Hijab row: Pejawar seer appeals all sections to maintain peace

Udupi: Pejawar mutt chief Swami Vishwaprasanna Teertha appealed to all sections to avoid chaos and maintain peace on the day the Karnataka High Court is set to deliberate on the hijab ban.

In Udupi district, high schools reopened on Monday, February 14 with Education Department sources saying that attendance was normal in all the institutions.

Muslim girl students who reached the school campuses wearing hijabs, removed them before entering classes. Examinations scheduled for the day are also going on in the institution.