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Hijab row: Disturbing scenes in Karnataka as students denied entry into colleges

Chaos and confusion has loomed over Karnataka since the high court passed an interim order last week over the hijab controversy. The court directed educational institutions in Karnataka to be reopened following…
Sedition case be filed against Eshwarappa: Siddaramaiah

Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assembly Siddaramaiah has said that a sedition case should be filed against the Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj K S Eshwarappa for his…

BCCI wants ‘collective vision’ as work on new NCA facility begins

Bengaluru: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will be hoping the new National Cricket Academy (NCA), whose foundation stone was laid by secretary Jay Shah on February 14, will…
Bengaluru Airport gets PEER platinum certification

Bengaluru: Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), operator of Kempegowda International Airport (BLR Airport) has been awarded the prestigious PEER (Performance Excellence in Electricity Renewal) platinum certification by Green Building Certification Inc. (GBCI),…
Karnataka: Muslim girl asked to remove Hijab, boycotts exam

Bengaluru: The Hijab row continued to simmer in Karnataka on Tuesday over alleged denial of entry for girl students into schools with their headscarves on in some places, as one such girl…
Hijab crisis: Karnataka Congress Muslim leaders meet CM Bommai

Bengaluru: Congress Muslim legislators met Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai here on Tuesday and expressed their displeasure over the manner few schools and colleges in the state were treating the students in connection…
Hijab controversy crosses Karnataka border, spreads to MP

Datia: Hijab row which began in Udupi District of Karnataka has spread to Puducherry and Madhya Pradesh. In Madhya Pradesh, Agrani Government Autonomous PG College in Datia district on Monday issued a…

Hijab row: Fundamental rights can’t be curbed for public order, say petitioners

Bengaluru: The government can’t restrict fundamental rights in the garb of maintaining public order, the counsel for the girl students seeking permission to wear the hijab told the Karnataka High Court on…
Humiliating, says Owaisi as teachers, students in Karnataka forced to remove hijab

Hyderabad: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party of humiliating the Muslim community by depriving hijabi Muslims of their “fundamental rights” by preventing them from wearing hijabs as…
Classes resume in Karnataka amid tension; HC to resume hijab row hearing today

Bengaluru: Amid the prevailing tension in connection with the hijab row and the case being heard in the high court, schools reopened on Monday for students of Class 9 and 10 across Karnataka.…
Anti-conversion bill, hijab row to dominate Karnataka Assembly session

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Assembly session which will commence from Monday, is expected to witness a high voltage drama as the ruling BJP government and opposition Congress are locking horns on controversial issues such…
Hijab Row: Local VHP leaders claim Karnataka CM support them

Amid the raging calls for banning the Hijab in Karnataka, a video has surfaced on social media which shows local Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajarang Dal leaders in Karnataka’s Madikeri district…
Hijab row: Section 144 imposed around schools in Udupi till Feb 19

Mangaluru: The Udupi district administration has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC in areas around all high schools in the district from Monday till February 19. The move comes as…
Hijab row: As high schools reopen tomorrow, Bommai confident about peace

Hubballi: A day ahead of high schools across the state up to class 10 that were shut in the wake of the Hijab row, reopening, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday…
Difficult to explain how hijab row erupted: Gowda

Mangaluru: Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on Saturday said it is very difficult to understand how the controversy over hijab erupted in Udupi district. Talking to reporters here, Gowda, who…