Karnataka
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Govt schools should follow uniform dress code, says Education Dept
Bengaluru: On the ongoing controversy over the demand by Muslim students for wearing the hijab in classrooms, the Karnataka education department on Saturday issued a directive that all the government schools should…
- Bangalore
COVID-19: 12,009 new cases in Karnataka, 50 deaths
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Saturday registered a further decline in daily coronavirus infections, as the state reported 12,009 new cases and 50 fatalities, taking the tally to 38,87,733 and toll to 39,300. The…
- India
Karnataka: Girls in saffron scarves protest as Muslim students defy hijab diktat
Girls of a government college in Karnataka’s Kundapura on Saturday adorned saffron scarves in a protest against Muslim students wearing Hijab, within their college premises. In the videos that surfaced on social…
- India
Hijab row: We have already given them Pakistan on the basis of religion, says BJP MLA
Bengaluru: Amid row over wearing Hijab in classrooms in some colleges in Karnataka, the BJP state chief Nalin Kumar Kateel said the state government will not allow ‘Talibanisation’. “There is no scope…
- Bangalore
Rahul Gandhi expresses concern over Karnataka hijab row
Bengaluru: The hijab row in Karnataka has turned into a big controversy with many colleges denying entry to students wearing hijabs. Reacting to the developments unfolding in the state, Rahul Gandhi today…
- Bangalore
‘I love hijab’ movement in K’taka; BJP says it won’t allow Talibanisation
Bengaluru: The hijab row in Karnataka is spreading fast to other districts of the state. Muslim students in Mysuru district started a “I love hijab” movement on Friday. The ruling BJP has…
- Bangalore
COVID-19: 14,950 new cases in Karnataka, 53 deaths
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Friday registered a further decline in daily coronavirus infections, as the state reported 14,950 new cases and 53 fatalities, taking the tally to 38,75,724 and toll to 39,250. The…
- Offbeat
Karnataka man steals police jeep, goes on 112 km joyride
Dharwad, (Karnataka): A man, who stole a jeep from a police station in Karnataka’s Dharwad district and went on a long joyride to fulfil his long-pending dream, has been arrested, police said…
- Kerala
K’taka pent house case: Minors forced to entertain Kerala politicians, bureaucrats
Dakshina Kannada: Investigation into the penthouse prostitution racket has revealed shocking details, police sources said on Friday. During interrogation, the accused revealed that they watched, selected, trapped and forced minor girls studying…
- India
Congress leader Siddaramaiah slams BJP in Karnataka over hijab row
Karnataka Leader of the Opposition and Congress leader Siddaramaiah issued a statement in support of Muslim girls’ right to wear the hijab to schools and colleges. The support was issued a day…
- India
Karnataka: Hazrat Peer Syed Mahaldar Noor Dargah desecrated
Karwar: In yet another attempt to disturb the communal harmony, some miscreants desecrated Hazrat Peer Syed Mahaldar Noor Dargah at Chintakul area of Karwar, Karnataka. As per reporter Imran Khan, the compound…
- Bangalore
Hijab row: Karnataka High Court to hear students’ plea on Feb 8
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court will take up the petitions filed by students of the Government Pre-University College for Girls, Udupi, demanding permission to attend classes while wearing ‘hijab’, on February 8.…
- India
Karnataka Minister asks officials to stop trafficking of cows and their sale
Mysuru: Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on Wednesday directed the police to stop the trafficking of cows and their illegal sale. The minister also instructed the police to step up vigilance at…
- India
Karnataka: Hindu boys of another Udupi college adorn saffron as Muslim girls defy hijab diktat
At another government school in Karnataka’s Udupi, male students adorned saffron scarves around their necks in a protest after Muslim girls defied the state’s new hijab diktat. A hijab row has erupted…
- Bangalore
K’taka: Street dog given farewell after youth ran car over it
Bengaluru: Hundreds of animal lovers participated in the last rites of Lara – the street dog who was killed after a youth deliberately ran his luxury Audi car over it. Sandalwood actress…
