The minister said that anyone including teachers, students, invigilators and non-teaching staff will not be allowed to wear hijabs during the examination. The rule will be applicable to all institutions including private ones, Minister BC Nagesh added.

“I welcome the decision of the High Court, and I hope that now students will go back to the classes because education should not suffer.” NCW Chief accepts Karnataka HC verdict on hijab.

The hijab row verdict poses some important and difficult questions, the most important being, is it fair that young girls are having to choose between faith and knowledge?

The Karnataka High Court, earlier today, ruled that “hijab is not an essential part of Islam.”

The Bihar bank hijab controversy erupts in the wake of escalating communal tensions in Karnataka over a religious headscarf worn by many Muslim women.

The Home Minister of Karnataka recently said that “no soft approach” will be taken anymore while dealing with protesting students.

The professor identified as Chandini used to teach English at the Jain PU college in Tumakuru and it was the first time that she was allegedly asked to remove her hijab. 

With the Karnataka hijab dispute spreading across India, Samajwadi Party leader Rubina Khanam stated on Saturday, February 12 in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, that anybody who try to touch the hijab will have their hands chopped off.

Muslim women in different cities like Kolkata, Pune, Delhi, Chandigarh amongst others have taken to the street and are protesting this ban over wearing hijab to colleges in Karnataka. 

When are we going to stop blaming women’s choices for the crimes against them?