Tag: Cows
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Cow Safaris to be set up in Yogi Adityanath’s Uttar Pradesh to protect stray cattle
The state government also issued an order allowing corporate houses to use corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds to provide facilities for abandoned cows in rural areas.
December 8, 2019 -
Cows in Ayodhya to get coats to protect from winter season
The first delivery will arrive in November end and each cow coat costs Rs 250 to 300.
November 24, 2019 -
Muslims keeping cows is also love jihad, says BJP leader
Ranjit Shrivastava said that since cow is the mother of Hindus, the last rites of a cow after she dies should be performed according to the rituals as followed during the last rites of a human mother.
July 29, 2019 -
‘Cows exhale oxygen’, says Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat
The chief minister also said that massaging a cow can cure one's breathing problems while living in close proximity with the animal can cure one of tuberculosis.
July 26, 2019 -
Cow dung: A viable alternative to firewood
We need to change our attitude towards the cow. Milk is not the most important part of the cow, it is her dung. This dung should be used in the cremation grounds. For Hindus, the cow is sacred and so using cow dung, instead of wood, should not pose a problem
March 25, 2019 -
8 cows die, several critically ill; villagers allege negligence by administration
Following the orders of the state government, a cowshed was made on January 11 inside the vehicle depot of Nagar Nigam in Surajkund.
January 31, 2019 -
The ills of consuming milk
When milk of cows with sub-clinical mastitis, with no visible changes, is mixed into bulk milk, it enters the food chain and can be dangerous to humans.
July 29, 2018 -
Humble cow to be largest remaining mammal in 200 years: Study
The study, published in the journal Science, showed that ancient humans might have begun hunting large mammal species down to size -- by way of extinction -- at least 90,000 years earlier than previously thought.
April 20, 2018 -
Nitish competes with Rabri in rearing cows
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar seems to be learning the tricks of the “trade” from his arch-rival Rabri Devi, wife of incarcerated RJD chief Lalu Prasad. So far, only Rabri Devi was known for her love for cows but now Kumar too has shown his fascination for rearing bovine. The otherwise hidden facet of the …
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April 18, 2018 -
Haryana to provide lands to Gaushalas for grazing cows
Facing protests for not ensuring the use of Gau Charan Bhoomi (land reserved for grazing cattle), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Haryana has decided to provide Gau Charan land to Gaushalas (cow shelters) in the state. The decision came after a meeting held between chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Bhani Ram Mangla, …
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August 1, 2017 -
UP jails are overcrowded, no place for cows
The prisons of Uttar Pradesh (UP), overcrowded and understaffed, are in no position to house gaushalas (cow shelters) as the state government recently proposed. The prisons of India's most populous state have an overcapacity of 69 per cent — compared with the national average of 14 per cent — and have only two-thirds of the …
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June 30, 2017 -
Killing people in the name of protecting cows is unacceptable: Modi
Invoking Mahatama Gandhi’s teachings, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit out at cow vigilantes and said that killing people in the name of “Gau Bhakti” is not acceptable and that the father of the nation would’ve never approved it. “We are a land of non violence. We are the land of Mahatma Gandhi. Why …
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June 29, 2017 -
Don’t buy animals, adopt them: Richa Chadha
After spending some time at an animal rescue centre here, actress Richa Chadha has urged people to adopt animals instead of buying them. Richa visited ResQ Charitable Trust, a rescue centre for hurt and injured street animals, on Monday. Being an animal lover herself, she spent the afternoon going through the centre and understanding the …
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May 30, 2017 -
Rahul Gandhi condemns butchering of calf in Kerala by Youth Congress
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday condemned the butchering of a calf in public allegedly by some Youth Congress members in Kerala to protest against the government's move to ban the sale of cows for slaughter. Terming the incident as "thoughtless and barbaric", he said that it was "unacceptable" to him and his party. "What …
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May 28, 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 -
Case against Lalu Prasad for comments over cows, RSS
A BJP leader on Saturday filed a case against RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and five other unidentified persons after some RJD leaders tied cows in front of his home in Vaishali district of Bihar. The case was filed in Hajipur civil court by BJP's Chandeshwar Bharti, a resident of Hajipur — district headquarters of …
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May 6, 2017 -
After Aadhar for cows, UID for other animals sought
A day after the Union government proposed an Aadhar-like unique identification (UID) number to be provided to cows to restrict their smuggling and keep a track on them, many took to Twitter and slammed the move, calling the government "gobarment". The proposed UID would have details like age, breed, sex, lactation, height, body, colour, horn …
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April 25, 2017