Entering its eighth day, the Karnataka High Court was hearing on various petitions challenging the ban on hijab in educational institutes in the state. (AP)Bengaluru News Highlights: The Karnataka High Court hearing the hijab case on Wednesday said the uniform prescribed by the schools and colleges should be followed till the disposal of the case. The court also sought to know from the state government the role of the Campus Front of India (CFI). In January, six girl students of a college in Udupi attended a press conference held by the CFI in the coastal town protesting against the college authorities denying them entry into classrooms wearing hijab. The hearing will continue on Thursday afternoon.
Meanwhile, amidst demand from a section within the ruling BJP to hand over the probe into killing of a 28-year-old Bajrang Dal activist in Shivamogga to National Investigation Agency (NIA), Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said a decision in this connection will be taken based on the outcome of police investigation.
In other news, Karnataka on Wednesday reported 667 fresh cases of coronavirus and 21 virus-related fatalities, taking the aggregate to 39,38,699 and the death toll to 39,866. There were 1,674 discharges, pushing the total number of recoveries to 38,89,418, a health bulletin said.
Shivamogga: Police personnel attempt to maintain law and order as rioters pelt stones, amid tension over the murder of a member of Bajrang Dal on Sunday night, in Shivamogga, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. (PTI Photo)
Much has been written on the hijab controversy and its ideological and political meanings. Some plain truths ought to be evident to anyone with an iota of decency.
The spectacle of humiliating students and teachers by asking them to remove the hijab is a new level of public moral cretinism.
If that spectacle did not shock you, then you are unlikely to be moved by any moral consideration. Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes
Common uniform was introduced to remove discrimination on the lines of religion and wealth, the counsel for the College Development Committee (CDC) told the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday.
"In order to remove discrimination, we introduced common uniform for everyone whether they are rich or poor, Hindu, Muslim or another religion," Sajan Poovayya told the full bench of the High Court.
The bench comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice J M Khazi and Justice Krishna S Dixit was hearing the hijab case. (PTI)
Kannada actor Chetan Kumar A, arrested for making comments against a Karnataka High Court judge hearing the hijab cases, will remain in prison on his 39th birthday, with a court on Wednesday reserving its order on his bail petition for Friday.
Chetan will turn 39 on Thursday under judicial custody in Parappana Agrahara jail.
On Tuesday police registered a suo motu case and arrested him under the Indian Penal Code’s Sections 505 (2) (statements conducing to public mischief) and 504 (intentional insult to provoke breach of the peace), six days after he, in a tweet, referred to the comments the judge had made during a rape trial. Read more
Police have arrested two more youths in connection with the murder of Bajrang Dal activist Harsha in Shivamogga district, even as some Muslims are said to have left their homes amid rising communal tensions and protesters demanded action against the Muslim outfit Popular Front of India.
With Wednesday’s arrests of Feroz Pasha, 24, and Abdul Khadar, 25, from Shivamogga town, the number of people arrested over the 26-year-old man’s murder rose to eight. Read more
Karnataka on Wednesday reported 667 fresh cases of coronavirus and 21 virus-related fatalities, taking the aggregate to 39,38,699 and the death toll to 39,866. There were 1,674 discharges, pushing the total number of recoveries to 38,89,418, a health bulletin said.
Of the new cases, 368 were from Bengaluru Urban that saw 849 people being discharged and 15 virus-related deaths. The total number of active cases across the state is now 9,378.
While the positivity rate for the day stood at 0.91 per cent, the case fatality rate (CFR) was 3.14 per cent. (PTI)
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who holds the portfolio of finance, would present his first budget for 2022-23 on March 4.
The budget session would be held from March 4-30, according to the provisional schedule of the Legislative Assembly Secretariat on Wednesday. Faced by disruption for the fifth consecutive day today, the joint session of the State legislature was cut short owing to the protest by Congress MLAs demanding the sacking of Minister K S Eshwarappa for his statement on the national flag.
The session that began on February 14 was to conclude on February 25, but was adjourned till March 4. (PTI)
The Karnataka High Court hearing the hijab case on Wednesday said the uniform prescribed by the schools and colleges should be followed till the disposal of the case.
"We are making it very clear that whether a degree college or a PU College, if a uniform has been prescribed, that has to be followed so long as the matter is pending before the court," Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi told advocate Mohammed Tahir who is the counsel for one of the petitioners seeking permission to wear hijab in the classrooms.
The court also made it clear that the interim order related to hijab was confined to students only, when a lawyer appearing on behalf of petitioners from Udupi pointed out that the teachers were also asked to remove their headscarf. (PTI)
Karnataka’s department of primary and secondary education on Tuesday asked schools and colleges to create separate enclosures for female students to remove their hijab inside the campus, quoting the interim order of the Karnataka High Court which restrains students from wearing religious attire in classrooms where the college development committees have prescribed uniform or dress code.
The department stated that the order is confined to institutes where uniforms exist. Read more
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General MM Naravane presented the ‘President’s Colours’, popularly called Nishan in Army parlance, to four parachute battalions – 11 PARA (Special Forces), 21 PARA (Special Forces), 23 PARA and 29 PARA – during a Colour Presentation Parade held at the Parachute Regiment Training Centre in Bengaluru on February 23.
The President’s Colours is the highest honour bestowed on a military unit in recognition of exceptional service.
During his address, the COAS said that the Indian Army is committed to maintain peace and stability at the borders but it also has to be ready to meet future challenges. Read more
Amidst demand from a section within the ruling BJP to hand over the probe into killing of a 28-year-old Bajrang Dal activist in Shivamogga to National Investigation Agency (NIA), Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said a decision in this connection will be taken based on the outcome of police investigation.
He said along with the probe, maintaining peace and order in Shivamogga that witnessed violence including stone-pelting and arson following the murder, is his government's priority.
"Several people have been arrested, investigation is on. Depending on what comes out of the investigation it will be decided as to which agency has to investigate further. We should give an opportunity for police to investigate first," Bommai said in response to a question on demand for a NIA inquiry. (PTI)
The Karnataka High Court, hearing the hijab case, on Wednesday sought to know from the state government the role of the Campus Front of India (CFI).
On January one, six girl students of a college in Udupi attended a press conference held by the CFI in the coastal town protesting against the college authorities denying them entry into classrooms wearing hijab.
This was four days after they requested the principal permission to wear hijab in classes which was not allowed. Till then, students used to wear the headscarf to the campus, but entered the classroom after removing it, college principal Rudre Gowda had said. (PTI)
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and NGO ‘Janaagraha’ jointly launched this year’s ‘MyCityMyBudget’ campaign seeking citizens’ participation in the BBMP Budget 2022-23 at the civic agency’s head office on Wednesday.
This year, the ‘MyCityMyBudget’ campaign will focus on collecting budget inputs from citizens with a special focus on parks, footpaths and public toilets.
The ‘budget bus’ will traverse across the city and collect inputs from people in different neighbourhoods of Bengaluru till March 15. Read more
While making submissions for a College Development Committee members, senior advocate Sajan Poovayya referred to LEYLA ?AH?N v. TURKEY, a Turkish decision which upheld restriction on wearing Hijab in a higher educational situation, and stated that allowing Islamic headscarf in educational institution will amount to discrimination between practicing Muslims, non-practicing Muslims and non-believers. (Live Law)
The Karnataka High Court has resumed hearing on petitions filed against the hijab ban.
Senior Advocate S Naganand, on behalf of PU College opposing Hijab, refers to a judgment on allowing Sikh person to wear kirpan.
He further stated: “This is a simple issue, let children come to school and don't wear the external symbols of religion. Now a right wing association of Hindus wants to wear saffron shawls. Tomorrow Muslim boys will want to wear skull cap. Where is this going to end?” (Live Law)
The Bengaluru Navanirmana Party (BNP) Wednesday said that although the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) spent Rs 111 crore on the maintenance and improvement of roads and drains in the HSR layout between 2016 and 2021, there has been no tangible output on ground. The party also launched a campaign, #LekkaBeku, to create awareness among the citizens of Bengaluru about the hundreds of crores of taxpayers’ money spent by the BBMP in each ward “without any transparency, citizen participation, or accountability”. Read more
Two more persons were arrested in the Bajrang Dal activist murder case in Shivamogga, where district authorities have extended the prohibitory orders till Friday. Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said on Wednesday that he has ordered an inquiry against the policemen posted in two police stations in this district headquarters town, in the backdrop of the incident.
Underlining the need to audit the performance of Kote and Doddapete police stations in Shivamogga, he said, "We need to ascertain how many police officers and personnel were there in these two police stations in the past five years and how they monitored these accused (those eight arrested) who have a huge criminal past." He warned that 'irresponsible' police officers will not be spared, which led to 'the incidents'.
Shivamogga Superintendent of Police B M Laxmi Prasad said on Tuesday six people have been booked in connection with the murder of the 28-year-old Harsha, who was stabbed with lethal weapons by a group of people here on Sunday night. "Eight people have been arrested so far officially while interrogation of others is on," Jnanendra, who hails from the Shivamogga district, told reporters. (PTI)
The Rapid Action Force and Police in Udipi on Wednesday were seen patrolling the streets of Udipi, after an unrest broke out following the murder of a 26-year-old Bajrang Dal activist.
BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Tuesday said the murder of Bajrang Dal activist Harsha on Sunday night was an act of the "Kerala model of terror". He also demanded that the incident should not be treated as an isolated individual case but an act of terror.
Harsha was a dedicated Bajrang Dal activist who lived and died for Hindutva, Surya told reporters after meeting his parents here. He added that growing Islamic fundamentalism in Karnataka claimed the life of Harsha.
"This is not the first time that we are witnessing these kinds of murders in Karnataka. This is a Kerala model of terror," he alleged. According to him, organisations like Popular Front of India (PFI), Socialist Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and Campus Front of India were behind such incidents in Karnataka and other parts of the country.
"My appeal to the government is that this is not a murder but an act of terror. Don't investigate it under Section 302 of the IPC (Indian Penal Code) treating it as murder. Book the criminals under the Unlawful Activity Prevention Act. We need to tell the country," Surya said. (PTI)
Home minister Araga Jnanendra on Wednesday wrote a letter to Director General of Police Praveen Sood and asked him to submit a report on the previous cases filed against the accused of the murder of a 26-year-old Bajrang Dal activist Harsha and the lapses during the police investigation.
Karnataka on Tuesday reported 767 fresh cases of coronavirus and 29 fatalities, taking the aggregate to 39,38,032 and the toll to 39,845. There were 1,692 discharges, pushing the total number of recoveries to 38,87,744, a Health bulletin said. Of the new cases, 552 were from Bengaluru Urban that saw 916 people being discharged and 14 virus-related deaths.
The total number of active cases across the state is now 10,406. While the positivity rate for the day stood at 1.31 per cent, the case fatality rate (CFR) was 3.78 per cent. Of the 29 deaths, 14 were from Bengaluru Urban; Dakshina Kannada (3), Dharwad, Tumakuru and Udupi (2), followed by others.
After Bengaluru Urban, Mysuru recorded the second highest number of cases at 23, followed by Belagavi (22), Tumakuru (21), Dakshina Kannada (20) and others. Bengaluru Urban district now has a total of 17,76,725 cases, Mysuru 2,29,157 and Tumakuru 1,59,663. Cumulatively, a total of 6,41,40,430 samples have been tested, of which 58,459 were on Tuesday alone. (PTI)
Bengaluru is expected to have clear sky conditions on Wednesday. Fog and mist is very likley during the early morning hours. Maximum and Minimum temperatures are likely to be around 32 and 18 degrees Celsius respectively.
For 48 hours: Partly cloudy sky. Fog/Mist very likely during early morning hours in some areas. Maximum and Minimum temperatures very likely to be around 32 and 19 degrees Celsius respectively.
The Karnataka police have registered a case of rioting and causing hurt after a mob attacked the brother of one of the hijab petitioners and vandalised their eatery in Udupi on Monday night.
According to the police, around 50 people barged into the eatery owned by the petitioner’s father around 9:30 pm, when they were closing up for the night. The mob assaulted the petitioner’s brother, heckled her father and pelted stones at the eatery, shattering its windowpanes, officers said. The Malpe police then rushed to the spot and defused the situation. The petitioner’s brother has been hospitalised. No one in the mob has been identified yet. Read more
The stalemate in the Karnataka Assembly, which has been stalled due to protests over the hijab controversy and the death of a worker of a pro-Hindu outfit, did not prevent the passage of Bills to increase the salaries and allowances of the Chief Minister, ministers and legislators Tuesday.
Despite facing disruptions for the fifth day due to Congress’s protest demanding the resignation of BJP minister K S Eshwarappa over his remarks on the national flag, the session was cut short but not before passing two Bills without any discussions. Read more
Kannada film actor and activist Chetan Kumar A alias Chetan Ahimsa was arrested for allegedly making comments against a Karnataka High Court judge who is part of a bench hearing the batch of petitions challenging the ban on hijab in educational institutions. His arrest came days after he participated in a protest march organised by pro-Dalit organisations.
On Tuesday, the police said they registered a suo moto case against Chetan and recorded his arrest. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) MN Anucheth said he was charged under sections 505 (2) and 504 of the IPC. Read more
Joint Commissioner of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) (Solid Waste Management) Sarfaraz Khan has instructed all the zonal officials to ensure that the ban on single-use plastic is implemented.
In the last one week, BBMP has carried out surprise inspections at plastic production units and the shops selling them in the city. In all the eight zones, teams consisting of zonal marshal supervisor, division marshal supervisor, assistant executive engineer and junior health inspector are carrying out raids. Penalties are being levied if shops are found to be violating the BBMP order. Read more
The wearing of hijabs is a right that falls under freedom of expression, which is subject to institutional discipline, and not under freedom of religion in the Constitution, the Advocate General for Karnataka argued on Tuesday during a hearing in the High Court on petitions filed by Muslim girls against the hijab ban in some colleges in Udupi.
Advocate General Prabhuling Navadgi told a full bench of the Karnataka High Court, comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna Dixit and Justice J M Khazi, that wearing the hijab is an optional practice in Islam and, as a consequence, is not an obligatory religious practice. Read more
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Joint Commissioner of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) (Solid Waste Management) Sarfaraz Khan has instructed all the zonal officials to ensure that the ban on single-use plastic is implemented.
In the last one week, BBMP has carried out surprise inspections at plastic production units and the shops selling them in the city. In all the eight zones, teams consisting of zonal marshal supervisor, division marshal supervisor, assistant executive engineer and junior health inspector are carrying out raids. Penalties are being levied if shops are found to be violating the BBMP order. Read More
Film actor and activist Chetan Ahimsa has been taken into custody by the Bengaluru City police over his alleged tweet on a judge hearing the hijab issue in the Karnataka High Court. He had recently participated in a protest called by pro-Dalit organisations condemning the alleged removal of a portrait of Dr B R Ambedkar from the dais during the Republic Day celebrations in Raichur by principal district and sessions judge Mallikarjuna Gowda.
Based on the tweet, a suo moto FIR was registered on Tuesday in Sheshadripuram Police Station under sections 505(2) and 504 of the IPC. Chethan was arrested and will be produced before the jurisdictional Magistrate.
The Karnataka police have registered a case of rioting and causing hurt after a mob attacked the brother of one of the hijab petitioners and vandalised their eatery in Udupi on Monday night.
According to the police, around 50 people barged into the eatery owned by the petitioner’s father around 9:30 pm, when they were closing up for the night. The mob assaulted the petitioner’s brother, heckled her father and pelted stones at the eatery, shattering its windowpanes, officers said. The Malpe police then rushed to the spot and defused the situation. The petitioner’s brother has been hospitalised. No one in the mob has been identified yet.
A police source said probe has revealed that the man was targetted because he had attended a debate on the hijab issue in a regional news channel. The mob that attacked them questioned him about his statements during the debate. “We suspect a pro-Hindutva outfit attacked the hotel. No arrests have been made so far,” an officer said. Read More
The stalemate in the Karnataka Assembly, which has been stalled due to protests over the hijab controversy and the death of a worker of a pro-Hindu outfit, did not prevent the passage of Bills to increase the salaries and allowances of the Chief Minister, ministers and legislators Tuesday.
Despite facing disruptions for the fifth day due to Congress’s protest demanding the resignation of BJP minister K S Eshwarappa over his remarks on the national flag, the session was cut short but not before passing two Bills without any discussions.
The session has been adjourned till March 4 for the Budget. The Bills to hike the salaries were passed while Congress was staging a protest demanding Eshwarappa’s resignation. Read More
Four people have been arrested while about a dozen others detained for questioning in connection with Bajrang Dal activist Harsha’s murder in the district, as stray incidents of arson and violence were reported in Tunganagar here on Tuesday morning, police said. The arrested have been identified as Kashif, Nadim, Asif and Rihan, all in their twenties, police sources said.
“Their background and all other details are being checked”, they added. Harsha was stabbed to death on Sunday night at Bharathi Nagar in the city allegedly by a group of men, who came in a car. Police suspect the involvement of seven people in the murder.
Additional Director General of Police C Pratap Reddy, who is camping in the town told reporters that all the accused have been identified. “All the accused have been identified by police and arrests have been made. Other arrests would soon be made,” Reddy said. Read More
As the use of single-use plastic is banned within BBMP limits, sudden/ surprise inspections are being carried out in plastic production units and shops selling plastic within the BBMP limits and a fine is being levied.
The Joint Commissioner of Solid Waste Management has instructed all zonal officials to effectively enforce complete stoppage of the use of single-use plastic.
In all the eight zones of BBMP, a team consisting of zonal marshal supervisor, division marshal supervisor, assistant executive engineer, junior health inspector and marshals, is visiting shops to carry out surprise inspections. The penalty is being levied against the reuse of single-use plastic.
Minister for Large & Medium Industries Murugesh R Nirani Tuesday held a meeting with Consul-General Sugita Akiko, Consulate-General of Japan; Takashi Ishikawa Managing Director of Toshiba and Takashi Suzuki, Director General, Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) at Karnataka Udyog Mitra office. The delegation discussed various investment opportunities in the state and expressed keen interest for investments in Karnataka.
KR Shekar, President BCIC and TR Parasuraman from Toyota company were also present at the meeting.
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Tuesday passed bills enhancing salaries and allowances of Chief Minister, Ministers and legislators. Faced by disruption for the fifth consecutive day, due to protest by Congress MLAs, demanding the sacking of Minister K S Eshwarappa over his statement on the national flag, the session was cut short, but not before passing two bills without discussion.
The session that began on February 14 was actually scheduled to conclude on February 25. It has now been adjourned till March 4, for the budget session. Congress legislators have been staging 'day-and-night' protests, whereby they spent the night inside the Assembly, and staged demonstrations from the well of the House during the day, thereby disrupting the proceedings, which Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai termed as "irresponsible".
Amidst the din, the House passed the two bills- The Karnataka Ministers Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Bill, 2022 and The Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances (Amendment) Bill, 2022, and adopted the motion of thanks to Governor's address, without any discussion. The bills were moved by the government citing that they are long pending and a considerable increase in the cost of living as the reasons. The hikes will result in a recurring, additional expenditure of approximately Rs 92.4 crore per annum. (PTI)
One of the petitioners in the Hijab case in the Karnataka High Court, Hazra Shifa, has alleged that a mob attacked her brother, and "our property was ruined". Reports said the window glasses of the family-run restaurant in nearby Malpe was broken in the incident on Monday night.
A case has been registered at Malpe police station, and the police are conducting an investigation.
"My brother was brutally attacked by a mob. Just because I continue to stand for My #Hijab which is MY RIGHT. Our property was ruined as well. Why?? Can't I demand my right? Who will be their next victim? I demand action to be taken against the Sangh Parivar goons," Shifa tweeted. According to Shifa, her 20-year-old brother -- Saif -- is admitted to Hitech Hospital, Udupi. (PTI)
The Karnataka High Court has disposed of a writ petition noting that the state government is not interfering in any manner in minority unaided institutions.
The court will continue hearing in the matter at 2.30 pm on Wednesday.
Senior Advocate SS Naganand, appearing for three respondents, submitted that there are some practices which are absolutely essential to a religion. Only those which are absolutely imperative and essential can only be treated as essential, he said.
Senior Advocate Venkatramani urged the Karnataka government to look ahead and see what promotes order, discipline and what promotes good for the community. He stressed that the agitations are not just happening in Udupi, but have spread to many other places.
Venkatramani argued that as long as broad principles of governance are kept in mind, the Court should be slow to interfere in matters like this.
Further stating that State should not enter into matters of what constitutes religion and whatever is essential and not essential, Venkatramani added, 'State will come in when it collides with public order, morality or health.'"
"Whatever be your practice, if it comes into conflict with public order, health or morality, the State can say 'I will stop you'," he said.
Arguing on behalf of a respondent-teacher, senior Advocate R Venkatramani contended that any measure on the part of the State and the part of the school to bring in discipline - as long as there is neutrality - different spaces in the community need public order.
Karnataka Advocate General Prabhuling Navadgi strongly denied charges of religious discrimination by the state government calling them "bald-faced allegations". He further said that no person from one community has been preferred over another community.
AG Navadgi argued that the entire claim of the petitioners is to make hijab compulsory and that goes against the fundamentals of Constitutional interpretation.
The AG argued before the Karnataka High Court that identifying hijab as an essential religious practice will make it compulsory for all Muslim women to wear it and this would be against individual dignity.
Citing the example of France, where there is a total prohibition of hijab in public, the AG contended that it doesn't mean anyone can say there is no Islamic religion in that country. "I am citing France to test whether hijab is essential." he added.
The AG told the court that one does not need to dwell much on the reasonableness of prescribing uniform for schools and students. Preamble of the Karnataka Education Act mentions secular outlook, he said. He added that there is no restriction on wearing hijab on campus and that it is only in the classroom and during class hours. "It is uniformly applicable to all irrespective of religion," he was quoted as saying by Bar & Bench.
Arging before the High Court, Karnataka Advocate General Prabhuling Navadgi said, "There is no ban on hijab in the country. The right to wear hijab under 19(1)(a) is subject to reasonable restrictions under 19(2). In our case, Rule 11 places reasonable restriction as a matter of institutional discipline."
Karnataka High Court resumes hearing on various petitions challenging the ban on hijab in educational institutes in the state.
The committee constituted to suggest measures for the revival and restructuring of the road transport corporations will submit its report to the Karnataka government in March, said officials. Headed by former IAS M R Srinivasa Murthy, the committee has received suggestions from more than 300 people in the last one month.
Speaking with The Indian Express, Murthy said, “We have received suggestions from more than 300 people and each person has multiple suggestions. We have received suggestions even from the KSRTC Staff and Workers Federation. We have started working since the last week of January and the final report will be submitted to the government by March. All suggestions are being looked into. Our main focus is to make the corporations work more efficiently and turn them useful for the public and then restructure them, if necessary. How to make the transport corporations financially sustainable is also a major part which the committee will look into.”
The KSRTC Staff and Workers Federation has suggested to the committee that the four Road Transport Corporations — Bangalore Metro Transport Corporation (BMTC), North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC), Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (KKRTC) should be merged into one. Read More
Karnataka assembly session adjourned sine die after Congress refuses to back down from demand for resignation of BJP minister K S Eshwarappa over comment that saffron flag may replace national flag in the future. Eshwarappa to meet Governor Thawarchand Gehlot to explain his position following a reprimand by BJP central leadership over the remarks. Assembly to reconvene on March 4 for budget session.
Two persons arrested for demolishing a 40-year-old church near Kavoor police station limits, Mangaluru district. Latheesh and Dhananjay have been arrested after protest by Christian community.They used JCB to demolish the church.The reason for their action is under investigation.
In the wake of continuing protests over the hijab row in the state, the Bengaluru Police extended the prohibitory orders barring gatherings outside educational institutions for the next two weeks till March 8. The prohibitory order that had come into force on February 9 was earlier slated till February 22.
In the wake of continuing protests over the hijab row in the state, the Bengaluru Police extended the prohibitory orders barring gatherings outside educational institutions for the next two weeks till March 8. The prohibitory order that had come into force on February 9 was earlier slated till February 22.
The Karnataka Advocate General on Monday told the High Court that efforts have been initiated by the state to ensure that officials of its Education department do not act in an “untoward” manner with Muslim girl students while implementing the court’s interim order that barred religious symbols in colleges where dress codes have been prescribed until the matter is decided. Read More
The murder of Harsha Hindu has already been provided communal tones by a senior BJP minister from Shivamogga, K S Eshwarappa “A good worker of our party has been killed in Shivamogga. It has been done by Muslim goondas. The Muslim goondas were never so emboldened in Shivamogga and there should be action against such persons,” Eshwarappa said.
The police are looking at a series of crimes that a Bajrang Dal worker, Harsha Hindu (27), in Shivamogga region was involved in for a possible motive for the murder of the man on Sunday. Crime records for the Shivamogga city reveal that Harsha Hindu was involved in at least five cases of assault and attempt to murder including several communal incidents of attacks on rival anti-social elements from the Muslim community.
Three people were arrested and nine others have been taken into custody in connection with the murder of a 26-year-old Bajrang Dal worker in Karnataka on Monday. Also, nine FIRs have been registered against rioting, arson and the violation of CrPC 144 in Shivamogga district. The police are investigating the case and are checking the background of suspects, home minister Araga Jnanendra said on Tuesday.
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