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Udupi, Mar 15: Expression shock over Karnataka High Court’s controversial verdict upholding govt’s decision to ban hijab in educational institutions, Udupi Zilla Muslim Okkuta has said that they will appeal for Constitutional rights. Okkuata office-bearer Hussain Kodibengre said, “We respect the judgement of the High Court. However, there is no clarity in the judgement. We have confidence in the

A plea was Tuesday, March 15, filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Karnataka High Court verdict which dismissed pleas seeking permission to wear hijab inside the classroom, saying Hijab is not a part of the essential religious practice in Islamic faith. The petition has been filed in the apex court by a Muslim student against the high court judgement. Earlier in the day, the high court

Bengaluru, Mar 15: The Karnataka High Court has endorsed the BJP government argument about possibility of some 'unseen hands' behind the hijab row to engineer social unrest and disharmony. The court also expressed dismay over the issue being blown out of proportion. "The way hijab imbroglio unfolded gives scope for the argument that some 'unseen hands' are at work to engineer social unrest and

Bengaluru, Mar 15: Dubbing the Muslim girls that are fighting for their right to wear hijab as “misguided”, the Primary and Secondary Education Minister B C Nagesh on Tuesday said we will try to win the hearts of those girls and 'bring them in the mainstream of education'. The Minister’s controversial statement comes in the wake of Karnataka High Court upholding the BJP government's decision on

Bengaluru, Mar 15: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has said that everyone should follow High Court order that that upholds uniforms inside classrooms. “Everyone should follow the HC order. We should maintain calm and peace. I appeal to citizens, community leaders, parents and students…let’s accept this order and cooperate with education of our children,” Bommai said. With this the CM has

Bengaluru, Mar 15: In a major blow to Muslims in Karnataka, the High Court has upheld the ban on hijab imposed by the BJP government in educational institutions. Even though holy Quran has ruled that covering head is mandatory for all Muslim women, the High Court went on to claim that wearing of Hijab does not form part of essential religious practice of Islamic faith. Pronouncing its judgment in

Mangaluru, Mar 15: The security measures have been tightened in the coastal city of Manglauru over the hijab judgement. The High Court of Karnataka is going to pronounce the judgement over the controversy on March 15. Around 1,200 additional police personnel have been deployed under the limits of Mangaluru City Police Commissionerate, according city police chief N. Shashi Kumar. As a precautionary

Western governments encouraging their citizens to enlist in Ukraine will be responsible for their death, the Russian Ministry of Defense said Monday, vowing to continue the strikes such as the one that destroyed the Yavorov base and show no mercy to mercenaries. “All locations of foreign mercenaries in Ukraine are known to us,” Russian military spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov said in a

Deputy Congress leader UT Khader’s suggestion that the government should organise harmony meetings in every district as a precursor to the Invest Karnataka summit led to some pandemonium in the Assembly on Monday. “The government wants to conduct a global investors meet in November. Before that, harmony meetings should be held in every district,” Khader said during a discussion on the Budget. He

The police have tightened security measures across Karnataka over the hijab judgement. The High Court of Karnataka is going to pronounce the judgement over the controversy on March 15. The pronouncement will commence at 10.30 am. The Bengaluru City commissioner of police Kamal Pant also issued prohibitory orders across the city from March 15, 6 am (Tuesday) till March 21, around 12 am. Earlier the