UP Cabinet clears ordinance making cow slaughter punishable with 10 years’ imprisonment

For the first offence, the person can be given a rigorous punishment of one to seven years with a fine ranging from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 3 lakh.

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· Jun 10, 2020 · 03:58 pm

Goa: Stray cattle have turned non-vegetarian, sent for treatment, says BJP MLA Michael Lobo

The minister claimed that 76 animals in Calangute and Candolim were now used to eating ‘leftover chicken scraps’ and ‘stale fried fish from restaurants’.

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· Oct 20, 2019 · 04:08 pm

‘Cow is a symbol of faith, can’t see it suffering on the streets,’ says Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath

The Congress leader announced that his government had decided to open 1,000 cow shelters in the state.

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· Sep 08, 2019 · 06:58 pm

Karnataka: BJP government discussing ban on sale and possession of beef, says minister

CT Ravi claimed that in banning cow slaughter and beef, the state would follow in the footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi.

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· Aug 30, 2019 · 01:36 pm

Centre plans to establish a ‘cow circuit’ to promote bovine tourism: Report

The Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog has decided that the tourist route will pass through places in the country that breed indigenous cows.

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· Jul 01, 2019 · 12:41 pm

Before crackdown on gau rakshaks, Congress government in MP charged cow slaughter-accused under NSA

Two months after Kamal Nath became chief minister, three Muslim men from Khandwa were booked under the National Security Act for allegedly killing a cow.

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· Jun 28, 2019 · 09:00 am

Uttar Pradesh government approves setting up corpus for cow shelters

The fund will be raised through various heads, including a 0.5% tax on liquor sales revenue.

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· May 29, 2019 · 11:46 am

Madhya Pradesh: Police book two more people under NSA for allegedly transporting cows illegally

A court in Agar Malwa district sent the accused to a jail in Ujjain.

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· Feb 08, 2019 · 05:02 pm

Uttar Pradesh Budget: Rs 447 crore allocated for cow shelters by Adityanath government

The Opposition, however, accused the government of presenting a ‘populist’ budget and of betraying the people in the name of development.

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· Feb 07, 2019 · 03:15 pm

National cow commission, promised in interim Budget, gets Cabinet approval

The commission will be tasked with providing a framework for cow conservation and development programmes, said the government.

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· Feb 07, 2019 · 08:58 am

Rajasthan to honour those who adopt stray cows on Republic Day, Independence Day

The Directorate of Gopalan said the initiative sought to motivate ‘charitable and sensitive citizens’ to adopt cows.

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· Jan 14, 2019 · 03:08 pm

Hindutva paranoia about cow slaughter has given India a stray cattle problem that’s here to stay

Abandoned cattle are rampaging through standing crops, causing losses to farmers.

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· Jan 13, 2019 · 06:30 am