Nov 10, 2024 08:37 AM IST The college principal asked them to trim or shave their beards to reportedly maintain a professional look Students from Jammu and Kashmir studying in a nursing college in Karnataka alleged that they were asked by the institution to trim or shave their beard, reported The Indian Express. Women and girls holding placards stage a peaceful protest over the hijab ban imposed in the few colleges in Karnataka The students, who were studying at the Government Nursing College in Hassan, which is affiliated with the Rajiv Gandhi University in Karnataka, stated that the “discriminatory grooming standards” applied to them were against their religious and cultural rights. According to college authorities, 14 students from Jammu and Kashmir study in the nursing college. They claimed that the college had threatened that if the students didn’t trim or shave their beard they would be marked absent from classes. In a letter written to the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association, the students argued that this policy could lead to further discrimination against students, especially …