Kashmiri students in Karnataka allege college forced them to trim their beard
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1 month, 1 week ago

Kashmiri students in Karnataka allege college forced them to trim their beard

India Today  

Several students from Jammu and Kashmir, studying in a nursing college in Karnataka, have alleged that they were asked by the college administration to shave or trim their beards to attend classes. According to the students, approximately 24 Kashmiri students were informed that they needed to trim their beards to a '01' trimmer length or be clean-shaven to participate in college activities and clinical duties. "The college administration has reportedly been compelling these Kashmiri students to either trim their beards to a '01' trimmer length or be clean-shaven before they are allowed to participate in college activities or enter the premises, particularly for clinical duties. Following the letter to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the college administration held a meeting with the Kashmiri students and agreed to allow them to observe their religious customs without repercussions.

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Karnataka: Kashmiri Students From Nursing College Told To 'Shave Beard'
1 month, 1 week ago

Karnataka: Kashmiri Students From Nursing College Told To 'Shave Beard'

ABP News  

A group of nursing students from Jammu and Kashmir studying in Karnataka under the Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme have alleged that the college administration asked them to trim or shave their beards. The students from the Government Nursing College, Holenarasipura, Hassan have written to the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association claiming the college is enforcing “discriminatory grooming standards” that …

Kashmiri students in Karnataka allege college enforced beard trimming
1 month, 1 week ago

Kashmiri students in Karnataka allege college enforced beard trimming

Deccan Chronicle  

In a letter to the Chief Minister, the JKSA stated that over two dozen Kashmiri students were facing "undue restrictions" related to personal appearance, particularly regarding beards, which they maintain for cultural and religious reasons. The students claimed they were instructed to either trim their beards to a "01" trimmer length or be clean-shaven for college activities, including clinical duties. …

Karnataka: Medical college asks Kashmiri students to trim beard, issue reaches CM Siddaramaiah
1 month, 1 week ago

Karnataka: Medical college asks Kashmiri students to trim beard, issue reaches CM Siddaramaiah

India TV News  

The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association wrote to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on the "significant challenges" faced by the students from Jammu and Kashmir at the college at Holenarasipura in Hassan district. Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences director Dr Rajanna said the issue was amicably solved after the students agreed to comply with the directions of the college management. Kashmiri …

Darul Uloom Deoband issues fatwa warning students against shaving, says students without beards won't be allowed on the premises
1 year, 10 months ago

Darul Uloom Deoband issues fatwa warning students against shaving, says students without beards won't be allowed on the premises

Op India  

On Monday, Darul Uloom Deoband, the biggest Islamic seminary in India issued a fatwa warning the students against trimming their beards. The fatwa further recalled that on February 6, four of the Darul Uloom Deoband students were dismissed for trimming their beards. Maulana Mufti Asad Qasmi of Madrasa Jamia Sheikhul Hind, who is also a former student of Darul Uloom …

Karnataka: 23 girls suspended from Mangaluru college for wearing hijab
2 years, 6 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 …

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. …

Karnataka: Udupi college principal says hijab demand started on December 27, the girls never wore it earlier
2 years, 10 months ago

Karnataka: Udupi college principal says hijab demand started on December 27, the girls never wore it earlier

Op India  

In response to the recent hijab controversy where a group of Muslim students have been adamant about violating the uniform dress code and wearing Islamic attire inside classrooms, Karnataka’s Udupi College principal Rudre Gowda has weighed in reportedly stating that no one has requested for hijab for 35 years. The principal further stated that on Day 3, the Muslim girls …

Hijab controversy: Karnataka HC restrains students from wearing hijab, saffron shawls within classrooms
2 years, 10 months ago

Hijab controversy: Karnataka HC restrains students from wearing hijab, saffron shawls within classrooms

India TV News  

Highlights Karnataka HC requested state government to reopen eductional institutes HC restrained all the students from wearing anything related to their faith within the classrooms In the order, the judges expressed their pain over the ongoing agitations related to the issue The Karnataka High Court, in its interim order pending considerations of all petitions related to the Hijab row, has …

Watch | Karnataka's hijab controversy explained
2 years, 10 months ago

Watch | Karnataka's hijab controversy explained

The Hindu  

A controversy over the hijab or headscarf worn by Muslim girls has escalated in coastal Karnataka Echoes of the controversy are being heard in other parts of Karnataka too, even as a political slugfest is unfolding on the communally sensitive issue. Six female students belonging to the Government PU College for Girls in Udupi were not allowed to attend classes …

WATCH | Karnataka BJP Worker Says Students Protesting In Hijab Row Aren't Interested In Education
2 years, 10 months ago

WATCH | Karnataka BJP Worker Says Students Protesting In Hijab Row Aren't Interested In Education

ABP News  

New Delhi: After the management of Government Pre-University College in Udipi district's Kundapura decided to allow entry of students wearing hijab into college on Monday, the students said that the college principal and faculty met them and asked if they want to go to classes by removing hijab, reports ANI news agency While the students, who weren't allowed into classrooms …

Rahul Gandhi comes in support of hijab-wearing students of Karnataka
2 years, 10 months ago

Rahul Gandhi comes in support of hijab-wearing students of Karnataka

Deccan Chronicle  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the country is robbing the future of its daughters by letting the hijab come in the way of their education. Coming out in support of hijab-wearing Muslim girl students not allowed entry in educational institutes in Karnataka, he said the goddess Saraswati does not differentiate and gives knowledge to all. The issue started …

Udupi hijab controversy grows as students denied entry to college again
2 years, 10 months ago

Udupi hijab controversy grows as students denied entry to college again

Firstpost  

The hijab-clad students, who came along with their parents, pushed into the compound gate of the college despite a strict order given by authorities that wearing hijabs will not be allowed as per the dress code issued by the state government Muslim girl students, who tried to enter a government pre-university college at Kundapur in Karnataka’s Udupi district wearing hijabs, …

Hijab row: Don’t deny Muslim girls the right to education, says Siddaramaiah
2 years, 10 months ago

Hijab row: Don’t deny Muslim girls the right to education, says Siddaramaiah

The Hindu  

Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah said that denying entry to colleges to Muslims girls for wearing hijab is a violation of the fundamental right to education under the Constitution. It’s a fundamental right.” On a section of students going to colleges wearing saffron shawls in protest against use of hijab during classes, the Congress leader said, “Were they wearing them earlier? …

Karnataka college students wear saffron scarves protesting against hijab in classrooms
2 years, 11 months ago

Karnataka college students wear saffron scarves protesting against hijab in classrooms

India Today  

A section of college students in Karnataka's Koppa district wore saffron scarves protesting allegedly against allowing Muslim women to wear hijab inside the classroom. The students of the government-run college in Balagadi village claimed that if hijab was allowed inside, then saffron scarves could be sported too. The college had allowed all students to wear whatever they wish to when …

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