[ad_1] Representational image only. File A Class VIII student, whose parents had sought transfer certificate from the St. Rita’s Public School at Palluruthy in Kochi following the hijab (head scarf) controversy, joined a new school on Wednesday (October 29, 2025). Her father P.M. Anas said she started attending classes at the Dawn Public School in […]
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[ad_1] Kerala Sahitya Akademi president and noted poet K. Satchidanandan has weighed in on the controversy surrounding the hijab issue at St. Rita’s Public School, Palluruthy, Kochi. In a Facebook post, Mr. Satchidanandan wrote, “Christ-haters are on the rise. Let them first look in the mirror — and then go to Rajasthan to see Hindu […]
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[ad_1] Sr. Heleena Alby, Principal of St. Rita’s Public School, said that they will welcome the student wholeheartedly if the parents agree to abide by the rules and regulations prescribed. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The parents of a Class 8 student at the St. Rita’s Public School at Palluruthy in Kochi have decided […]
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[ad_1] Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The story so far: A church-run school affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education in Kerala’s Ernakulam district hit the headlines after the parents of a Class 8 student alleged that the management refused to permit her attend classes wearing a hijab […]
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