May 14, 2026

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Karnataka government withdraws 2022 hijab ban order in educational institutes, permits ‘limited’ religious symbols | India News

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The Karnataka government on Wednesday withdrew the February 5, 2022 order issued by the previous BJP government that had effectively banned the hijab in educational institutions, and released fresh guidelines allowing students to wear “limited traditional and faith-based symbols” along with prescribed uniforms in schools and pre-university colleges across the state.The new order, which came…

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Sikh student’s turban removed during frisking at MPPSC exam; incident follows hijab row: ‘Never faced such an issue’ | Bhopal News

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UJJAIN: Days after two Class 8 students were allegedly asked to remove their hijab and warned of a 20-mark deduction during a board examination at a private school in Sirpur on Feb 25, a fresh controversy over religious attire has surfaced in Madhya Pradesh, this time involving an Amritdhari Sikh candidate.In Ratlam on Sunday, Gurlin…

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Hijab row to postgrad push: Mangaluru student’s trek back to classroom; 6 friends quit in 5th sem | Bengaluru News

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MANGALURU: A student who quit her undergraduate studies at University College, Hampankatta, when the hijab row broke out in 2022, has since completed her postgraduation in medical physics with a commendable CGPA of over 8.Gousiya, 24, who took a one-year break after being unable to attend her sixth-semester BSc classes, is now interning at the…

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‘Attempt to normalise…’: Congress slams Nitish Kumar over hijab row; calls incident ‘disturbing’ | India News

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NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday slammed Bihar governor Arif Mohammad Khan’s statement over hijab row that erupted after Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar removed naqab from a woman doctor’s face in an event. Party leader Pawan Khera described the incident as “an attempt to normalise a powerful, ageing politician publicly violating a young woman’s…

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Hijab row: Doctor whose naqab was pulled by Nitish Kumar fails to join duty; officials report no contact | India News

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NEW DELHI: A woman doctor at the centre of the recent hijab row after Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar lifted her naqab during an event did not join duty on Saturday, officials confirmed to news agency PTI. They also reported no contact with her or the family members.Patna civil surgeon Avinash Kumar Singh confirmed that…

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Hijab row: SCBA issues ‘strongest condemnation’ over Nitish Kumar’s act; seeks unconditional apology from Giriraj Singh, Sanjay Nishad | India News

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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Saturday issued a letter expressing its “strongest condemnation” of the recent incident in Bihar in which CM Nitish Kumar pulled down the hijab of a woman doctor during a public ceremony.The incident, which occurred on December 15 at the chief minister’s secretariat in Patna during the…

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Hijab row: Pakistan-based gangster threatens Bihar CM Nitish Kumar; FIR registered | Patna News

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PATNA: A video purportedly uploaded by a Pakistan-based man, threatening Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar over the hijab row has sent Patna police into a tizzy with cops registering a case with the cyber police station and asking Meta to block the account used to upload the video.Inspector general of police (Patna) Jitendra Rana said…

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‘Nothing wrong’: BJP minister Giriraj Singh backs Bihar CM over hijab row; calls Nitish Kumar a ‘guardian’ | India News

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Giriraj Singh (ANI image) NEW DELHI: BJP leader and union minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday defended Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar after a video showing him pulling down the hijab of a woman doctor during an official programme went viral. He claimed that there was “nothing wrong” in the chief minister’s action. His remarks came…

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Nitish Kumar hijab video row: SP leader files complaint against Bihar CM, UP minister Sanjay Nishad; strict action sought | Patna News

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PATNA: A complaint has been filed at Kaiserbagh Police Station in Lucknow against Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Sanjay Nishad over a viral hijab video, which sparked outrage among political leaders across party lines, criticizing Nitish Kumar’s actions.The complaint was filed by Samajwadi Party leader Sumaiya Rana, along with her…

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