Hijab row: Latest Govt orders have been issued by misinterpreting HC interim order, says UT Khader
Mangaluru: UT Khader, the Deputy Leader of CLP in Karnataka Assembly on Wednesday said the State government has committed a contempt by issuing orders while misinterpreting the interim order of High Court in Hijab row.
Issuing a press statement in this regard, Khader noted that the latest government orders in Hijab row are issued by misinterpreting the interim order of Karnataka HC. He further added that the state officials were abusing their power and authority in the guise of implementing these orders.
“The latest Government orders in relation to the hijab issue are issued by misinterpreting the interim order of the Hon’ble High Court. State Officials are abusing their power and authority in the guise of implementing these orders,” the press release stated.
“High Court’s order is to ensure that educational institutions are immediately reopened in a peaceful and conducive atmosphere. The State Government by acting contrary, has committed contempt,” it added.
He also called on the media to be sensitive towards women and children while reporting the incidents from across the state.
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Sportspersons winning gold in Olympics to get Rs 6 crore cash prize, says CM Siddaramaiah
‘Silver medalists to get Rs 4 crore, bronze-winners to get Rs 3 crore’
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced a cash prize of Rs 6 crore for sportspersons who win gold in the Olympics, and expressed confidence that sportspersons from Karnataka would reach the top in their respective games.
The CM, speaking during the ‘Karnataka Olympics 2025’ awards ceremony organized by the Karnataka Olympics Association, Bengaluru, on Sunday, congratulated the winners.
Assuring that the state government was supportive of sports, he said that, sportspersons who win silver would be given Rs 4 crore and bronze-winners would get Rs 3 crore as cash prize.
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Siddaramaiah added that reservation for sportspersons in appointment to government jobs is being implemented starting January 2026. “Up to 3 per cent jobs in the Police and Forest Departments and 2 per cent in the other government departments are being reserved for sportspersons. An official order will be passed in this regard in January 2026,” he said and called upon youngsters to enter the sports field in larger numbers.
The CM also lauded the contributions of the Karnataka Olympics Association in the field of sports, since 1958, when it was founded. “The Association has been even more active since MLC Govindaraj took charge as Chairperson. It is a matter of pride that just like in Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, the Olympics Association in our state too functions from its own building,” he added.
