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Govt to HC: Hijab not essential religious practice

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  • 2022-02-19 --

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Friday contended before the High Court that the hijab is not an essential religious practice of Islam and preventing its use does not violate Article 25 of th Read more...

Ahead of poll, ‘separatist’ Kejri in spot

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  • 2022-02-19 --

Chandigarh: Amid the controversy over his ‘UP, Bihar ke bhaiyya’ remark, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi launched a counter-attack on his Delhi counterpart and AAP convenor Read more...

Lecturer claims she was denied permission to wear hijab, quits

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  • 2022-02-19 --

Tumakuru: A guest lecturer in a private preuniversity college here has resigned after she was allegedly asked not to wear Hijab or display any religious symbol. Chandini, who has b Read more...

State seeks SC bench to deal with Krishna dispute

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  • 2022-02-19 --

New Delhi: The Karnataka government Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking setting up of a bench to hear a plea relating to the dispute over the allocation of water of Krishana riv Read more...

Siddu flays parties behind hijab row

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  • 2022-02-19 --

NT Correspondent

Congress Legislature Party Leader Siddaramaiah said he would condemn all fundamentalist organisations allegedly behind the hijab-saffron shawl controversy which originate Read more...

Budget: BBMP invites suggestions from public

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  • 2022-02-19 --

NT Correspondent

As Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) looks forward to preparing a ‘participatory budget’, the civic body on Friday sought suggestions from the public Read more...

Quit KSE! Cong to continue House dharna

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  • 2022-02-19 --

Shyam Sundar Vattam | NT

Opposition Congress MLAs have decided to stage an overnight dharna in the Assembly Hall from Friday till Feb 21 to pressurise Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to s Read more...

Cabinet approves Nandi Hills ropeway on PPP mode

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  • 2022-02-19 --

NT Correspondent

The state cabinet has given the green signal for the development and operation of a passenger ropeway at Nandi Hills under publicprivate partnership (PPP) model.

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Lecturer claims she was denied permission to wear hijab, quits

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  • 2022-02-19 --

Tumakuru: A guest lecturer in a private preuniversity college here has resigned after she was allegedly asked not to wear Hijab or display any religious symbol. Chandini, who has b Read more...

No let-up in hijab row, students stage protests

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  • 2022-02-19 --

Shyam Sundar Vattam | NT

Even as a three-judge bench of the Karnataka High Court continued the hearing of a bench of petitions on the hijab controversy, students continued to defy the int Read more...

IT companies want their employees back

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  • 2022-02-19 --

Hameed Ashraf | NT

Bengaluru: “My family members are happy as I’m in my hometown after years of being away from them,” Tejaswini, a techie working with a city-based IT f Read more...

Hijab row: St Philomena’s College in Mysuru relaxes uniform rule to let students attend practical exams; other colleges to follow?

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  • 2022-02-19 --

Shilpa P | NT

After a few students of St Philomena’s College in Mysuru, were reluctant to remove the hijab they were wearing on Wednesday and Thursday before entering the exam centr Read more...