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  What Karnataka High Court said in its verdict against wearing of ‘hijab’ inside classrooms?

  Aaj Ki Baat | March 16, 2022 6:12 IST

  The high court dismissed the petitions filed by a section of Muslim students from the Government Pre-University Girls College in Udupi, seeking permission to wear Hijab inside the classroom. The prescription of school uniform is only a reasonable restriction, constitutionally permissible which the students cannot object to, the high court said.

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  'For a devout Hindu Brahmin, janeu is...': Owaisi 'disagrees' with Karnataka HC's hijab verdict

  India | March 15, 2022 13:11 IST

  The Karnataka HC today said that prescription of school uniform is only a reasonable restriction, constitutionally permissible which the students cannot object to.

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  Hijab verdict: Here's what Karnataka Education Minister said

  News | March 15, 2022 12:46 IST

  Karnataka Education Minister BC Nagesh has hailed High Court's verdict on hijab ban. The court has now resolved a big issue, the minister said.

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  Karnataka HC upholds Hijab ban, says headscarf not part of Islamic faith

  News | March 15, 2022 12:00 IST

  The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday quashed all petitions challenging the ban imposed by the government on wearing Hijab in schools and colleges. The HC declared that educational institutions have a right to prescribe uniforms and held that the Karnataka government's order dated February 5 is not unconstitutional.

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  Karnataka High Court's Hijab verdict: 10 big points

  India | March 15, 2022 14:17 IST

  Dismissing all writ petitions by girl or women students, the court declared that educational institutions have a right to prescribe uniforms.

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  Karnataka HC quashes petitions challenging ban on Hijab, says 'not essential religious practice'

  India | March 15, 2022 13:11 IST

  The Karnataka High Court has dismissed petitions filed by Muslim girls seeking permission to wear hijab in classroom.

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  Hearing on Hijab row scheduled today in Karnataka HC, Section 144 imposed in Bengaluru and other cities

  News | March 15, 2022 6:50 IST

  Hearing on the ongoing Hijab controversy has been scheduled in Karnataka High Court today. Ahead of the same, Section 144 has been imposed in Bengaluru and other cities in the state.

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  Schools closed, protests banned ahead of Karnataka HC verdict on hijab row | 10 points

  India | March 15, 2022 0:10 IST

  Bengaluru commissioner of Police Kamal Pant said that all types of gatherings, agitations, protests, or celebrations in public places are prohibited in Bengaluru for one week from March 15 to March 2.

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  Hijab controversy: Karnataka High Court likely to deliver its verdict on case tomorrow

  India | March 14, 2022 23:53 IST

  The case seeking permission to allow Muslim girls to attend classes in schools and pre-university colleges where there is a prescribed school uniform had led to tension on the campuses of educational institutions in the state.

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  Uttar Pradesh: College refuses entry to girls with hijab in Aligarh

  India | March 13, 2022 10:44 IST

  A student, studying in B.Sc final year, said that the college authorities had first asked her to remove the burqa which she was wearing while entering the campus and later they asked her to remove the hijab, too.

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  Hijab row: Tension in Karnataka college after student posts Pak flag on WhatsApp group

  India | March 09, 2022 14:55 IST

  The college authorities are saying that they are seeking a legal opinion on the issue. The university authorities have received a memorandum and promised the agitating students of suitable action on the student.

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  Bajrang Dal activist murder: Schools, Colleges in Shivamogga reopen after being shut for week

  India | February 28, 2022 12:13 IST

  The Karnataka government had ordered the closure of schools and colleges in the state following the death of Harsha.

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  Hijab mandatory in Islam, stopping Muslims from wearing it against Article 25: Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind

  India | February 27, 2022 8:23 IST

  A meeting of the Working Committee of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (Arshad Madani faction) was held at the organisation's central office here under the chairmanship of Maulana Arshad Madani during which important social and contemporary issues were discussed in detail, a statement issued by the Jamiat said.

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  Hijab controversy surfaces in Bengaluru, Sikh girl asked to remove turban

  India | February 24, 2022 10:00 IST

  Parents of college students who were asked to remove hijab by the authorities have demanded that the order of the High Court must be implemented equally to all students.

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  Right to wear hijab does not fall under Article 25 of Constitution: Karnataka govt in HC

  India | February 22, 2022 20:19 IST

  As soon as the court proceedings began, a lawyer appearing for the petitioner girls requested the bench for some relaxation to the Muslim girls who wish to appear in the schools and colleges with Hijab.

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  No restriction on wearing hijab on campus, ban only for classroom: Karnataka govt

  India | February 22, 2022 16:15 IST

  The row over hijab has been raging for over a month now. The controversy flared up when six students of a state government-run pre-university college in Udupi, who were wearing the hijab, were asked to leave the campus last month. The matter then snowballed into a major issue.

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  Muqabla | Amid Hijab controversy, Owaisi drags beard, skull cap into UP election

  News | February 21, 2022 19:59 IST

  While the hijab controversy refuses to die down, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has triggered a new row, saying no one can stop him from wearing a (skull) cap or keeping beard. In a video tweeted by Owaisi, the Hyderabad MP is heard saying,"...my daughter will wear hijab."

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  Hijab not an essential religious practice, reiterates Karnataka govt in HC quoting Sabarimala case

  India | February 21, 2022 17:00 IST

  According to the AG, only the essential religious practice gets protection under Article 25, which guarantees the citizens to practice the faith of their choice.

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  Bihar: Burqa-clad girl turned away from UCO bank in Begusarai | VIDEO

  India | February 21, 2022 14:59 IST

  The girl recorded the incident and shared it on social media on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday when the girl had gone to the UCO bank of Mansoor Chowk branch in Begusarai to withdraw money.

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  Hijab controversy: Zaira Wasim says, 'I, as a woman who wears hijab, resent this entire system'

  Celebrities | December 16, 2022 14:25 IST

  Amid the ongoing Hijab controversy, the Karnataka government on Friday submitted before the Karnataka High Court that Hijab is not an essential religious practice of the Muslim faith and preventing it does not violate the constitutional guarantee of religious freedom.