Bahraich, April 29 -- : A surprise inspection at a madrasa in Bahraich has revealed that none of its Class 10 students could write their names, nor the name of the madrasa, in English, officials said.

The inspection prompted the authorities to issue a warning and a notice to the madrasa, asking it focus on other subjects besides Arabic and Persian.

District minority welfare officer Sanjay Mishra, who conducted the exercise, told reporters on Monday that the surprise inspection was carried out at Jamia Gaziya Sayyadul Uloom, a recognised madrasa in the Badi Takiya area of Bahraich.

One of the teachers was found absent though it was not recorded in the attendance register, Mishra said and also noted that students' attendance in Munshi, M...