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Seven teachers, including two chief invigilators, were on Thursday suspended after they allowed a few hijab-wearing girls to write their SSGL exams in the Gadag district of Karnataka. The teachers were employed at CS Patil Primary School and were invigilating for the 10th board examinations. A few students refused to appear for the examinations, while […]
Today, several Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) members flocked P P Savani School, Hirabaug, in Surat, protesting against burqa-clad students. The situation did not get out of hand as the police rushed to the spot. Although the police detained 12 VHP leaders, they were soon released. The incident took place, as a group of students wearing […]
Dangal fame actress Zaira Wasim took to social media and gave her view on the ongoing hijab row in Karnataka, via a long post. Zaira in her Facebook post said, “The inherited notion of hijab being a choice is an ill-informed one. It’s often either a construct of convenience or ignorance. Hijab isn’t a choice […]
Even as the Karnataka High Court hears arguments on whether to allow or not allow religious clothes in educational institutions, another government college in the state has now turned into a site of protest for sending away students who insisted on wearing the hijab in the classroom. The Government PU college at Vijayapura in north […]
Karnataka High Court heard the Hijab row on five petitions filed by girls studying at Government Pre-university College in Udupi. “For me, Constitution is Bhagvad Gita. We have to act according to the Constitution. I have come to this position after taking an oath on the Constitution. The emotions on the issue should be set […]
