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K'taka govt dividing young minds along religious lines: State's BJP chief
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"CM Siddaramaiah's decision to withdraw the hijab ban in educational institutions raises concerns about the secular nature of our educational spaces. By allowing religious attire in educational institutions, the Karnataka government is promoting and dividing young minds along religious lines
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Karnataka to withdraw Hijab ban, announces CM Siddaramaiah
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday announced that his government will revoke the ban on Hijab and said that no politics should be done on what people prefer to wear and eat.
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'RSS Anna' wants to apply Karnataka model in Telangana: Owaisi hits back a
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"Karnataka CongRSS govt has banned HIJAB in exams. It has also not revoked the previous BJP govt's Hijab ban. Telangana CongRSS chief RSS Anna wants to apply "Karnataka model" in Telangana. This is why he keeps abusing sherwani and avoids being seen with skull cap wearing Muslims," Owaisi sa
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Students allowed to wear Hijab while writing exam: Karnataka Education Min
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
In a progress review meeting held under the leadership of Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and State Education Minister MC Sudhakar, it was decided that the students will be allowed to wear a Hijab while writing the exams.
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Karnataka hijab ban: SC assures to consider listing the matter before thre
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud assured that it will list the matter and give a date. The court also observed that the matter would be heard by a three-judge bench of the top court.
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UP: Girls denied entry to Moradabad college for wearing burqa; professors
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The girls have alleged that their college was not letting them enter the college campus wearing burqa and are compelling them to remove it at the entrance gate.
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Women should be "freed" from wearing hijab: Anil Vij on SC`s decision
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], October 13 (ANI): On a day when the Supreme Court delivered a split verdict on the hijab ban in Karnataka, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Thursday refrained to comment on the decision of the apex court which referred the issue to the larger bench, adding that men have
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Hijab verdict: Two SC judges disagree on whether allowing Hijab in educati
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): The two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday differed on the Hijab issue: One judge opined that permitting one to wear their religious symbols would be the antithesis to secularism while another judge held that restriction on Hijab was an invasion
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Karnataka HC decision was 'bad', it misused Quranic commentaries: Owaisi o
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 13 (ANI): Following a split verdict by the Supreme Court on the Karnataka hijab ban case, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi said the decision of the Karnataka High Court was "bad in terms of law and content" and th
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Karnataka govt deploys additional security in sensitive areas after SC spl
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 13 (ANI): Following a split verdict by the Supreme Court on Thursday on the petitions challenging the hijab ban in the southern state of Karnataka at the educational institutions, Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said that additional police perso
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Bar Association seeks 5 judges bench for Hijab issue, writes to CJI
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): The All India Bar Association (AIBA) has requested Chief Justice of India (CJI) UU Lalit that the Hijab issue be referred to a larger bench of a minimum of five judges including one Muslim judge in Supreme Court after split judgments on this issue by t
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Karnataka Hijab Case Verdict: Ban on hijab to continue in state's schools
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 13 (ANI): Karnataka government on Thursday said High Court's order upholding the ban on hijab in educational institutions in the state will continue pending a final decision in the Supreme Court, which today pronounced a split verdict on appeals challen
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