The Karnataka High Court continues to hear the petitions challenging the hijab ban in schools and colleges in the state. The matter is before a bench comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice JM Khazi. 

The Karnataka High Court continues to hear the petitions challenging the hijab ban in schools and colleges in the state. The matter is being heard by the bench comprising of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice JM Khazi.

Voting in Punjab and the third phase in Uttar Pradesh will take place today. Polling will be held on 117 Assembly seats in Punjab from 8 am to 6 pm and 59 in UP from 7 am to 6 pm

The Karnataka High Court continues petitions challenging the hijab ban in schools and colleges. On February 18, the Advocate General of Karnataka began his arguments in response to the petitioners' submissions.

Voting for 59 Assembly constituencies spread across nine districts of Uttar Pradesh began at 7 am on Wednesday in the fourth phase of polls. The polling will continue till 6 pm. The fourth phase of polling will decide the fate of 624 candidates of Pilibhit, Lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapur, Hardoi, Unnao, Lucknow, Rae Bareli, Banda and Fatehpur

Polling to decide the fate of 692 candidates in the fray for 61 assembly seats across 12 districts of Uttar Pradesh will take place in the fifth phase of the state Assembly elections today. Voters will decide the fate of Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya, minister Sidharth Nath Singh, Congress Legislature Party leader Aradhana Mishra and others today

The counting of votes for the five state Assemblies of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa, and Manipur began today at 8 am. The exit polls have predicted that BJP will be elected in UP but with reduced seats. AAP is set to win Punjab and the saffron party will retain Uttarakhand. Some exit polls predicted a hung-assembly in Goa. The polls for 117 constituencies were held on February 20 and a total 1,54,69,618 voters exercised their right to franchise.

The Karnataka High Court is scheduled to pronounce the judgment on the hijab row today. As a precautionary measure, security has been beefed up across the state. Holiday has been declared in the districts of Dakshina Kannada, Kalaburagi and Shivamogga for the schools and colleges on Monday.

The Rajya Sabha election will be held for six seats from Maharashtra, two from Haryana and five each from Rajasthan and Karnataka. Polling is set to begin at 9 am and conclude at 4 pm.

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