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Election Commission to announce assembly poll dates for 4 states, 1 UT today, press conference at 4.30 PM

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Election Commission to announce assembly poll dates for 4 states, 1 UT today, press conference at 4.30 PM

The Election Commission of India (ECI) will announce the dates for the assembly elections in four states, including West Bengal, and the Union Territory of Puducherry on Friday. The poll panel will hold a press conference at 4.30 PM today during which it is expected to announce the dates for assembly elections in four states - West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala - and the Union Territory of Puducherry. The terms of the legislative assemblies of the four states are coming to an end in May and…

Assam to shut down all government-aided madrasas, Sanskrit schools, says Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

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Assam to shut down all government-aided madrasas, Sanskrit schools, says Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

In a significant development, Assam Education and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced that the state government has decided to shut down all state-run madrasas and Sanskrit tols (schools) as it is not possible for Assam government to use public funds to teach religious scriptures. "Our government's policy we had announced earlier in the state Assembly. There should be no religious education with government's funding," he told the media. "We have nothing to say about privately-run madrasas and Sanskrit tols," Sarma added. According to Sarma, a…