Assam schools to drop word ‘Maktab’

The minister also announced that work to convert Madrasas and Sanskrit Tols to government schools will begin after the state budget is tabled.

No govt funds for Assam madrasas

The state government was spending Rs 3-4 crore annually on madrasas and about Rs 1 crore on Sanskrit tols.

The clarification of the health minister came in the wake of a youth shifted to isolation ward of Guwahati Medical College Hospital.

Sarma, who is also the convenor of the North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA), appealed to the militant outfits in Manipur to come forward for talks.

Speaking in the state assembly, Sarma said that there is a lot of wrong notions regarding 1971 as the cut-off date.

Sarma said that the request of the state government was not accepted by the Prime Minister’s Office.

Sarma said the education scheme related to the paper mills, entailing Rs 5 crore, would be implemented in February.

Sarma said that the police has registered 197 cases in the state and arrested more than 223 people so far.

Sarma said the government would review the situation again on Tuesday to decide on restoring the Internet services in Guwahati.

The protesters and the posters in the Northeast, including Assam, are angry and upset by “illegal migrants”.