The Government PU College in Udupi, which is in news following protest by some students demanding that they be allowed to wear hijab in the classroom, will remain closed for seven days following six students and a lecturer reporting positive for COVID-19.
“As per the prevailing COVID norms, we have closed temporarily for period of seven days,” said college principal Rudre Gowda. All the lecturers, other staff members, who are primary contacts, have undergone RTPCR test on Friday. Students will also undergo RTPCR tests, he added.
Meanwhile, Udupi MLA Raghupathi Bhat, who heads the College Development Committee, said a letter has been written to the PU Department asking to clarify whether the institution can continue with uniform, which is in vogue since 1985.
