1. Preparatory examinations for second year pre-university students will begin in Dakshina Kannada on March 17. It remains to be seen if hijab-clad students, who have not been attending classes, will appear for exams.
2. Though Muslim leaders have called for a peaceful Karnataka bandh in protest against the Karnataka High Court’s order upholding the State’s ban on hijab in schools that have prescribed unforms, it had no impact in Bengaluru and most other parts of Karnataka.
3. Budget session of the State legislature continues. The Chief Minister replied to debate on budget yesterday.
