Cow slaughter

Cow slaughter: Calcutta Beef Dealers' Association to meet Kolkata civic body over change in timings

The Calcutta Beef Dealers' Association plans to meet the Kolkata civic body regarding a change in cow slaughter timings to check illegal abattoirs in the city.

Apr 11, 2017, 19:54 PM IST

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat pitches for all-India law against cow slaughter

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday strongly pitched for an all-India law against cow slaughter.

Apr 09, 2017, 13:54 PM IST

SC issues notices to Gujarat, Jharkhand, UP, Rajasthan govts on plea seeking ban on cow vigilante groups

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to Rajasthan, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan governments seeking a detailed reply on a petition regarding cow vigilantism.

Apr 07, 2017, 11:21 AM IST

Hindutva is way of life; nothing wrong with India becoming 'Hindu Rashtra': Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that strengthening the law and order situation in the state and improving the quality of education here are among his top priorities.

Apr 06, 2017, 18:33 PM IST

Ajmer shrine head, who backed beef ban, 'not sacked'; says 'will continue to remain Diwan till death'

The Ajmer Dargah Diwan said he has always been a target of the extremists due to his outspoken nature and speaking only the truth.

Apr 05, 2017, 20:57 PM IST

India's apex Shia Muslim body wants ban on triple talaq, issues fatwa against cow slaughter

The All India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB) has now joined forces demanding a ban on triple talaq and called for resolving the highly-vexed Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute through an out-of-court settlement.

Apr 05, 2017, 16:51 PM IST

Ajmer shrine head, who urged Modi govt to ban beef, ''sacked'' and declared “non-Muslim”

On Monday, Syed Zainul Abedin had also announced that he and his family members "will never eat beef now".

Apr 05, 2017, 14:01 PM IST

No compromise on illegal slaughterhouses, crackdown will continue: Yogi Adityanath government

The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday denied any "overzealous" crackdown by authorities on abattoirs in the state and stated there would be no compromise on illegal slaughterhouses.

Apr 05, 2017, 12:26 PM IST

Muslim man dies after being brutally beaten up by cow vigilantes in Rajasthan's Alwar

A Muslim man died on Tuesday after he was brutally assaulted by cow vigilantes over suspicion of cow smuggling in Rajasthan.

Apr 05, 2017, 10:42 AM IST

Beef row: BJP to seek clarification from candidate

A day after kicking up a storm with his "quality beef" remark, Sreeprakash, the BJP candidate in the Malappuram by-poll on Monday made it clear that he was against cow slaughter and he stood by the party's national policy on the matter, even as the state leadership said a clarification would be sought from him.

Apr 03, 2017, 15:55 PM IST

"What's this mummy, yummy thing" -- Subramanian Swamy slams Asaduddin Owaisi for accusing BJP of hypocrisy on cow slaughter

A day after Asaduddin Owaisi accused the BJP of hypocrisy over the beef ban, BJP Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy took on the AIMIM leader and stated that latter does not hold faith in the Indian Constitution.

Apr 01, 2017, 21:10 PM IST

Will hang those who kill cows, says Chattisgarh CM Raman Singh

Singh, however, said there has been no incident of cow slaughter in the past 15 years of BJP rule in the state.

Apr 01, 2017, 17:53 PM IST

For BJP, cow is 'mummy' in Uttar Pradesh, but 'yummy' in northeast: Asaduddin Owaisi

AIMIM president and Lok Sabha member from Hyderabad Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the issue of cow slaughter.

Apr 01, 2017, 13:06 PM IST

In Gujarat, life imprisonment for cow slaughtering

The BJP government in Gujarat on Friday enacted a harsher law providing for life-term for those found involved in cow-slaughtering.

Mar 31, 2017, 12:25 PM IST

UP CM Yogi Adityanath to meet slaughterhouses` representatives at 6 pm today

In its state election manifesto, the Bharatiya Janata Party had vowed to shut down all illegal slaughterhouses and place curbs on all mechanical abattoirs in Uttar Pradesh.

Mar 30, 2017, 15:56 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh: Police team carrying out checks on illegal slaughterhouses attacked in Sambhal, 5 cops injured

A mob on Wednesday attacked a team of Uttar Pradesh police and some other officials carrying out the drive against illegal slaughterhouses leaving five of them injured.

Mar 29, 2017, 23:12 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh meat sellers go on indefinite strike; crackdown only against illegal slaughterhouses, says government

Thousands of meat sellers in Uttar Pradesh shut shops for an indefinite period from Monday.

Mar 27, 2017, 23:33 PM IST

No ban on cow slaughter in three Northeast states if party comes to power next year: BJP

Clearing confusion over its action against slaughter houses in the state, UP government said on Monday that it was acting only against the illegal abattoirs.

Mar 27, 2017, 17:03 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh: Amid slaughterhouse crackdown, meat processing plant at Kairana sealed

In keeping with the BJP's manifesto, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had directed police officials to prepare an action plan for closure of slaughterhouses across the state.
 

Mar 25, 2017, 11:06 AM IST

Yogi Adityanath took THESE 20 big actions in just 75 hours after becoming UP CM

Firebrand BJP leader and UP CM Yogi Adityanath is known for his strict decisions that he took in the past as Gorakhpur MP.

Mar 23, 2017, 14:47 PM IST