Karnataka hijab ban
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Karnataka: PUC topper Tabassum Shaik calls Hijab ban ‘unfair’
A year after Karnataka was hit by the hijab controversy disallowing several hijab-clad PU Muslim girls to discontinue or look for other options for education, a hijab-clad Muslim student topped this year’s…
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Karnataka PUC exams: SC declines urgent listing of plea to allow students with hijab
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday turned down a plea to immediately list a plea seeking permission to allow students to appear in annual examinations in Karnataka’s pre-university colleges with their…
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SC to set up 3-judge bench to hear Karnataka hijab ban issue
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a plea to constitute a three-judge bench to consider petitions challenging ban on hijab in classrooms of pre university colleges in Karnataka.…
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Karnataka: News18 fined Rs 50K for calling hijab supporters as ‘Al Qaeda’
A fine of Rs 50,000 has been imposed on News18 India by News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) for its coverage of the Karnataka hijab ban. The anchor, Aman Chopra, who…
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Karnataka hijab ban: SC to pronounce verdict before October 16
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce its verdict on petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court judgement refusing to lift the ban on hijab in educational institutions before Justice Hemant…
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Karnataka Hijab ban: We are not interpreters of Quran, says SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Thursday it is not the “interpreter” of the Holy Quran and it has been argued before it in the Karnataka Hijab ban matter that courts…
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No exams duty for hijab-wearing teachers, says Karnataka govt
In another blow to hijab-wearing Muslim women in Karnataka, the state government has decided to prohibit teachers who insist on wearing hijabs from exam duty. “As hijab is not allowed inside the…
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Whose Hijab is it? Chennai group parodies Hinduva bigots in video
On a hot and humid lazy afternoon a little Muslim girl wearing a hijab minding her business is walking to school. Suddenly she is he hounded by a group of right wing…
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Photos: Students in Mangalore protest against hijab ban
By Syed Mueen After the Karnataka high court’s judgement upholding the state’s hijab ban on March 15, pro-hijab protests erupted across the country. On Friday, scores of students from Mangalore University’s affiliated…
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Hijab ban: No re-exams for protestors, says Karnataka government
Dismissing speculations of re-exams for students who boycotted classes across Karnataka amidst the hijab row, the Karnataka Minister for Primary and Secondary Education, BC Nagesh declared that the state has never held…
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Karnataka: Y-category security for HC judges who gave hijab verdict
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has decided to beef up security for the High Court Judges who are part of the Special Bench that ruled against the plea for allowing Muslim girl students…
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Hijab ban: Karnataka govt to consider re-exams for some Muslim girls
The Karnataka government may reconsider allowing a few Muslim students to appear for practical and pre-final exams as they were barred from classes after the government imposed a statewide ban on hijab…
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Hijab ban: Statewide bandh today in Karnataka against HC verdict
Muslim organisations in Karnataka announced a ‘bandh’ in the state on Thursday, March 17, to register their protest against the verdict of the state’s high court on the hijab row, following which…
