Government PU college in Kundapur allows hijab-clad students to protest inside campus
2 years, 11 months ago

Government PU college in Kundapur allows hijab-clad students to protest inside campus

The Hindu  

The Government Pre University College in Kundapur, Udupi district allowed hijab-clad students inside its campus on February 7, and allowed them to protest inside a hall in the college building. A senior official in Udupi district administration told The Hindu that the aim was to prevent students from sitting in protest outside the college gate. Kundapura police arrested two persons on the charge of brandishing weapons at the venue of a students’ protest outside the college gate on February 4. Meanwhile, some students of Venkatramana Pre University College in Kundapur turned up at the campus wearing saffron shawls on February 7 demanding that girls not be allowed to wear hijab in the college.

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Panjab University students to intensify senate election protest
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Panjab University students to intensify senate election protest

Hindustan Times  

Protesting the delay in senate elections and the FIR against them for trying to disrupt Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann’s event at Panjab University on November 13, students have decided to scale up their protest. Students protesting against varsity authorities at Student Centre on Panjab University campus in Chandigarh on Friday. They also organised a protest on the campus on …

Police foil protest by students, AISF and parents’ association members over Gudlavalleru college row
4 months ago

Police foil protest by students, AISF and parents’ association members over Gudlavalleru college row

The Hindu  

Leaders of the All India Student Federation and members of the Parents’ Association of Andhra Pradesh led a protest by students of Gudlavalleru Engineering College on Tuesday, September 3. They demanded the constitution of a judicial committee to probe the row over hidden cameras on the college campus and hand out stringent punishment to those found guilty. The state secretary …

Bijnor: Principal bars students wearing hijab at college, district authority begins probe | VIDEO
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bijnor: Principal bars students wearing hijab at college, district authority begins probe | VIDEO

India TV News  

A controversy erupted after a principal of a college in Bijnor barred female students wearing hijab from attending their classes on Monday. Students of Janta Inter College, Mahua of Thana Kotwali Dehat were asked to return home and come with their parents as they were in hijab. After the prayer at the college, principal Shivendra Pal Singh sent the students …

Supreme Court stays Maharashtra college directive prohibiting hijab on campus
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court stays Maharashtra college directive prohibiting hijab on campus

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed a directive issued by a private college in Maharashtra prohibiting Muslim women students from wearing hijab or other symbols of their faith on campus. Justice Kumar questioned the college’s reasoning that the instruction was intended to draw attention away from the religion of students, and to treat everyone equally on the campus despite their …

Supreme Court Stays Hijab Ban Imposed By Mumbai Private College
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court Stays Hijab Ban Imposed By Mumbai Private College

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the instruction issued by a private college in Mumbai banning the wearing of hijab, cap or badges by students on campus.The Court passed the interim order while hearing a petition filed by 3 Muslim women students of NG Acharya & DK Marathe College of Mumbai. The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the instruction issued …

HC upholds ban on hijab, burqa, niqabs in Chembur college
6 months, 1 week ago

HC upholds ban on hijab, burqa, niqabs in Chembur college

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by nine female students of NG Acharya and DK Marathe College in Chembur, who had challenged their college dress code banning hijabs, niqabs, burkas, stoles, caps, and badges. HT Image The division bench, comprising justices AS Chandurkar and Rajesh Patil, upheld the college’s authority to enforce the dress code, …

High Court refuses to interfere in hijab ban decision of Mumbai college
6 months, 2 weeks ago

High Court refuses to interfere in hijab ban decision of Mumbai college

Hindustan Times  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to interfere in a decision taken by a city-based college to impose a ban on hijab, burka and naqab in its premises. The students moved the HC earlier this month, challenging a directive issued by the Chembur Trombay Education Society's NG Acharya and DK Marathe College imposing a dress code under which students …

Students file writ against hijab ban in Chembur college
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Students file writ against hijab ban in Chembur college

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Nine BSc students at the N G Acharya and D K Marathe College of Art, Science and Commerce, Chembur, have filed a writ petition in the Bombay high court against the ban on hijab, naqab and burkhas on the college premises. “You shall follow the dress code of the college of formal and decent dress, which shall not reveal …

Plea In Bombay High Court Challenges Ban On Hijab At Mumbai's NG Acharya And DK Marathe College
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Plea In Bombay High Court Challenges Ban On Hijab At Mumbai's NG Acharya And DK Marathe College

Live Law  

Nine students from Mumbai's NG Acharya and D. K. Marathe College of Art, Science and Commerce have approached the Bombay High Court challenging a recently implemented dress code by the college authorities prohibiting students from wearing hijab on the campus. The petition states that on May 13, 2024, the petitioners attempted to discuss their concerns with the college management and …

Kolkata teacher stops going to college over wearing hijab, authorities say miscommunication
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Kolkata teacher stops going to college over wearing hijab, authorities say miscommunication

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata, A teacher at a private law college, affiliated to the University of Calcutta, resigned and stopped attending classes after the institute authorities allegedly requested her to refrain from wearing a hijab at the workplace. HT Image However, as the matter became public and sparked an uproar, the college authorities claimed that it resulted from miscommunication, and she would be …

Kolkata teacher resigns over alleged hijab ban, university issues clarification
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Kolkata teacher resigns over alleged hijab ban, university issues clarification

Hindustan Times  

A Kolkata teacher working at a private law college affiliated with the University of Calcutta resigned after the institute authorities allegedly requested her to refrain from wearing a ‘hijab’ at the workplace. According to the teacher, identified as Sanjida Qadar, the alleged order issued by the college governing body “offended” her “values and religious sentiments”. Kolkata teacher quits college over …

Law college faculty in Kolkata resigns over wearing hijab; authorities claim miscommunication, assure return
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Law college faculty in Kolkata resigns over wearing hijab; authorities claim miscommunication, assure return

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA: A teacher at a private law college, affiliated to the University of Calcutta, resigned and stopped attending classes after the institute authorities allegedly requested her to refrain from wearing a hijab at the workplace. However, as the matter became public and sparked an uproar, the college authorities claimed that it resulted from miscommunication, and she would be returning on …

Student bodies hold protests on campuses in Delhi University and Jamia
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Student bodies hold protests on campuses in Delhi University and Jamia

Hindustan Times  

Student organisations from at least two universities in Delhi conducted protests against the Citizenship Act, 2019 on Tuesday, a day after the Centre implemented the contentious law that paves the way for citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Students from Jawaharlal Nehru University had also scheduled a protest against the law on Tuesday, but were unable …

No room for hijab yet in Karnataka
1 year ago

No room for hijab yet in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Will the Karnataka government revoke the order that, in effect, imposes a ban on girl students wearing the hijab in classrooms? Soon, protests flared up across Karnataka, with a section of Hindu students insisting that they would wear saffron shawls if Muslim girls were allowed to wear the hijab. The video of a burqa-clad college girl, Muskaan, being heckled by …

Muslim girls protest outside Mumbai college for banning burqa and hijab
1 year, 5 months ago

Muslim girls protest outside Mumbai college for banning burqa and hijab

Op India  

On Wednesday, August 2, protests were staged outside the NG Acharya & DK Marathe College in Mumbai’s Chembur against the college’s uniform policy. Responding to the query on the students being asked to remove the burqa outside the college gate, Vidya Gauri Lele said, “Yes, earlier it was said to remove their burqas before entering the college. Karnataka Hijab Controversy …

Protests rage over student’s suicide in Kottayam; Minister to hold discussions
1 year, 7 months ago

Protests rage over student’s suicide in Kottayam; Minister to hold discussions

The Hindu  

Amal Jyothi Engineering College at Kanjirappally, which has been in the eye of a storm over the suicide of 20-year-old Shraddha Satheesh, witnessed a wave of protests on Tuesday, prompting an intervention by the State government. The previous night, the college management had announced a closure of the institution in view of the protests and asked the students to vacate …

Students clash with police at Kakatiya University
1 year, 9 months ago

Students clash with police at Kakatiya University

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: Tempers got frayed at the Kakatiya University campus when the members of the varsity's Joint Action Committee protested against university officials denying permission for a meeting in front of the University Library in Hanamkonda on Wednesday. For the past few days, the members of JAC have been lobbying with the office of the Vice-Chancellor seeking permission to conduct the …

Hijabs during exams: Karnataka girl students move SC seeking permission; CJI says will form bench
1 year, 10 months ago

Hijabs during exams: Karnataka girl students move SC seeking permission; CJI says will form bench

India Today  

A group of girl students from Karnataka on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court for an urgent hearing on their plea, seeking permission to sit for exams while wearing hijab. After the Karnataka government banned the wearing of hijab in Government Pre-University Colleges, several Muslim students had to move to private colleges. The top court in October 2022 delivered a split …

Karnataka hijab ban: Two SC judges give split verdict, case moves to larger bench; here's the chronology
2 years, 2 months ago

Karnataka hijab ban: Two SC judges give split verdict, case moves to larger bench; here's the chronology

Firstpost  

The Karnataka High Court, on 15 March, ruled hijab not part of essential Islamic religious practice, upholds state government’s ban on wearing headscarf in educational institutions New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a split verdict on a batch of please challenging the Karnataka High Court’s 15 March judgement refusing to lift the ban on hijab inside classrooms in …

Karnataka hijab row: 'Can you practice religion in schools with uniform?' asks Supreme Court
2 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka hijab row: 'Can you practice religion in schools with uniform?' asks Supreme Court

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the petitioners challenging the Karnataka High Court order on the ban on hijab in educational institutions, asking “Can students wear anything they want in school and shouldn't religious practice be kept aside?” The Supreme Court will hear the batch of 23 petitions again on September 7. They cannot violate the school uniform code in …

Hijab row escalates: Insta post calls for beheading of Sri Ram Sena chief, BJP leader
2 years, 7 months ago

Hijab row escalates: Insta post calls for beheading of Sri Ram Sena chief, BJP leader

India Today  

The row over wearing hijab in classrooms witnessed a scary escalation in Karnataka as a post on social media called for the beheading of BJP leader Yashpal Suvarna and Sri Ram Sena chief Pramod Muthalik for money. BJP leader Yashpal Suvarna, who is also a member of the college administration, said, "Getting such messages and calls through social media is …

Karnataka: 23 girls suspended from Mangaluru college for wearing hijab
2 years, 7 months ago

Karnataka: 23 girls suspended from Mangaluru college for wearing hijab

Hindustan Times  

A government college in Mangaluru has suspended 23 students who wore hijabs to their classrooms despite repeated warnings, news agency PTI reported. The incident at Uppinangady Government First Grade College in Puttur Taluk of Dakshina Kannada district comes barely a week after the same college, affiliated with Mangalore University, suspended four students who had come to college wearing hijab. The …

Karnataka: 24 college students suspended for protesting against Hijab ban in Uppinangady
2 years, 7 months ago

Karnataka: 24 college students suspended for protesting against Hijab ban in Uppinangady

India TV News  

Highlights Students were protesting against hijab ban in Karnataka at a college in Uppinangady. At least 24 students were suspended at a college in Karnataka's Uppinangadi after they protested against the Hijab ban outside the Uppinagady Govt First Grade College. Students have been protesting across several parts of Karnataka, ever since the High Court dismissed various petitions challenging a ban …

12 hijab-clad students denied entry to University College in Mangaluru
2 years, 7 months ago

12 hijab-clad students denied entry to University College in Mangaluru

India TV News  

Highlights The students were sent back after refusing to take off their hijabs These students were sent back on earlier occasions too after the college reopened following protests The hijab row has turned out to be a major situation in Karnataka over the past year Several hijab-clad students were on Monday sent back from their college in Karnataka's Mangaluru city …

K'taka hijab row resurfaces; Mangaluru university students protest saying some wore hijab
2 years, 7 months ago

K'taka hijab row resurfaces; Mangaluru university students protest saying some wore hijab

India Today  

The controversy surrounding hijab resurfaced in Karnataka on Thursday, May 26. Hindu students at Mangaluru university protested on campus saying Muslim students came to class wearing hijabs. Now, Hindu students in Mangaluru claim that 40 Muslim students attended classes while wearing hijabs. Currently, 40-50 Hindu students are sitting on campus in protest against students wearing hijabs to class. The bench …

Karnataka: Students who challenged hijab ban prevented from taking exam in Udupi
2 years, 8 months ago

Karnataka: Students who challenged hijab ban prevented from taking exam in Udupi

Live Mint  

Two pre-university college students from Udupi who had approached the Karnataka High Court challenging the ban on hijab, returned from the exam centre on Friday as they were not allowed to write the exam wearing hijab, according to news agency PTI report. They insisted that they should be allowed to write the exam wearing hijab but the college authorities citing …

Karnataka: Not allowed to take PU exams wearing hijab, two Udipi students sent home
2 years, 8 months ago

Karnataka: Not allowed to take PU exams wearing hijab, two Udipi students sent home

Firstpost  

The students had urged the officials to allow them to write the exams wearing hijab but were sent out of the campus and were denied permission to write their exams Two students, who appeared for PU exams in Udupi wearing hijabs, were not allowed to enter the examination centre on Friday as the second PU examination began across the state. …

Hijab controversy: Two Udupi student-petitioners not allowed to take exams wearing burqa
2 years, 8 months ago

Hijab controversy: Two Udupi student-petitioners not allowed to take exams wearing burqa

India TV News  

Highlights The girls returned from the examination centre after they arrived wearing burqas The girls were asked to follow the dress code but the refused and returned Karnataka HC had earlier declared that educational institutions have a right to prescribe uniforms Two girl students who had first petitioned the court seeking permission to wear Hijab inside classrooms in Karnataka's Udupi …

Hijab issue: 40 Muslim girls abstain from PU exams in Udupi
2 years, 9 months ago

Hijab issue: 40 Muslim girls abstain from PU exams in Udupi

Deccan Chronicle  

Udupi: Forty Muslim girl students from Udupi district of Karnataka abstained from appearing for the first pre-university examination on Tuesday as they were apparently hurt by the recent High Court verdict against wearing of hijab inside classrooms. Six among the eight girl students of Navunda Government PU College abstained from the examinations, while only two out of 10 Muslim girls …

Hijab controversy: 40 Muslim girls abstain from PU exams in Udupi
2 years, 9 months ago

Hijab controversy: 40 Muslim girls abstain from PU exams in Udupi

India TV News  

Forty Muslim girl students from Udupi district of Karnataka abstained from appearing for the first pre-university examination on Tuesday as they were apparently hurt by the recent High Court verdict against wearing of hijab inside classrooms. The Karnataka High Court on March 15 had dismissed petitions seeking permission to wear hijab inside the classroom, saying the headscarf is not a …

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Don’t ‘weaponise’ hijab, time to be more flexible
2 years, 9 months ago

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Don’t ‘weaponise’ hijab, time to be more flexible

Deccan Chronicle  

The three-judge bench of the Karnataka high court has flatly rejected the petition of the six girls from the Pre-University Government College in Udupi and others from Kundapur and Bengaluru that the hijab is an “essential part” of Islam. It can only be conjectured that the Hindu communal elements in the school administration chose to act against the hijab, and …

Nine students wearing Hijab, return without appearing for exam
2 years, 9 months ago

Nine students wearing Hijab, return without appearing for exam

Deccan Chronicle  

Udupi: Nine students of Government First Grade College in Kaup of Udupi district returned home without appearing for the examination after they were banned to enter the class wearing Hijab. The college authorities denied permission to wear Hijab quoting the High Court order. The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday ruled that Hijab is not an essential practice in Islam and …

Several hijab-clad Muslim students miss classes, exam in Karnataka
2 years, 9 months ago

Several hijab-clad Muslim students miss classes, exam in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Only a section of Muslim girls attended classes and appeared for internal examination without the hijab in government colleges in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts on Wednesday, a day after the High Court of Karnataka held that wearing a hijab is not essential part of religion and they have to stick to the prescribed uniform. Sources said that of the …

Now all religious symbols will be allowed in schools except hijab, says Owaisi after K'taka HC verdict
2 years, 9 months ago

Now all religious symbols will be allowed in schools except hijab, says Owaisi after K'taka HC verdict

India Today  

A day after the Karnataka High Court dismissed petitions challenging the ban on hijab in some educational institutes in the state, AIMIM chief and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi said that all religious symbols would now be permitted in these institutes except the hijab. Earlier, a BJP minister in Karnataka had said institutes shouldn’t stop girls if they wear sindoor.” …

Hijab row: Udupi student-petitioners, Muslim girls in Shivamogga skip classes over Karnataka HC verdict
2 years, 9 months ago

Hijab row: Udupi student-petitioners, Muslim girls in Shivamogga skip classes over Karnataka HC verdict

Firstpost  

The High Court had held that Hijab is not an Essential Religious Practice and upheld the Karnataka Government’s order banning the use of any cloth on the campus Bengaluru: The six Muslim girl students of the Government Pre University Girls College in the coastal town of Udupi did not turn up for classes on Wednesday, a day after their petition …

Udupi girls not to attend class without hijab, to continue legal fight
2 years, 9 months ago

Udupi girls not to attend class without hijab, to continue legal fight

Deccan Chronicle  

Udupi: The Udupi Muslim girls who had approached the High Court seeking permission to wear Hijab in classrooms, said that they will not attend class without Hijab and continue their legal fight. The High Court upheld the Karnataka Government’s dress code and ruled that Hijab does not form part of essential religious practice. It is because of the college authorities’ …

Hijab ban in classroom: SC to hear pleas against Karnataka HC verdict after Holi vacation
2 years, 9 months ago

Hijab ban in classroom: SC to hear pleas against Karnataka HC verdict after Holi vacation

Firstpost  

A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana took note of the submissions of senior advocate Sanjay Hegde, appearing for some students, that urgent hearing was needed keeping in mind the upcoming examinations. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to list for hearing after Holi vacation the pleas challenging the Karnataka High Court verdict which dismissed the petitions …

Hijab controversy: Supreme Court to hear pleas contesting Karnataka HC verdict after Holi
2 years, 9 months ago

Hijab controversy: Supreme Court to hear pleas contesting Karnataka HC verdict after Holi

India TV News  

Highlights HC on Tuesday said that the Karnataka government order dated February 5 is not unconstitutional HC also declared that educational institutions have a right to prescribe uniforms It said prescription of uniform is a reasonable restriction which students could not object to The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to list for hearing after Holi vacation the pleas challenging the …

Plea in SC against hijab ban; petitioners threaten boycott
2 years, 9 months ago

Plea in SC against hijab ban; petitioners threaten boycott

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi/Udupi: Hours after the Karnataka high court upheld a state government ban on hijab in educational institutions, the petitioners in the case said they would not attend classes without headscarves, while one student challenged the verdict in the Supreme Court. “The Hon’ble High Court has failed to note that the right to wear a hijab comes under the ambit …

Won’t return to class without hijab, say petitioner girl students
2 years, 9 months ago

Won’t return to class without hijab, say petitioner girl students

The Hindu  

The five students of Government Pre-University College for Girls in Udupi, who had approached the High Court of Karnataka challenging the ban on wearing hijab inside classrooms, said on Tuesday that they would not return to classes without wearing the hijab. At a press conference in Udupi, the girls said their legal fight for “justice and their rights” would continue …

Hijab bans deepen Hindu-Muslim fault lines in Indian state
2 years, 9 months ago

Hijab bans deepen Hindu-Muslim fault lines in Indian state

Associated Press  

UDUPI, India — When Aliya Assadi was 12, she wore a hijab while representing her southern Indian state of Karnataka at a karate competition. It then slapped a statewide ban on the hijab in classes, saying “religious clothing” in government-run schools “disturbs equality, integrity and public law and order.” Some students gave in and attended with their heads uncovered. “When …

Karnataka hijab row: Timeline of events
2 years, 9 months ago

Karnataka hijab row: Timeline of events

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka high court on Tuesday said the hijab does not constitute an essential religious practice in Islam. "We are of the considered opinion wearing of hijab by Muslim women does not form a part of essential religious practice in Islamic faith," the bench led by Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi said. The court also ruled on a February 5 …

Hijab controversy: Petitioner girls in Udupi to take some time before deciding on next course of action
2 years, 9 months ago

Hijab controversy: Petitioner girls in Udupi to take some time before deciding on next course of action

The Hindu  

The six students of Government Pre-University College for Girls in Udupi, who had approached the Karnataka High Court challenging the ban on wearing hijab inside classrooms, have decided to take some time before deciding on their next course of action. Udupi MLA K. Raghupathi Bhat, who is chairman of the college development committee of the pre-university college in Udupi, tweeted: …

Hijab not essential religious practice of Islam, Karnataka HC dismisses petitions
2 years, 9 months ago

Hijab not essential religious practice of Islam, Karnataka HC dismisses petitions

Op India  

The Karnataka High Court has pronounced its verdict in the hijab case filed by Muslim girl students. CJ Ritu Raj Awasthi: “ Getting the wholistic view of the entire matter, 1) Whether #Hijab is an ERP protected under Article 25 2) Whether school uniform is not legally permissible 3) Whether the GO of 5th February is issued without application of …

'Hijab Not Essential Religious Practice In Islam': Karnataka High Court Dismisses Muslim Girls' Petitions Against Hijab Ban In Colleges
2 years, 9 months ago

'Hijab Not Essential Religious Practice In Islam': Karnataka High Court Dismisses Muslim Girls' Petitions Against Hijab Ban In Colleges

Live Law  

Wearing of hijab is not a part of Essential Religious Practice in Islamic faith and thus, is not protected under Article 25 of the Constitution, the Karnataka High Court has held today.A Full Bench of the High Court further held that prescription of school uniform by the State is a reasonable restriction the students' rights under Article 25 and thus, …

Karnataka HC verdict on hijab row today: The story so far
2 years, 9 months ago

Karnataka HC verdict on hijab row today: The story so far

India Today  

After days of protests, counter-protests, allegations, counter-allegations and back-to-back hearings, the Karnataka High Court is set to pronounce its verdict on the hijab case on Tuesday, March 15. THE ORIGIN On January 1, some Muslim students of pre-university college in Karnataka’s Udupi were not allowed to attend classes wearing a hijab, as the dress was against the prescribed norms of …

Breaking| Hijab Ban: Karnataka High Court Full Bench To Pronounce Judgment On Students' Plea Tomorrow
2 years, 9 months ago

Breaking| Hijab Ban: Karnataka High Court Full Bench To Pronounce Judgment On Students' Plea Tomorrow

Live Law  

A Full Bench of the Karnataka High Court will pronounce its judgment in the petitions filed by Muslim girl students, challenging the action of a government PU college in denying their entry for wearing a hijab, tomorrow at 10.30 am.The order was reserved last month.Hearing before the Full Bench comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna S Dixit and …

Aligarh: Muslim students denied entry in college for flouting dress code and wearing hijab
2 years, 9 months ago

Aligarh: Muslim students denied entry in college for flouting dress code and wearing hijab

Op India  

On Saturday, several female Muslim students at the Shree Varshney College in Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh claimed that they were barred from attending classes for wearing hijab. I have been working at this college for 15 years now and the dress code has been around since then.” “The entry of any student in hijab/burqa is not allowed in our college. …

Hijab row: Govt. degree college in Mangaluru declares indefinite holiday
2 years, 10 months ago

Hijab row: Govt. degree college in Mangaluru declares indefinite holiday

The Hindu  

The row over allowing hijab in classroom impacted one more college in the coastal belt, with the Government First Grade College at Car Street in Mangaluru city declaring an indefinite holiday from Saturday after some hijab-clad girls insisted that they be allowed to appear for the internal examinations while some students strongly opposed it. Order impact Sources said that the …

Three hijab-clad students denied entry to Govt Women\'s College, Udupi
2 years, 10 months ago

Three hijab-clad students denied entry to Govt Women\'s College, Udupi

Deccan Chronicle  

Mangaluru: Three girl students of the pre-university Women’s college at Udupi, who came to the institution wearing hijab, were not allowed to attend the science practical examination. The college principal denied entry quoting the Karnataka High Court's interim order. The three girls were among the students who had approached the High Court seeking permission to wear Hijab inside the class. …

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