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Hijab row: No ban on mobiles at educational institutions, says Karnataka govt

Dais Newsfeed | 12/02/2022 11:35 AM | Click to read full article

Amid an ongoing row over wearing ‘hijab’ in schools, Karnataka’s Higher Education Minister Dr CN Ashwatha Narayana has that there would be no ban on mobile phones in colleges.

Replying to a query by reporters about rumours that usage of mobiles will be banned in schools and colleges, he said, “Nowadays modern gadgets such as mobile, computer, laptop, tab, etc have become an integral part of the teaching-learning process.”

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