Karnataka reports 6,151 new Covid-19 cases, 49 deaths

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Bengaluru, Feb 07, 2022: Karnataka on Monday registered 6,151 new Covid-19 cases, 49 deaths with a positivity rate of 6.19 per cent. Capital Bengaluru logged 2,718 fresh infections. The total number of active cases in the state stood at 87,080 cases while the total discharges were 16,802.

 

Amid the raging row over wearing ‘hijab’ in educational institutions in Karnataka, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has asked students in junior colleges to adhere to the state government’s rules regarding uniforms until the issue over wearing of headscarves in classes is addressed by the High Court on Tuesday.

At the same time, an appeal was made on Sunday to not politicise the ‘hijab’ (scarf) issue in pre-university colleges in Karnataka. In a statement, the president of the Muslim Central Committee and former MLC Haji K S Masood criticised the MLAs in the twin districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi for trying to derive political gains from the row. He said the principal of a college does not have the right to disallow students into class for wearing hijab.

Courtesy:Indian Express