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Bakrid

  • Uttar Pradesh: Decades-old goat market in Varanasi sealed ahead of Bakrid

    Uttar Pradesh: Decades-old goat market in Varanasi sealed ahead of Bakrid

    Scroll Staff
    · May 28, 2026 · 09:59 am
  • Mira Road: Tensions erupt in housing society after dispute about Bakrid goat sacrifice

    Mira Road: Tensions erupt in housing society after dispute about Bakrid goat sacrifice

    Scroll Staff
    · May 27, 2026 · 09:31 am
  • Bengal: New BJP government cuts short Bakrid holiday to one day

    Bengal: New BJP government cuts short Bakrid holiday to one day

    Scroll Staff
    · May 24, 2026 · 01:22 pm
  • Calcutta HC refuses to stay restrictions on cattle slaughter ahead of Bakrid

    Calcutta HC refuses to stay restrictions on cattle slaughter ahead of Bakrid

    Scroll Staff
    · May 22, 2026 · 08:47 am
  • Coronavirus: SC seeks Kerala government’s reply on plea against relaxing restrictions for Bakrid

    Coronavirus: SC seeks Kerala government’s reply on plea against relaxing restrictions for Bakrid

    Scroll Staff
    · Jul 19, 2021 · 02:28 pm
  • J&K: Eid-al-Adha prayers held peacefully in local mosques, says Centre

    J&K: Eid-al-Adha prayers held peacefully in local mosques, says Centre

    Scroll Staff
    · Aug 12, 2019 · 01:19 pm
  • Uttarakhand: High Court bans animal slaughter in the open across the state on Bakrid

    Uttarakhand: High Court bans animal slaughter in the open across the state on Bakrid

    Scroll Staff
    · Aug 21, 2018 · 10:48 pm
  • UP government asks officials to ensure animals are not sacrificed in the open on Bakrid: Reports

    UP government asks officials to ensure animals are not sacrificed in the open on Bakrid: Reports

    Scroll Staff
    · Aug 21, 2018 · 03:05 pm
  • The Daily Fix: To regulate Bakrid sacrifices, India should first expand abattoir network

    The Daily Fix: To regulate Bakrid sacrifices, India should first expand abattoir network

    Sruthisagar Yamunan
    · Jun 25, 2018 · 10:01 am