What's the problem if one wears hijab?: Owaisi decries Karnataka HC order on headscarf ban
Asaduddin Owaisi said the Karnataka High Court judgment violates fundamental rights like freedom of religion, culture, expression and asked what is the problem if anyone wears a hijab.
Mar 15, 2022, 15:35 PM IST
Karnataka HC's decision to uphold hijab ban is 'deeply disappointing', says Mehbooba Mufti
"On one hand we talk about empowering women yet we are denying them the right to a simple choice," former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister said.
Mar 15, 2022, 13:45 PM IST
Hijab verdict: Will try to win hearts of ‘misguided’ Muslim girl students, says Karnataka Minister
With the Karnataka High Court upholding the state government's decision on restrictions on hijab inside classrooms, the state’s Primary and Secondary Education Minister, BC Nagesh on Tuesday said we will try to win the hearts of the 'misguided' Muslim girls who are against the move.
Mar 15, 2022, 12:55 PM IST
Centre welcomes Karnataka High Court verdict on hijab, appeals for peace
The prescription of school uniform is only a reasonable restriction, constitutionally permissible which the students cannot object to, the three-judge bench of the court further noted.
Mar 15, 2022, 12:11 PM IST
Wearing hijab not an essential religious practice of Islam, says Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed various petitions challenging the ban on wearing Hijab in education institutions.
Mar 15, 2022, 10:44 AM IST
Karnataka HC verdict on hijab row today, here’s the timeline of the case
The Karnataka High Court bench, headed by Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, is due to pronounce the judgement on the hijab issue on Tuesday morning. The matter has been listed in the first half of the day. Here’s the timeline of the Karnataka hijab ban row.
Mar 15, 2022, 07:57 AM IST
Karnataka HC to pronounce verdict on hijab row today; schools, colleges shut, prohibitory orders imposed
In view of the verdict, the state authorities have ordered all schools and colleges in Dakshina Kannada district to be closed on the day even as prohibitory orders have been imposed in several places.
Mar 15, 2022, 06:10 AM IST
Karnataka hijab row: 3 detained for attacking petitioner's brother, High Court to resume hearing today
Karnataka High Court Chief Justice (CJ) Ritu Raj Awasthi has asked the Advocate General (AG) Prabhuling Navadgi, who is representing the government, to complete his submissions at the earliest.
Feb 23, 2022, 08:30 AM IST
BJP youth wing demands full ban on headscarves in educational institutes, held protests in Aligarh
The BJP's youth wing on Friday took out a march in Aligarh, demanding a complete ban on hijab in educational institutions in the country.
Feb 18, 2022, 17:45 PM IST
No hijab, scarves, saffron shawls in state-run minority institutions, says Karnataka govt
All educational institutions run by the Minority Welfare Department have been ordered not to allow hijab, scarves, saffron shawls and other religious symbols in the classrooms.
Feb 17, 2022, 22:08 PM IST
Allow us to wear hijab on Fridays and during Ramzan, Muslim girls urge Karnataka High Court
Counsel Vinod Kulkarni, appearing on behalf of the Muslim girls, contended there was a "mass hysteria" in the country due to the Hijab issue. He said Hijab was "not against health or morality". According to him, banning Hijab amounted to banning the holy Quran.
Feb 17, 2022, 16:47 PM IST
Karnataka Hijab row: HC begins hearing on lifting headscarves ban in schools
The court is hearing the petition filed by a bunch of female Muslim students claiming that they were denied to attend classes due to the headscarves based on a government order that bans the entry of hijab-clad students into the classes.
Feb 17, 2022, 15:32 PM IST
'What about dupatta, turban, bindi, cross': Petitioners oppose Hijab ban in Karnataka High Court
Appearing for the petitioners, senior advocate Prof Ravivarma Kumar said that there are hundreds of religious symbols and why is the government picking hijab only? "Hindus and Sikhs have their own religious symbols, then why only pick these poor Muslim girls? Is it not because of their religion,'' senior counsel Kumar argued before the bench.
Feb 16, 2022, 21:14 PM IST
Hijab row: Hearing concludes for the day, Karnataka High Court adjourns matter for tomorrow
The petitioners have urged the court to allow girls to attend classes in hijab and continue their education while the government argued that it would be necessary to find whether the hijab is essential in Islam.
Feb 14, 2022, 16:50 PM IST
Hijab row: Karnataka schools to reopen today; Section 144 imposed in Udupi
The Hijab row started in December end when a few students started coming to a government pre-university college in Udupi wearing Hijab. To protest against it, some Hindu students turned up wearing saffron scarves.
Feb 14, 2022, 09:27 AM IST
‘No proposal to ban hijab’, Madhya Pradesh govt clarifies after minister’s remark on 'dress code'
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra said, “There is no controversy over (the wearing of) 'hijab' in Madhya Pradesh. No proposal is under consideration of the state government regarding hijab ban. So, there should be no confusion in this regard.”
Feb 09, 2022, 15:46 PM IST
Indian-origin UK principal attacked as 'Hitler' over hijab ban
Neena Lall, head teacher of St Stephen's School in Newham, was forced to reverse the decision to impose a ban on the hijab for girls aged under eight earlier this month after widespread criticism.
Jan 28, 2018, 19:59 PM IST
