Tag: karnataka
NDTV TWISTS ‘PRO-CHOICE’ COMMENT OF BOXER NIKHAT ZAREEN TO LEGITIMISE KARNATAKA HIJAB ROW, OTHER MEDIA HOUSES AMPLIFY MISINFORMATION
Days after Nikhat Zareen brought accolades to India by winning gold at the Women’s Boxing World Championships, leftist media portal NDTV deliberately misquoted her to give credence to the Karnataka hijab row. Read more at: https://www.opindia.com/2022/05/ndtv-twists-pro-choice-comment-of-boxer-nikhat-zareen-to-legitimise-karnataka-hijab-row-other-media-houses-amplify-misinformation/ Read More
EXPLAINED: AFTER GYANVAPI, WHY RIGHT-WING ACTIVISTS ARE SEEKING PERMISSION TO PRAY AT TIPU SULTAN-ERA MOSQUE IN KARNATAKA
Even as a Uttar Pradesh court has ordered that Varanasi’s Gyanvapi Masjid complex be closed to the public amid stunning claims by Hindu petitioners that a “Shivling” was found on the premises, a new controversy is erupting in Karnataka. Right-wing activists have approached the Madhya Pradesh district… Read More
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SRI RAMA SENE SEEKS RAZING OF ILLEGAL CHURCHES TO END FORCED CONVERSION
Rightwing groups in Karnataka on Friday demanded that all illegal churches be razed down using bulldozers to end forced conversion, a day after the state government promulgated an ordinance banning forced religious conversions in the state. “Every single day, innocent Hindus are being converted as… Read More
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The Print Propaganda Against Investments In Karnataka
Last month, ThePrint published a report stating IT companies in Karnataka are seeking to deviate to Tamil Nadu owing to the alleged communal tensions in the state. Earlier, the state saw widespread protest by Hindu students demanding unifrom standards for college uniforms in universities across… Read More
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Sign Petition : Govt Must Crack Down On Convent Schools For Promoting Religious Conversion
Recent events have restarted speculations as to what goes on in convent schools across the country. ‘Clarence High School’, a convent school in Karnataka, had made it mandatory for all children to carry a copy of the Bible with them to school. Convent schools have… Read More
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Bengaluru School Which Asks Students To Carry Bible Gets Foreign Funds To Support Christian Workers And Ministries In Bharat
Hindu organizations in Karnataka have exposed a Christian school in Bengaluru, forcing non-Christian children to carry the Bible and attend scripture classes. The school asks parents to sign the application form, which asks them to affirm that they will allow their children to attend prayers… Read More
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Hubballi Violence was Pre-planned – 2000 Gathered In 20 Minutes At Maulvi’s Instigation, Raised Pro-Pak And Pro-ISI Slogans
The investigation into the Hubballi violence has revealed that it was pre-planned, police sources said on Wednesday. The police have collected videos which reveal the planning for the violence that happened on April 16 in the commercial hub of north Karnataka. A violent mob outside… Read More
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Karnataka: Hindu Seers Watch ‘The Kashmir Files’ In Belagavi, Says The Movie Is Attached To Emotions Of Hindu Community
A group of over 50 Hindu Sadhus reached a theatre in Karnataka’s Belagavi on Thursday to watch The Kashmir Files on Wednesday. Led by Hindu seer Shivanand Swamiji of the Hukkeri Math, more than 50 sadhus and religious gurus watched the blockbuster movie – ‘The… Read More
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Karnataka: Puttur Mahanlingeshwar Temple Joins Temples In Shivamogga And Udupi To Allow Only Hindus To Set Up Stalls During The Upcoming Annual Festival
The Mahanlingeshwar Temple in the Puttur district of Karnataka has restricted the auction of temporary stalls to the Hindu community for the annual Jatra festival to be held in the city. The Annual Jatra festival which will be held in the temple precinct between April… Read More
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No Class 12 Re-exam For Students Who Boycotted Practical Exams Demanding Hijab
Hundreds of pre-university II (PU II) students who had boycotted practical examinations in Karnataka will not get another chance to appear in the exams, according to a Times of India report. In Karnataka, class 12 is called PU II. They had boycotted these exams demanding hijab to be allowed… Read More
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Karnataka: Only Hindus To Be Allowed To Open Shops During The Historic Kote Marikamba Jatre In Shivamogga
Days after the Marigudi Temple administration in Karnataka’s Udupi decided to allocate shops to only Hindu vendors in the annual fair, a similar decision has been taken by the organising committee of the historic Kote Marikamba Jatra in Shivamogga to allow Hindu shopkeepers during the… Read More
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Y-category Security Provided To Karnataka HC Judges Who Delivered The Hijab Verdict After Islamists Issue Death Threats
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has announced Y-category security to the three judges of Karnataka High Court who gave the verdict on the Hijab controversy including Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justices Krishna S Dixit and JM Khazi. This came after Chief Justice Awasthi… Read More
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Hijab As Essential Religious Practice Was A Key Argument Of The Petitioners, Why Then Blame The Court For Engaging With It?
The hijab judgement of the Karnataka High Court has once again brought the ‘essential religious practice‘ (ERP) into question. While critics and those unhappy with the judgement have questioned the right of the judicial body to pass judgement on what is essentially not their ‘jurisdiction’,… Read More
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FIR Against PFI Workers For Forcing Shops Closure Against Hijab Verdict In Bhatkal, Karnataka
Karnataka police have lodged FIRs on activists of the Popular Front of India (PFI) including an advocate for allegedly attempting to force closure of shops and observe bandh against verdict of the Special Bench of the High Court on hijab issue, police said on Wednesday.… Read More
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Muslim Girl Student Moves SC After Karnataka HC Dismisses Petitions Saying Hijab Is Not Essential Religious Practice
Hours after the Karnataka High Court dismissed the collective pleas by Muslim student petitioners against the ban on wearing the hijab (headscarf) in classrooms, the latter has moved the Supreme Court against the verdict. . Read more at: https://www.opindia.com/2022/03/muslim-girl-student-moves-sc-after-karnataka-hc-dismisses-petitions-saying-hijab-is-not-essential-religious-practice/ . Read More
