Authorities yesterday declared that schools in northeast Delhi will remain closed till March 7.
This comes in the wake of large-scale violence in northeast Delhi earlier this week. More than 40 people have been killed in clashes and arson. 
The Directorate of Education ordered the closure of all schools in northeast Delhi on Tuesday after the outbreak of violence on Monday.
The Delhi government has demanded the suspension of board examinations in these areas. In addition to the 10th and 12th board exams, the school examinations of up to class 11 were also postponed.
On Friday, the Delhi High Court asked the police to ensure that board examination centres in the violence-hit areas were given proper security.
“Exam centres must be sanitised,” the court said, and asked police to ensure that “there is no breach of security.” 
“At present the exams scheduled from March 2 onwards will be held subject to situation on the ground,” the court said.
After the violence intensified on Monday, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said there would be no school examinations on Tuesday in the violence-hit areas and all government and private schools would remain closed.
However, the board exams of class 10 and 12 were beyond the control of the Delhi government.
Meanwhile, at least four students of Farroqui madrasa in Brijpuri area of northeast Delhi have been missing since Tuesday night, residents said yesterday.
They said the Farooqui mosque and the madrasa were torched by rioters on Tuesday afternoon, killing Jalaluddin, an imam, and injuring another senior imam.
Riyaz Ahmed, a resident of the Brij Puri area, whose 12-year-old son studied in the madrasa, told IANS: “At least four children have been missing from the madrasa since Tuesday night.” 
Ahmed said after the violence on Tuesday afternoon, the students were sheltered at the madrasa. “Suddenly at night, a mob attacked the madrasa and since then these children have been missing,” he said.
He also showed clothes, books, bags, blankets and beds of the students in the madarsa scattered around in the aftermath of Tuesday’s violence.
He said about 200 children studied at the madrasa. “But only over 10-15 poor children stay here,” he said.
He said the number of children missing from the madrasa will be clear only after the senior imam returned to the mosque after being discharged from hospital. 
In other developments, the Delhi government yesterday launched relief disbursement process for people affected by the violence, official sources said.
A special team of the Delhi government visited the badly hit Shiv Vihar area of the district to chart out a road map for providing relief to the victims. In addition to this, many special officers have been sent to other areas for disbursement of relief.
The Delhi government will be giving compensation to those people whose shops, houses and vehicles were torched by the rioters, for rehabilitation and rebuilding their houses and shops.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said: “Those people whose houses have been badly damaged in the violence will be given a compensation of Rs5lakh (Rs500,000) each.” 
The government will give Rs100,000 to the tenant, if any, while the remaining Rs400,000 will be given to the landlord for rebuilding his house. This compensation will be Rs250,000 for smaller houses.
According to Kejriwal, Rs25,000 is being released immediately as relief. The remaining amount will be given after verification and submission of applications.
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