Education
Two groups of students from two colleges in Mangaluru confronted each other over the hijab issue
Two groups of students from two colleges in Mangaluru confronted each other over the hijab issue on Friday. The police intervened to restore normalcy in the college campus.
Students from P Dayananda Pai and the P Satish Pai Government First Grade College in Mangaluru confronted each other over the issue of wearing a hijab in the classroom.
The Karnataka High Court has reserved its judgment in the hijab case after 11 days of back-to-back hearing.
The principals of both the colleges allowed girl students to wear a cloth around their head and appear for exams in the college. The students were told not to use pins over the cloth which resembles a hijab.
The girl students were met with protests by a few students who asked them to leave the examination hall. An argument ensued between the two groups of students leading to a confrontation. Later, students began to quarrel at the entrance of the college.
The principal had asked the girls to wear shawls around their heads, letters were sent and permission was also taken before appearing for the exam.
Education
As many as six new nursing colleges to be functional in Haryana soon
Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal shared that the construction work of six nursing colleges in the state will be completed soon and classes will commence in the month of July. Not only this, the new building of the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Panchkula has also completed its construction work.
Adding on to this, he shared that, till now, the classes are being held in another building, the chief secretary said while presiding over the review meeting of development projects worth more than Rs 100 crore here.
CHIEF SECRETARY REVIEWED MAJOR PROJECTS
The Chief Secretary reviewed several major projects, including power, health, medical, and technical education in the state, and directed the concerned officials to complete them within the stipulated time period.
COLLEGES UNDER CONSTRUCTION
He said that the construction of nursing colleges in Dherdu village of Kaithal, Khedi Ram Nagar village of Kurukshetra, Kheranwali village of Panchkula, Aura and Dayalpur village of Faridabad, and Sadatpur village of Rewari is under construction.
The construction work of Medical college in Koriawas in Narnaul, Medical College at Jind, Bhiwani, and Dental College at Nalhar is being completed at a fast pace. The work of the second phase of Kalpana Chawla Medical College is also undergoing.