Bengaluru: The hijab crisis which made international headlines and pushed Karnataka under the spotlight has been seen as a development detrimental to the image of the state which is considered one of the most progressive and prosperous in the country. However, insiders in the BJP and the RSS confide that the crisis has proved to […]
Dakshina Kannada: Five Muslim girl students from the Hampanakatta University College here have asked for transfer certificates from the college administration after being denied permission to attend classes wearing hijab. Principal Anusuya Rai has confirmed that the five students have applied for transfer certificates to join other colleges. However, they are being asked to submit another […]
Mangaluru: The Uppinangady Government First Grade College management has suspended 23 girl students, who staged a protest demanding permission to wear Hijab inside classrooms last week. The Puttur BJP MLA and the College Development Committee (CDC) chairman Sanjeeva Matandoor told PTI on Tuesday, “The students staged a demonstration. So they were suspended on Monday.” According […]
Dakshina Kannada: Twenty-four students studying in a college in Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district were on Tuesday banned for a period of seven days from attending classes for wearing hijab. The decision was taken by authorities of the Uppinangadi Degree College in Puttur taluk after the students refused to attend classes without taking off their hijab. […]
Koppal: While commenting on the resurfacing of the hijab issue in Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka Education Minister B.C. Nagesh on Saturday categorically stated that only uniforms are allowed in school and college campuses across the state. He further said that the order of the Karnataka High Court must be followed regarding the issue. The Minister’s […]
As if the ongoing controversies over Hijab, Azaan and Hanuman Chalisa are not enough, another row has erupted over the perceived linguistic supremacy of Hindi. This is a totally avoidable controversy in a country that celebrates pluralism and diversity in all aspects. Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn stirred a hornet’s nest by tweeting that Hindi alone […]
Chennai: The Selaiyur police in Chennai have commenced a probe following a complaint by a person that his wife was asked to remove her hijab when they had gone to a school to seek a seat for their four-year-old son. Ashiq Meeran of Tambaram, in his complaint, said that he and his wife had gone […]
Bengaluru: Almas A.H., a second PUC (Class 12) student from Udupi Girl’s Pre-University College, one among the six girls who started a protest on hijab in Karnataka which went on to become a major crisis in the state, has said that it was not ‘just to deny’ education for a piece of cloth. Her post, […]
Hyderabad: Industries and IT Minister KT Rama Rao’s tweet to Khatabook CEO Ravish Naresh, who had complained about poor infrastructure in Bengaluru, evoked different responses from Karnataka Congress Chief DK Shivakumar and Karnataka’s IT Minister C N Ashwath Narayan. Khatabook founder-CEO Ravish Naresh had complained about the poor road infrastructure and power cuts in Bengaluru. […]
Bengaluru: Karnataka, which has entered election year, has been witnessing unsavoury developments threatening the law and order situation and attracting international attention for the wrong reasons. At a time when the hijab row seemed to be settling down, the ”halal” controversy has erupted across the State. Elaborate security arrangements are being put in place for […]
