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Hijab controversy: Students of government degree college in Udupi continue to skip classes

While many students removed their hijab and attended classes, around 40 of them insisted on being allowed to wear the hijab inside classrooms on February 16

The Hindu · Feb 17, 2022

Inadequate reportage, no shortage of opinion: Where does Big Media stand on the hijab row?

The controversy over women students being permitted to wear a hijab in their classroom will not die down anytime soon. What began in one college in Karnataka's Udupi district is now spreading not just to other districts in the state but also to some other parts of the country.

Newslaundry · Feb 17, 2022

Hijab row: 60 students return home from Udupi college

Around 60 final year students of the government G Shankar memorial women's first grade degree college in Udupi on Thursday returned home after they were told to take off their hijabs by college authorities.

Dynamite News · Feb 17, 2022

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.

Reuters · Feb 16, 2022

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.

Al Jazeera · Feb 15, 2022

Government Urdu high school students near Udupi turn up with hijab

Earlier, they had been wearing a scarf around their neck, but turned up on February 15 with a hijab covering their head

The Hindu · Feb 15, 2022

BJP MLA from ‘epicentre’ of hijab row points to ‘international conspiracy’

In December last year, an educational institute in Karnataka’s Udupi barred eight girls from class for wearing the hijab. Even as the girls objected to the move, calling it a violation of their constitutional right, the college’s decision received support from a section of students who held protests on campus…

Newslaundry · Feb 14, 2022

Dress code row: Some return home after being denied entry with hijab

High schools that were shut over the controversy reopened in Karnataka on Monday

The Hindu · Feb 14, 2022

Some schools reopen in Indian state after hijab dispute

Some schools reopened in the Indian state of Karnataka on Monday after closing last week when protests erupted over students being barred from wearing the hijab in class.

Reuters · Feb 14, 2022

165 Covid-19 cases in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi districts

MANGALURU: The coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi reported 165 cases of Covid-19 on Friday.

The Times of India · Feb 11, 2022