Bengaluru: The Directorate of Minorities has released a one-time grant of Rs. 8.72 crore to 98 madrassas in Karnataka. In its notification dated September 17, Director Mr. Akram Pasha said the one-time grant is being sanctioned for providing modern, formal and computer education to the students in these madrassas. The list has 21 madrassas from…
Hundreds of madrasa graduates are in mainstream colleges now, thanks to a project of Allama Iqbal Education Society, which runs the Shaheen College in Bidar and other cities. By Rishikesh Bahadur Desai Looking like a doctor in a Hindi movie, Abu Sofyan can offer both “ Dawa andDua (medicine and prayers) to his future patients. The second year…
Jodhpur: The Maulana Azad University here organized a Free Software Marathon in the third week of September to lend its support to universal plea for free access to software. Mr. Puneet Rao, Director, Technosoft and Secretary, Software Technology Association of Rajasthan was the chief guest at the meeting held at the occasion on September 16.…
Sheikh Tanveer Asif Bagged 25th Rank in the Civil Services Exams Kalaburagi, (Karnataka): The hard work, discipline and sacrifices that are necessary to become a member of the Union Civil Services is best exemplified by the family of Sheikh Tanveer Asif. The 24-year-old from Kalaburagi district in northern Karnataka cracked the exam in his second attempt…
Only 4 candidates cleared UPSC from AMU’s coaching centre in 7 years, despite spending Rs 11.65 crore. By Raqib Hameed Naik Aligarh: In 2017, when the UPSC results were declared on May 31, there was a moment to celebrate for the Muslim community as 51 Muslim candidates out of the total 1,099 successful candidates made…
The swelling ranks of Muslim girls in the Jewish school offer a glimpse into the deep ties between Calcutta’s Muslim and once-thriving Jewish community. By Anik Basu When Mitana Alexander bid goodbye to Calcutta’s Jewish Girls School in 1975, she was its last Jewish student. The bulk of the others were Muslims. But it was…
Jammu and Kashmir’s Bilal Mohi Ud Din Bhat, who got the 10th rank in UPSC, hopes his achievement will inspire the Valley’s youth. Bilal Mohi Ud Din Bhat, ranked tenth in the Union Public Service Commission’s civil services examination for 2016, had his heart set on the administrative services since childhood. Jammu and Kashmir’s Bilal…
Ramanagram: The Ghousia Engineering College here added Post Graduate Block which was constructed at a cost Rs. 8 crore. The four-storey building has been dedicated to Haji Nabi Shariff, the philanthropist from Ramanagram who donated the land for the Engineering College 35 years ago. The College was awarded the Best Engineering College for Quality Technical…
Bhatkal: The Anjuman Hami-e-Muslimeen’s Women’s Degree College shifted to its newly constructed building in Khatija Complex on March 18. It is located near the Shamsuddin circle. The building was funded by Janab Syed M. Khaleel, the Dubai based chartered accountant and former President of the Anjuman Hami-e-Muslimeen. The new building is located within the Bhatkal…
Bengaluru: The Al-Ameen Education Society will be launching its Al-Ameen Mumtaz Ahmed Khan Civil Services Academy at its Hosakote campus in July 2018. This was stated by Abdus Subhan Shariff, General Secretary of the Society. Shariff said the Academy will admit 100 students with 50 boys and 50 girls who will be provided furnished accommodation,…
