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  Karnataka Hijab Controversy Live News: The hearing in the petitions challenging the hijab ban continued on Friday, day 6, in the High Court. Advocate General Prabhuling Navadgi, while arguing on behalf of the state of Karnataka, said that the practice of wearing hijab must pass the test of constitutional morality and individual dignity outlined in Sabarimala verdict by Supreme Court. He said that the state government has taken the stand that the hijab does not come under the essential religious practices in Islam. He added that the state government has ordered that the students should wear uniforms prescribed by colleges and that the government does not want to intervene in religious matters. The hearing in the case will continue on Monday. Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar on Friday said that state Minister KS Eshwarappa must resign over his remarks that the saffron flag might become the national flag in the future. He further warned the BJP government...

  New Delhi : A three-judge bench in Karnataka high court on Thursday adjourned the hearing of the petitions on the hijab issue to February 14. The court said it will pass an order directing reopening of colleges while asking students not to insist on wearing religious things till the disposal of the matter. The judges said peace and tranquility must be restored in the state. Later, Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai said schools and colleges will be re-opened in a phased manner in the state. The bench, comprising Karnataka high court Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna S. Dixit and Justice J.M. Khazi, that's hearing petitions challenging the state government's rule on dress code in schools, did not pass any interim order. The court asked the media to refrain from reporting on oral observations and wait till the final order. “We are ready to decide the issue at the earliest. But we feel that peace and tranquility should be restored. Till the decision you ...