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.
Replying to a query by reporters about rumours that usage of mobiles will be banned in schools and colleges, he said, "Nowadays modern gadgets such as mobile, computer, laptop, tab, etc have become an integral part of the teaching-learning process."
The Karnataka High Court, hearing the hijab row, on Thursday ordered that no religious symbols are allowed for the students until its final order, thus putting an end to use of both hijab and saffron shawls in the school and college premises.
The Karnataka High Court, hearing the hijab row, on Thursday ordered that no religious symbols are allowed for the students until its final order, thus putting an end to use of both hijab and saffron shawls in the school and college premises.
The Karnataka High court hearing the Hijab issue on Thursday asked students not to insist on wearing any cloth on campuses of educational institutions which can instigate people, till the matter is resolved. Posting the matter for Monday, the full court also said the educational institutions can resume classes for the students.
The minister said that such people are a part of the "India bashing brigade", adding that Pakistan does "jugalbandi" with them.
Karnataka High Court, which is looking into pleas by some Muslim girl students on their right to wear a headscarf and will resume hearing on Wednesday, observed that only "some mischievous people" were keeping the Hijab issue burning.
Earlier on Monday, protests against the ban on Hijab intensified in Karnataka, while the CM urged to maintain harmony. The government, however, made it clear entry into classrooms with Hijab will not be allowed.
FIRs have been registered against nearly 63 Congress leaders and others for taking part in the 'padayatra'.
The divisional bench headed by Chief Justice AS Oka and Justice Sanjay Gowda gave directions in this regard. The PIL was filed by 32 residents of Icon apartment on Thanisandra Road.
The Supreme Court on Friday said the Karnataka High Court order for the supply of 1,200 MT oxygen is reasonable and the High Court cannot remain silent when people are dying.
The Karnataka High Court granted bail to actor Sanjjanaa Galrani in the Sandalwood drugs case.
The Karnataka High Court on Friday ordered the state government to hold the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike elections at the earliest for 198 wards and publish the final notification of reservation of wards within a month.
The Karnataka High Court has echoed similar observations made by the Delhi High Court and Allahabad High Court over a major individual's choice of marrying a person irrespective of caste or religion.
"Justice Sreeniwas Harish Kumar dismissed the bail petitions of Ragini, Sanjana and co-accused Prashant Ranka who are under judicial custody since mid-September for their alleged involvement in use of banned drugs," a city crime branch police official told reporters, quoting the prosecutor.
The Karnataka High Court will begin hearing a plea seeking postponement of COMEDK exam shortly. The Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK) exam is scheduled to be held on August 19.
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday heard a plea challenging the UGC guidelines mandating the conduct of final year exams. The petition was filed by students of Bangalore Institute of Technology.
A plea has been filed in the Karnataka High Court seeking postponement of the Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK) Exam which is scheduled to be held on August 19.
KCET 2020: Citing problems, students have said public transport is not allowed in 5,000 containment areas of Karnataka, for which the court had asked the KEA to reconsider the dates to conduct the exam and place its decision before it on Wednesday.
Observing that there was no application of mind, the Karnataka High Court on Friday pulled up the Bengaluru police for arbitrarily imposing a 3-day ban order across the city under Section 144 of the CrPC. "The police did not apply mind while issuing the ban order, which was blanket one. What kind of violence was anticipated and why such an order was issued," state Chief Justice S. Abhay Oka said while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) against the order.
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