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Karnataka scraps 2022 hijab restriction in schools after prior ban

source: Karnataka government

On 2026-05-15, the Congress-led Karnataka government in Bengaluru officially scrapped the 2022 restriction on hijabs in educational institutions. The new government order said students would no longer be barred from wearing traditional or religious identifiers alongside uniforms.

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