Tag: Karnataka
Karnataka Govt Tables Anti-Conversion Bill In Assembly
The Karnataka government on Tuesday tabled the controversial Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021 popularly known as Anti-Conversion bill in the assembly in Suvarna Vidhan Soudha at Belagavi. The discussion on the proposed bill will take place on Wednesday. ....
Karnataka Minister Umesh Katti Shuns Mask In Public Function
At a time when the whole administration and health authorities, including Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, are vehemently propagating wearing of masks among people, the ruling BJP minister in Belagavi has not only flouted the mask rule but also defended his act by quoting from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech on Tuesday. ....
Karnataka Lifts Weekend Curfew, Other Curbs At Night And 50% Occupancy Continues
The Karnataka government on Friday announced that it has lifted the weekend curfew in the state, but restrictions on night movement will remain. ....
Karnataka Lifts Night Curfew, Schools To Reopen From Monday
The Karnataka government on Saturday lifted most of the restrictions in the state following the high-level meeting with Covid experts. Revenue Minister R. Ashok announced that the government has decided to end the night curfew from January 31 onwards. He further stated that the 50 per cent cap on seating capacity in pubs, restaurants, bars, meeting halls has been withdrawn. ....
Karnataka: BJP MLA Asks Students Not To Enter College Campus In Hijab
The row over hijab in Karnataka took a new turn on Monday with BJP MLA Raghupathi Bhat saying that students who are protesting and seeking permission to wear hijab in classrooms have been told to come to the college campus only if they decide to shun the hijab. ....
'Bikini, Ghoonghat, Jeans': Priyanka Gandhi Bats For ‘ladki Hoon’ On Hijab Row
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said it is a woman's right to decide what she wants to wear. The right has been guaranteed by the Indian Constitution, the Congress general secretary said adding that a woman can choose to wear a bikini, a ghoonghat, a pair of jeans or a hijab.....
Congress MP Gives Adjournment Notice In Lok Sabha On Tricolour Issue In Karnataka
Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Thursday moved an adjournment notice in the Lok Sabha to discuss the incident of replacing the National Flag with RSS/ ABVP flag in an educational institution in Karnataka which tantamount to insulting the Tricolour. ....
High Drama At Bengaluru School As Parents Allege Bias Against Muslim Student
High drama prevailed at a Bengaluru school in Karnataka on Saturday as parents of Muslim students alleged bias engaging in a heated debate with the Principal. The school management dismissed one teacher Shashikala for creating unnecessary problems. ....
Amid Hijab Row, Plea In SC Seeks Direction To Centre, States To Implement Common Dress Code
Amid the ongoing hijab row, a plea has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre and states to implement a "common dress code" in registered and state recognised educational institutions in order to secure social equality, assure dignity and promote national integration. ....
Bajrang Dal Activist Murder: Political War Of Words Continues In Karnataka
National General Secretary of the BJP and MLA C.T. Ravi on Monday stoked a controversy by saying that "intolerance is present in the community since the birth of Islam". ....
