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Hijab protests and boycott mar reopening of Karnataka colleges

BENGALURU: Chaos and protests marked the reopening on Wednesday of several pre-university and degree colleges in Karnataka that were shut last week after violent agitations over wearing of headscarves inside classrooms. Many Muslim students boycotted classes and staged demonstrations.

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Karnataka reports 1,894 new cases, 24 deaths

Karnataka on Wednesday reported 1,894 new cases of COVID-19 taking the State tally to 39,31,536. Bengaluru Urban recorded 835 cases. The day’s Test Positivity Rate in the State reduced to 1.90%.

The Hindu

Hijab row: So many religious symbols in India but 'hostile discrimination' against us, contend Muslim girls

BENGALURU: Contending that Indians flaunt diverse religious symbols, from the pendant to the Hijab to the bindi and turban, the Muslim girls fighting the Hijab ban in Karnataka on Wednesday asked why the government was 'picking' on the headscarf alone and making "this hostile discrimination." Prescribing uniforms in the pre-university…

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As Karnataka colleges reopen, a tough choice for many between faith, education

“If my parents ask me what is more important to me, Allah or education, then obviously I will choose my god over everything else,” said Naseeba*, 20.

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Daily Dose Ep 972: Modi slams Cong, AAP, students denied entry over hijab

Yusra Hasan brings you the news from Karnataka, Punjab, Delhi and Ukraine.

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Karnataka Government withdraws circular on temple bells

BJP MLAs raised the issue in the Legislative Assembly and said it has been the tradition to use bells and conch shells in temples and houses during pooja for thousands of years

The Hindu

Hijab row: Overall situation is peaceful except sporadic incidents, says Karnataka home minister

BENGALURU: As schools in Karnataka reopened for classes up to standard 10 amid the Hijab row, state's Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on Wednesday informed that the overall situation is peaceful, except for a few reported incidents of alleged denial of entry to girl students into schools with headscarves and Burqa.

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Hijab controversy: Six students of Udupi government PU college skip class

They have approached the Karnataka High Court seeking direction to the college to allow them to wear hijab in classrooms

The Hindu

Senior schools reopen in India's Karnataka state amid hijab row

Senior schools reopened in the Indian state of Karnataka on Wednesday a week after authorities closed them in the face of protests against a ban on female students wearing the hijab Muslim head covering in class.

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Top Karnataka news developments on February 16, 2022

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Watch: ‘Reporter’ chases student wearing hijab in Karnataka school

As things continue to heat up in the Karnataka hijab row, new visuals have emerged of schools and colleges barring students wearing hijab from entering their premises. The media has also been closely following the issue, which has now sparked a nationwide debate.

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Pune: Wholesale tomato rates fall 10-20% over surplus supply

PUNE: Wholesale prices of tomatoes have come down by 10-20% at the APMC’s market yard in Gultekdi owing to excess arrivals from Karnataka and other parts of Maharashtra over the last two days. Tomatoes were selling for Rs10-Rs20 per kg in the wholesale market on Tuesday.

The Times of India

What’s behind the escalating row over hijabs in India?

The dispute highlights the growing marginalisation of Muslims, as activists say the ban violates religious freedom.

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TAC recommends daily tests in Karnataka to be limited to 75,000 under revised strategy

In view of a steady decline in the incidence of COVID-19 cases and Test Positivity Rate, the COVID-19 Technical Advisory Committee has recommended that Karnataka can reduce its testing target to 75,000 from the current daily tests of around 1.2 lakh

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India has ‘positive secularism’ unlike Turkey which has banned hijabs in public places, petitioners tell Karnataka High Court

‘In India the State plays an enabler role for the exercise of fundamental rights, religious freedoms of all communities’

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COVID-19: Day’s positivity rate falls below 2% in Karnataka

Karnataka on Tuesday (February 15) reported 1,405 new cases of COVID-19, taking the total to 39,29,642. Bengaluru Urban recorded 765 cases. The day’s test positivity rate in the State reduced to 1.91%.

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Hijab row: VHP’s attempt to recite Hanuman Chalisa at Taj Mahal foiled

AGRA: Members of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) who had threatened to enter Taj Mahal premises and chant Hanuman Chalisa in a bid to counter protest of Karnataka hijab row, were detained by police ahead of their planned event on Tuesday.

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NGEF, Mysore Lamps land will not be given to private trust: Karnataka Minister

MLC urges Karnataka Government to retain land belonging to public sector companies to create vital lung space in the light of rising pollution in Bengaluru

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Daily Dose Ep 971: Lalu convicted again, ex-law minister quits Congress

Supriti David brings you the news from Delhi, Jharkhand, Karnataka and Canada.

The Hindu

Students of Aligarh college attend classes in saffron stoles

Karnataka hijab row has begun to find resonance in Uttar Pradesh

The Times of India

Karnataka hijab row: HC hearing to continue on Wednesday

BENGALURU: The three judge bench of Karnataka high court on Tuesday heard the case related to the hijab ban for the second day on Tuesday.

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Karnataka hijab row: Petitioners' lawyer argues for second day, hearing to continue on Wednesday

BENGALURU: The three judge bench of Karnataka high Court on Tuesday held the hearing in the case related to the hijab ban for the second day on Tuesday. The hearing will further continue on Wednesday. The full bench of the Court, hearing the matter, had in its interim order restricted…

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Top Karnataka news developments on February 15, 2022

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Sabarimala pilgrims from Karnataka die in road accident in Kozhikode

Those injured are undergoing treatment at the Government Medical College Hospital.

The Hindu

Coronavirus live updates | Active COVID-19 cases in the country decline to 4,23,127

Night curfew to be lifted in A.P., announces Jagan

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