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‘Like 1947 playing out in front of our eyes’: The story behind Jammu violence in the name of cow

The brutal video from Reasi in Jammu shows how cow protection has become an easy term to invoke to settle personal scores.

Rayan Naqash
· Apr 27, 2017 · 09:00 am
The cow’s piggy banks: A cash collection racket in the name of cow protection in Haryana

Donation boxes have sprung up across the state to milk the veneration of cows.

Dhirendra K Jha
· May 10, 2016 · 09:00 am
In drought-hit Marathwada, farmers are stuck with thirsty cattle – and official apathy

Neither the Maharashtra government that imposed a ban on cattle slaughter nor private institutions seem to have sustainable solutions.

Mridula Chari
· Apr 07, 2016 · 09:00 am

Beef ban: In Marathwada, everyone wants to sell cattle ‒ but nobody can buy

The prohibition on cattle slaughter has driven thousands of farmers across Maharashtra to penury.

Mridula Chari
· Apr 06, 2016 · 09:15 am
Why only outrage against beef? Cricket balls, shoes, tablas contain cow parts too

Beef is only one of the reasons why cattle are slaughtered. Here are other everyday products obtained from the cow.

Shoaib Daniyal
· Oct 05, 2015 · 06:30 pm
Maharashtra’s beef ban shows how politicians manipulate Hindu sentiments around cow slaughter

Laws purportedly aimed at cow protection are actually used to instigate violence and gather votes.

Shoaib Daniyal
· Mar 03, 2015 · 11:45 am

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Cowed Down

‘Like 1947 playing out in front of our eyes’: The story behind Jammu violence in the name of cow

The brutal video from Reasi in Jammu shows how cow protection has become an easy term to invoke to settle personal scores.

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Donation boxes have sprung up across the state to milk the veneration of cows.

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In drought-hit Marathwada, farmers are stuck with thirsty cattle – and official apathy

Neither the Maharashtra government that imposed a ban on cattle slaughter nor private institutions seem to have sustainable solutions.

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