Tag: cattle
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PM Modi launches multiple projects for farmers in UP, urges citizens to get rid of single-use plastic
PM Modi sat down with the women who pick plastic from garbage and also extended a helping hand to them.
September 11, 2019 -
Jharkahnd Lynching: BJP MLA Nishikant Dubey to cover legal fee of accused
While demanding a CBI probe into the incident, Dubey, who represents the Godda constituency, had called the decision “personal”.
June 16, 2018 -
BSF officer dies after being attacked by cattle smugglers in Tripura
An officiating Commandant of the Border Security Force (BSF), who was seriously injured in an attack by cattle smugglers in Tripura on Sunday night, succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in Kolkata, BSF sources said on Friday. “Officiating Commandant Deepak Kumar Mondal of 145th Battalion of BSF has expired in a private hospital in …
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October 20, 2017 -
No stay on cattle slaughter ban; SC seeks Centre’s explanation
The Supreme Court on Thursday did not put on hold an order banning the sale of cattle for slaughter but sought an explanation from the government if the controversial notification, which has invited widespread opposition — even from within the BJP, was unconstitutional and violated the right to food, privacy and personal liberty of Indian …
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June 15, 2017 -
A good precedent
On 23 May the Government of India issued rules regulating the cattle market. Kerala went ballistic and, without anyone having read or understood the rules, issued threats against the government of India. Members of the Congress party went so far as to slaughter a baby cow in public and distribute the meat to equally vicious …
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June 10, 2017 -
No trouble in northeast over cattle notification: Rijiju
Rubbishing reports of trouble in the Northeast following the Centre's notification on cow slaughter, Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said nobody was facing any difficulty in the region over the matter. Charging the Congress and "pseudo secular" groups with raising an "obsolete issue", he asked media persons to visit the north eastern states like Assam, …
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June 10, 2017 -
Ban via backdoor
So low is the credibility of the Central government on matters with even a tinge of religion at play, that only the “saffron” section of society will accept at face value the new regulations on the sale of cattle at regular markets ~ animals intended for slaughter have to be bought elsewhere, from unspecified sources. …
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May 30, 2017 -
Mamata refuses to accept ban on cattle sale, says it’s unconstitutional
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday criticised Centre and refused to accept its recent notification banning the sale of cattle for the purpose of slaughter. "I am against any ban on cattle slaughter. We won't accept the Centre's decision, it's unconstitutional. We will fight against it legally," Mamata said. "Decision to ban sale …
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May 29, 2017 -
Cow shelters hail govt’s new rules on cattle slaughter
The Centre's decision to ban the sale and purchase of cattle from animal markets for slaughter has evinced a positive response from cow shelters which have termed it as an "appropriate step" in the "right direction". The chairman of Lucknow-based Shri Lakshman Gaushala, Prabhu Jalan, said the new rules would help in tackling rampant cattle …
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May 27, 2017 -
New rules would ensure cattle is not ill-treated: Maneka Gandhi
Union Minister Maneka Gandhi on Saturday said the new rules banning sale and purchase of cattle from animal markets for slaughter would ensure that the bovines are not ill-treated. Gandhi, an animal rights activist, had earlier called for an end to cow slaughter and also suggested banning zoos across the country. "What used to happen …
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May 27, 2017 -
Centre bans sale of cattle for slaughter at animal markets
The Central government on Thursday banned the sale of cows and buffaloes for slaughter at animal markets across India. Now, bulls, cows, bullocks, buffaloes, steers, heifers, calves and camels can be sold only to agriculturists. "No one can bring cattle to an animal market unless he or she has furnished a written declaration that the …
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May 26, 2017