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The siege of Pakistan's Lal Masjid
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Rome [Italy], Feb 10 (ANI): Maulana Abdul Aziz, better known as 'Maulana Burqa' for escaping arrest in 2007, being disguised as a woman, does it again.
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Ban burqa, terrorists use it to enter India, says Raghuraj Singh
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 10 (ANI): Chairman of Committee of Building and Other Construction Workers, Labour Department Raghuraj Singh on Monday stoked controversy, while demanding that the Centre and the state government should impose a ban on 'burqa'.
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Delhi police detains political analyst Gunja Kapoor from Shaheen Bagh, rel
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 5 (ANI): Political analyst Gunja Kapoor on Wednesday was detained by Delhi Police for a short period, after protestors at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh alleged that she was wearing a 'burqa' and filming them at the agitation site.
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Protest held against CAA, NRC, NPR in Mumbai
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 27 (ANI): Locals, including scores of burqa-clad women, protested against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR) at Morland Road area here on Monday.
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JD Women's College in Patna withdraws prohibition on students wearing burq
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Jan 25 (ANI): JD Women's College in Patna has taken back the prohibition on students wearing a burqa in classrooms, Principal Dr Shyama Rai said.
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Women's college in Patna issues dress code, prohibits burqa
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Patna (Burqa) [India], Jan 25 (ANI): JD Women's College in Patna has issued a direction to the students to follow the prescribed dress code on the campus while stating that wearing a 'burqa' in college is prohibited.
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'Ghoonghat Hatao' campaign must be launched: Ashok Gehlot
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Dec 5 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said that "Ghoonghat Hatao" (say no to veil) campaign should be launched across the country and also questioned the logic behind the use of burqa (veil worn by Muslim women).
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Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa distributes burqas among school girls
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 5 (ANI): The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has distributed burqas among female students in a girls' model school in Cheena village of Rustam Valley.
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UP: Girl students wearing Burqa denied entry in college
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 13 (ANI): The SRK College in Firzoabad denied entry to some girl students allegedly because they were wearing Burqa.
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UP: Man claims to receive constant threats by locals to leave village
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hathras (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 8 (ANI): A man claims that he is being forced to leave his village, Burqa near Sikandra Rao, along with his family members after receiving threats by locals who allegedly killed his father over a land dispute.
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MES President receives death threat after burqa ban
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], May 4 (ANI): Muslim Education Society (MES) President Dr P A Fazal Gafoor has received an anonymous call threatening to kill him, a day after he issued a circular banning students from covering their faces with religious veils at its educational institutions. Read More
Kerala's Muslim Education Society bans burqas in its colleges
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 2 (ANI): Kerala's Muslim Education Society (MES) has issued circular banning girl students from covering their faces with burqas in its colleges.
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