1. High schools and colleges in Karnataka are shut for three days, starting today, as the hijab-saffron shawl row escalated across several campuses in various parts of Karnataka, and the situation turned violent on Tuesday.
2. The High Court of Karnataka will continue the hearing, which began yesterday, on the petitions filed by five Muslim girls studying in a Government Pre-university College for Girls, Udupi district, seeking a declaration from the court that they have a fundamental right to practice essential religious practices, including wearing of hijab (head scarf) as per Islamic faith, on college premises.
