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Uttarakhand school apologises after girl forced to remove tilak – Times of India
Hindu Groups Protest as School Demands Tilak Removal from Student. (Representative Image) RISHIKESH: A girl was not allowed to enter her classroom in a school here without removing a tilak from her forehead, prompting her parents and Hindu outfits to stage a protest, following which the principal had to offer an apology. Director General of School Education Jharna Kamthan has also asked the chief education officer of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand to investigate the matter.The Class-8 student was asked by her teacher on Wednesday to remove the tilak from her forehead, saying it was not allowed in the school.The ... Read more