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Udupi: The two girls who had initially petitioned the court to allow hijab inside classrooms were on Friday turned away from the examination centre of their final class 12 board test after insisting on attending the examinations wearing burqas, in yet another dramatic event in the Karnataka Hijab ban debate.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused an early hearing on petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court verdict on the state government’s ban on hijabs inside classrooms. The petitioners had sought early listing of the issue citing upcoming school examinations. Senior advocate Devadutt Kamat mentioned one of the cases
Bengaluru: Equating sexual assault by a husband on his wife with rape, the Karnataka high court (HC) has refused to quash proceedings against a man accused of alleged rape by his wife. “A man is a man; an act is an act; rape is a rape, be it performed by a man,
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court Tuesday held that wearing of hijab by Muslim women does not form a part of essential religious practice in Islamic faith and dismissed various petitions filed by Muslim girl students challenging the ban on wearing Hijab in state’s educational institutions. Karnataka High Court dismisses various
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court will pronounce its verdict on the hijab row controversy around 10.30 AM today (March 15, 2022). Ahead of the verdict, the state authorities have ordered all schools and colleges in Dakshina Kannada district to be closed on the day even as prohibitory orders have been
Bengaluru: As the controversy continues to simmer over wearing hijabs in educational institutions, the Karnataka government on Tuesday told the High Court that there is no restriction on wearing hijab in India with reasonable restrictions subject to institutional discipline. The hearing has been adjourned to Wednesday, February 23. Countering the
Bengaluru: Defending the banning of burqa inside the educational institutes, the Karnataka government contended before the high court on Friday, that wearing the hijab is not an essential religious practice of Islam and preventing it does not violate the constitutional guarantee of religious freedom. “We have taken a stand that
Karnataka: The Karnataka high court on Wednesday, February 16, deferred the hearing on Hijab petitions for Thursday. During the hearing advocate Ravivarma Kumar while appearing on the behalf of petititoners, said that the “government is picking on hijab alone,” news agency reported. “Hindu girls wearing bangles and Christian girls wearing
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Monday (February 14) announced to reopen pre-University (PUC) colleges and degree colleges in the state from February 16. “Pre-University colleges and degree colleges to reopen from February 16,” Karnataka Primary and Secondary Education Minister BC Nagesh said, as per sources. #KarnatakaHijabRow | Pre-University colleges and
New Delhi: Calling it unconstitutional, the Karnataka High Court on Monday, February 14, struck down provisions of the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act, 2021, which prohibit and criminalise betting on and playing games of skill, including the ones online. This judgement will likely pave the way for fantasy sports and gaming fifirms such
