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Hijab-saffron controversy erupts again in Karnataka's college
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
A fresh controversy has erupted at the CG Bellad Government First Grade College in Akki Alur village of Haveri district in Karnataka, after groups of students arrived in classrooms wearing Hijabs and saffron shawls, prompting renewed tensions on campus.
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"Matter is settled...not commenting on it any further": Kerala Education M
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty on Saturday said that he did not want to comment further on the hijab issue in St. Rita's school, Kochi, as the matter is "settled" and saying more "could only create unnecessary issues."
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"Special order will be issued to facilitate the admission of child", says
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Kerala Education Minister V. Sivankutty stated that the government will extend all possible support to children and a special order will be issued to facilitate admission after the recent hijab dispute in St. Rita's school, Kochi. He told the media, on the issue of the recent hijab issue,
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Kerala hijab row "totally against secular attitude," says IUML's PK Kunhal
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Speaking with ANI, Kunhalikutty said, "It's not something that happens in Kerala. It is totally against the secular attitude. A student had to stop her education because of her attire. That is not very usual here. This is very bad."
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Kerala School Hijab row: Congress, SDPI trying to incite unrest, says Stat
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M) Kerala State secretary MV Govindan on Friday slammed Congress and the SDPI, accusing them of trying to incite unrest over an issue where a school in Kochi refused to permit a student to attend classes wearing a hijab (headscarf), citing the i
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Kerala School Hijab row: Child's rights cannot be denied, says State educa
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The Education Minister referred to a specific incident at St. Rita's School in Palluruthy, Ernakulam, where a student was allegedly barred from attending class for wearing a headscarf.
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Karnataka: KCU appoints enquiry committee against its professor to probe a
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Central University of Karnataka (CUK) in Kalaburagi has launched an investigation into allegations that Assistant Professor Abdul Majid forced second-year BA students to wear a hijab during an academic field trip to a mosque.
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J-K Students Association writes to Siddaramaiah over hijab ban on Kashmiri
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) on Tuesday wrote to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, seeking his immediate intervention in an incident of alleged religious discrimination faced by Kashmiri female students at a nursing college in Bengaluru.
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Iran using drones, facial recognition apps to enforce Hijab laws: UN Repor
Updated : 1 year ago IST
A UN report reveals that Iran is using drones, facial recognition, and a mobile app to enforce hijab laws, expanding surveillance measures to track and penalise women for non-compliance.
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Maharashtra: Nitesh Rane demands ban on burqa in board exams, writes to st
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Advocating uniformity of rules for Hindu and Muslim students, he said that the Mahayuti government in Maharashtra that follows the Hindutva ideology will not tolerate politics of appeasement. He said that those who want to wear hijab or burqa can wear it at their homes, but not at the examin
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"BJP is trying to create divide in society": Karnataka minister MC Sudhaka
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Karnataka minister MC Sudhakar on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of attempting to create a divide in society over the hijab issue and said that that during his school days, his classmates used to wear hijabs and everyone has a choice to practice their culture, implying
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Karnataka suspends best teacher award for Kundapur principal after hijab r
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Karnataka has paused the Best Teacher Award for the Kundapur Government Pre-Graduation College principal due to past controversy over denying hijab-wearing students entry.
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