Karnataka Hijab row grows as another college denies entry to girls, boys protest wearing saffron shawls
2 years, 11 months ago

Karnataka Hijab row grows as another college denies entry to girls, boys protest wearing saffron shawls

India TV News  

Highlights Muslim girl students, who tried to enter a govt college at Kundapur were again denied entry. Muslim girl students, who tried to enter a government pre-university college at Kundapur in Karnataka's Udupi district wearing hijabs, were again denied entry to the premises by authorities on Friday, the third day since the issue surfaced in the institution. The issue started in early January at the government girls’ pre-university college at Udupi, where six students attended classes wearing headscarves in violation of the dress code in classrooms. One of the six protesting students at the Udupi college has moved the Karnataka High Court on January 31, seeking interim relief to attend classes wearing the hijab till the issue is settled. The issue turned worse when around 100 boy students of the college wearing saffron shawls on Wednesday protested against allowing girls wearing hijabs inside classrooms.

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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 …

Gujarat: Muslim students asked to remove hijab before board exam, action against principal after outrage
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Gujarat: Muslim students asked to remove hijab before board exam, action against principal after outrage

India TV News  

An exam administrator was removed by the Gujarat Education Department from duty after he allegedly compelled Muslim girl students to remove their hijabs before a Class X examination in Bharuch on Thursday. Following complaints from the parents, the state education department swiftly removed the exam centre administrator, Ilaben Suratiya, who is also the principal of the school. CCTV footage reviewed …

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 …

Amidst opposition from the BJP, progressive groups demand CM walk the talk on lifting hijab ban
1 year ago

Amidst opposition from the BJP, progressive groups demand CM walk the talk on lifting hijab ban

The Hindu  

Even as the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party upped the ante against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who on Friday said that his government would withdraw the hijab ban in educational institutions, putting him on the backfoot, several progressive groups have demanded that he walk the talk and issue a formal withdrawal order. However, several progressive groups that had fought against what was …

Will lift hijab ban in Karnataka, says CM Siddaramaiah
1 year ago

Will lift hijab ban in Karnataka, says CM Siddaramaiah

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah announced on Friday that he has asked the administration to revoke orders passed by the earlier government barring the use of hijabs in state-run educational institutions, signalling the end of a divisive rule that sparked protests across the country. HT Image In a public meeting in Mysuru, Siddaramaiah also backed individual rights and said the decision …

Hijab Ban Row: Karnataka High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Two Youth Accused Of Making Graffiti On Govt School Wall
1 year, 4 months ago

Hijab Ban Row: Karnataka High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Two Youth Accused Of Making Graffiti On Govt School Wall

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has quashed a criminal case registered against two youth accused of writing “Hijab is our dignity” with black paint on the walls of a Government Girls High School, near CMC Hosapete, Vijayanagara. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna sitting at Dharwad allowed the petition filed by Muzammil and Mohammad Jamaul, and quashed the proceedings …

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 …

Hijab row: Men throw ink on Damoh District Education Officer SK Mishra, raise 'Jai Shri Ram' slogan | VIDEO
1 year, 7 months ago

Hijab row: Men throw ink on Damoh District Education Officer SK Mishra, raise 'Jai Shri Ram' slogan | VIDEO

India TV News  

Hijab row: A group of people on Tuesday threw ink on Damoh District Education Officer SK Mishra and raised 'Jai Srhi Ram' slogans. Hijab row in Damoh A controversy erupted after a hoarding of topper girl students in Damoh Ganga Jamuna School's MP board examination in which Hindu girls were allegedly shown in the Hijab. Later, the matter was investigated …

MP: Probe ordered against private school after posters of hijab-clad Hindu and Jain students surfaced
1 year, 7 months ago

MP: Probe ordered against private school after posters of hijab-clad Hindu and Jain students surfaced

Op India  

A major controversy erupted in Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh after it was claimed that a private school is forcing students to wear a “hijab.” The accusations were made following the publication of an Ganga Jamuna Higher Secondary School is a private, English-medium established in ward number 4 of the Futera neighbourhood in the Damoh region. Priyank Kanoongo, the head …

Karnataka Minister says decision on hijab ban will ‘benefit all students’
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka Minister says decision on hijab ban will ‘benefit all students’

Live Mint  

Karnataka Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa on Tuesday said that the Congress-led government will take a decision on hijab controversy that will 'benefit all students. But we will take a decision that will benefit all students.” The Education Minister's proclamation comes a day after CM Siddaramaiah met around 30 academicians who urged his government to reverse the hijab ban, saying, “Thousands …

Karnataka: Decision on Hijab ban to be in students’ favour, says education minister
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka: Decision on Hijab ban to be in students’ favour, says education minister

Hindustan Times  

A day after academicians met Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah over the hijab ban in educational institutes and changes to textbooks brought in by the former BJP government, state education minister Madhu Bangarappa on Tuesday said that the Congress government will take a “decision that will benefit all students”. “Thousands of girls are deprived of education due to the hijab controversy,” …

'Success is the best revenge': Tharoor after Tabassum Shaik, who staunchly faced hijab row, tops PUC exams
1 year, 8 months ago

'Success is the best revenge': Tharoor after Tabassum Shaik, who staunchly faced hijab row, tops PUC exams

India TV News  

A year after Karnataka hit the headlines of major global media outlets following a controversy that erupted after a dispute pertaining to some Muslim students who wanted to wear hijab in classes were prevented by their classmates, it has again gained media attention. Among the Muslim girls who protested against the college uniform, 18-year-old Tabassum Shaik again hit the headlines …

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 …

Education of women is key
1 year, 11 months ago

Education of women is key

Hindustan Times  

A decision by a group of students from Karnataka to approach the Supreme Court has, once again, underlined the appalling cost exacted by the protracted row over hijab s on the lives and educational pursuits of thousands of women. The students approached the top court on Monday, seeking a directive to government institutions in Karnataka to allow them to appear …

Closing The Gates To Education: Violations Of Rights Of Muslim Women Students: PUCL’s Report On Hijab Ban
1 year, 11 months ago

Closing The Gates To Education: Violations Of Rights Of Muslim Women Students: PUCL’s Report On Hijab Ban

Live Law  

On 31st December, 2021, Government Girls PU College, Udupi imposed a sudden restriction on the hijab inside classrooms. On January 9, a report was published by People’s Union for Civil Liberties -Karnataka, which had undertaken a study titled as “Closing the Gates to Education: Violations of Rights of Muslim women students.” to investigate the impact of the imposed ban on …

Hijab ban to continue in Karnataka schools and PU colleges: Minister
2 years, 2 months ago

Hijab ban to continue in Karnataka schools and PU colleges: Minister

The Hindu  

Following a split verdict in the Supreme Court on the issue of hijab in classrooms, Karnataka’s Minister for School Education and Literacy B.C. Nagesh said the ban on headscarf in government schools and pre-university colleges will continue for now, as the apex court had not stayed the Karnataka High Court order that had earlier upheld the State government’s decision. Meanwhile, …

'Can't Waste More Time, Please Let Us Attend Classes': Karnataka Hijabi Students
2 years, 2 months ago

'Can't Waste More Time, Please Let Us Attend Classes': Karnataka Hijabi Students

The Quint  

Shaheen, who is a final year student in a government college of Shimoga, stopped attending college in April this year after her college enforced the Karnataka High Court’s March ruling upholding the Hijab ban. Some Hijabi students have transferred their admission to private universities, after the Hijab ban was implemented in government colleges. In Mangalore, Ayath Aslam, a student in …

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 …

India’s Supreme Court panel split on allowing hijab in classrooms
2 years, 2 months ago

India’s Supreme Court panel split on allowing hijab in classrooms

Al Jazeera  

The matter arises from a ban in BJP-ruled Karnataka state that forbids students from wearing the headscarves in classrooms. “It is ultimately a matter of choice,” said the other judge, Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, as he set aside the Karnataka High Court order. The issue of the hijab ban started when female Muslim students wearing hijab were barred in January this …

On 9th day of hearing on Karnataka hijab row, SC says ‘losing our patience’
2 years, 3 months ago

On 9th day of hearing on Karnataka hijab row, SC says ‘losing our patience’

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked a lawyer of the petitioners in the Karnataka hijab row cases to wrap up their rebuttal arguments within an hour tomorrow when hearing in the matter will resume. A bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia told advocate Huzefa Ahmadi, representing one of the petitioners, that they were “losing…patience”. A bench of Justices …

Indira Gandhi, Droupadi Murmu, pallu: JD(S) slams Karnataka's hijab stand
2 years, 3 months ago

Indira Gandhi, Droupadi Murmu, pallu: JD(S) slams Karnataka's hijab stand

India Today  

The Janta Dal has hit out at the Karnataka government hours after the state told the Supreme Court that the student petitioners who challenged the hijab ban in state-run institutes were influenced by the Popular Front of India. Earlier in the day, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Karnataka, told a bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia that …

Students were goaded into wearing hijab to school by PFI through social media, Karnataka tells SC
2 years, 3 months ago

Students were goaded into wearing hijab to school by PFI through social media, Karnataka tells SC

The Hindu  

Karnataka in Supreme Court on September 20, 2022 said students were goaded into wearing hijab to school by the Popular Front of India through social media messages. Appearing before a Bench led by Justice Hemant Gupta, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said no student was insisting on hijab till 2022. Mr. Mehta said the agitation on hijab was part of a …

‘Students should wear prescribed uniform’: SG Tushar Mehta on hijab ban hearing in SC
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Students should wear prescribed uniform’: SG Tushar Mehta on hijab ban hearing in SC

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia is hearing a batch 23 petitions challenging the ban on girl-students wearing the Hijab in schools and colleges New Delhi: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Tuesday recommended that all students should wear the prescribed uniform in educational institutions, irrespective of the religion they followed. The top advocate appearing in …

Hijab ban order religion neutral, neither hijab nor saffron gamcha allowed: Karnataka govt tells SC
2 years, 3 months ago

Hijab ban order religion neutral, neither hijab nor saffron gamcha allowed: Karnataka govt tells SC

India Today  

The Karnataka government's decision to ban hijab in schools was a religion-neutral order and neither a saffron gamcha nor a hijab were allowed in schools, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court on Tuesday. The government also told the bench comprising of Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia that the Karnataka High Court had accepted the arguments on the …

Students seeking nod to wear Hijab influenced by PFI: Karnataka govt tells Supreme Court
2 years, 3 months ago

Students seeking nod to wear Hijab influenced by PFI: Karnataka govt tells Supreme Court

India Today  

The Karnataka government has told the Supreme Court that the student petitioners who challenged the hijab ban in the state government institutions were influenced by the radical outfit Popular Front of India. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Karnataka government, told a bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia that on March 29, 2013, the Government Pre-University Girls …

Karnataka hijab ban | Wearing hijab is an expression of the self, says Sibal
2 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka hijab ban | Wearing hijab is an expression of the self, says Sibal

The Hindu  

Hijab is a Muslim woman’s self-expression. Watch | Karnataka’s hijab controversy explained The senior counsel, appearing for a student-petitioner against Karnataka’s ban on wearing hijab in classrooms, said the Supreme Court should refer the case to a Constitution Bench, which should in turn first decide whether “wearing a dress is self-expression, which lies both at the heart of the fundamental …

Essential, religious practices to right to dress: Issues debated in SC over K'taka hijab row
2 years, 3 months ago

Essential, religious practices to right to dress: Issues debated in SC over K'taka hijab row

India Today  

The Supreme Court discussed various aspects of the debate over the Karnataka Hijab Controversy over the last five days. On Wednesday, during arguments before the bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia in the petitions relating to the Karnataka Hijab ban, Senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi made an interesting point -- that the girls who are being prevented from wearing …

Karnataka Government needs to justify the restraint on wearing hijabs, says petitioners’ counsel
2 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka Government needs to justify the restraint on wearing hijabs, says petitioners’ counsel

The Hindu  

Karnataka has to first prove how forbidding hijab among students affects the sovereignty and integrity of India, its security or friendly relations with foreign states or even public order, decency or morality, the Sharia Committee of Women argued against the ban on Muslim girls wearing hijab to school. “Wearing of hijab does not confer any special benefit to the Muslim …

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 4 months ago

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court will continue the hearing the batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on the wearing of Hijab by Muslim girl students in some schools and colleges in the State. A bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia will hear the matterIn the last hearing of the matter, the main arguments were …

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 4 months ago

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court will continue the hearing the batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on the wearing of Hijab by Muslim girl students in some schools and colleges in the State. A bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia will hear the matterIn the last hearing of the matter, the main arguments were …

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 4 months ago

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court will continue the hearing the batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on the wearing of Hijab by Muslim girl students in some schools and colleges in the State. A bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia will hear the matterIn the last hearing of the matter, the main arguments were …

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 4 months ago

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court will continue the hearing the batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on the wearing of Hijab by Muslim girl students in some schools and colleges in the State. A bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia will hear the matterIn the last hearing of the matter, the main arguments were …

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 4 months ago

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court will continue the hearing the batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on the wearing of Hijab by Muslim girl students in some schools and colleges in the State. A bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia will hear the matterIn the last hearing of the matter, the main arguments were …

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 4 months ago

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court will continue the hearing the batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on the wearing of Hijab by Muslim girl students in some schools and colleges in the State. A bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia will hear the matterIn the last hearing of the matter, the main arguments were …

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 4 months ago

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court will continue the hearing the batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on the wearing of Hijab by Muslim girl students in some schools and colleges in the State. A bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia will hear the matterIn the last hearing of the matter, the main arguments were …

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 4 months ago

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court will continue the hearing the batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on the wearing of Hijab by Muslim girl students in some schools and colleges in the State. A bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia will hear the matterIn the last hearing of the matter, the main arguments were …

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 4 months ago

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court will continue the hearing the batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on the wearing of Hijab by Muslim girl students in some schools and colleges in the State. A bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia will hear the matterIn the last hearing of the matter, the main arguments were …

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 …

Karnataka Hijab Ban: Early Arguments in SC Talk About Law, Idea of Modesty
2 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka Hijab Ban: Early Arguments in SC Talk About Law, Idea of Modesty

The Quint  

When the judges pointed out that strict dress codes ought to be adhered to even in places like restaurants and golf courses, besides the court, Hegde said: "Today the context is access to education in a government college, and everybody pays taxes … The question is about education and access to education for what is traditionally a vulnerable section of …

Hijab row | Supreme Court issues notice to Karnataka Government over plea challenging HC’s order
2 years, 4 months ago

Hijab row | Supreme Court issues notice to Karnataka Government over plea challenging HC’s order

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court fixed the hearing of arguments on September 5 in a batch of petitions challenging a Karnataka High Court decision upholding a State Government order banning the wearing of hijab to classrooms while criticising the petitioner-students of “forum-shopping” for seeking an adjournment. Watch | Karnataka’s hijab controversy explained The petitioners sought an adjournment saying the case was listed …

Hijab row: SC issues notice to Karnataka govt over plea challenging HC's order
2 years, 4 months ago

Hijab row: SC issues notice to Karnataka govt over plea challenging HC's order

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Karnataka government over a plea challenging the high court’s order upholding a ban on hijab in educational institutions of the state. KARNATAKA HC ORDER The Karnataka High Court dismissed a clutch of petitions challenging a government order barring hijabs in schools and colleges in the state. One of the petitions …

Hijab row: SC agrees to hear pleas against Karnataka HC's verdict
2 years, 5 months ago

Hijab row: SC agrees to hear pleas against Karnataka HC's verdict

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear the petitions filed against the Karnataka High Court's verdict regarding the hijab ban next week. In January this year, a huge controversy was triggered in Karnataka after an Udupi school banned hijab inside the classrooms, prompting girls to challenge the order in the Karnataka High Court. On March 15, the Karnataka High …

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. …

Two Students Walk Out of Karnataka PUC Exams Over Hijab Row
2 years, 8 months ago

Two Students Walk Out of Karnataka PUC Exams Over Hijab Row

News 18  

Two students, protesting in favour of the hijab walked out of the Karnataka PUC 2nd or class 12 board exam on Friday. Two protesting students identified as Resham and Aliya reached the exam centre wearing hijab which has been banned from educational institutes, as per the High Court. “As hijab is not allowed inside examination hall for students, to be …

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