary and justice Subhash Vidyarthi passed the order on a petition filed by one Anshuman Singh Rathore challenging the constitutional validity of the Act and certain provisions of the…
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Lal Singh’s Return: Congress Jubilant as Ex-MP Welcomed with Grand Reception in Jammu
A day after he joined Congress party in New Delhi, hundreds of workers on Thursday gave a rousing reception to former MP and former minister Lal Singh on his arrival in Jammu and expressed confidence that the party will win both the seats in Jammu and Kashmir. Singh, 65, who hails from Kathua district, rejoined the Congress at its headquarters in Delhi on Wednesday amid speculations that he will be fielded against BJP minister Jitendra Singh from the Udhampur parliamentary constituency which is going to polls in the first phase…
Read MoreRuling Party’s Jitters Exposed: Omar Abdullah on Kejriwal’s Arrest
National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Friday said the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was a “blot” on democracy, and shows the ruling party’s “remarkable degree of nervousness”. The former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister said his party stands with Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party. “Aisi Taisi Democracy. For all the talk of 400+ seats, the ruling dispensation is displaying a remarkable degree of nervousness. Having a sitting opposition CM arrested by a pliable central agency within days of the general elections being announced is a blot…
Read MoreDirectorate of School Education Kashmir Warns Against Unauthorized Charges by Schools
Strict Action Against Schools Charging Capitation, Miscellaneous Charges Srinagar: Director of School Education Kashmir (DSEK)Thursday warned private schools of strict actions for charging prohibited capitation charges from students. Director School Education Kashmir Tassaduq Hussain Mir, as per the news agency KNO told reporters that schools will face action who will charge admission or miscellaneous charges. He also said that the department had already issued a circular in this regard and are monitoring the situation closely. About the recent incident of distributing wrong question paper to 12th standard students, Mir said…
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