Education
Karnataka: Students asked to remove hijab before entering schools, watch video
An argument broke out between parents and a teacher outside Rotary school in Karnataka’s Mandya after the students were asked to take off the hijab, or headscarf, before entering the campus.
In a video shared by news agency ANI, a staff member was seen asking hijab-clad Muslim girl students to take off their headscarves as their parents drop them outside the school.
One of the parents reportedly requested the teacher to allow the students inside the classroom before they take off the hijab.
Calling the incident “unfortunate”, Congress leader Dinesh Gundu Rao urged the High Court to understand the situation and take a sensible decision.
The Congress leader tweeted, “Most unfortunate scenes in front of schools of Karnataka. I hope the High Court understands the situation in its entirety and takes a sensible decision.”
“This is not the intolerant India we want,” he added.
Last week, the Karnataka government shut down schools, colleges and and all educational institutions as the row over hijab spread across the state.
Schools for classes 1-10 reopened from Monday, February 14, after a meeting between the local administration and leaders was held on Sunday evening to ensure communal harmony
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.
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