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Falling Short In Council, Karnataka Government Takes Ordinance Route To Cow Protection
The BJP government in Karnataka, which is short of numbers in the Upper House of the legislature, today took the ordinance route to bring in its stringent cow protection law. Seeking harsher punishments for illegal slaughter, sale, and transport of cattle, the bill was passed without even a discussion on December 9 in the state Assembly, where the ...
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"BJP's Cattle Auction": Shashi Tharoor Slams Rebels After Karnataka Blow
Shortly after the HD Kumaraswamy government lost the trust vote in the Karnataka assembly, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor compared the developments that led to the ruling coalition's downfall to a past decision by the Narendra Modi government to curb the sale of cattle.
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No Changes In Cattle Trade Ban Order
The government has made no change in its May 26 order banning sale of cattle for slaughter though it is said to be considering its withdrawal.
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Cattle Sale Ban Intended To Animal Welfare: Government
The ban on sale and purchase of cattle from animal markets for slaughter was intended at the welfare of animals and tackling illegal sale and smuggling, the government has informed the Lok Sabha.
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Centre's Cattle Trade Rule To Be Suspended Across Country: Supreme Court
The centre's rules on the sale and purchase of cattle for slaughter will be on hold across the country, the Supreme Court decided today, backing a Madras High Court order for Tamil Nadu.
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Beef Not Banned In Goa, Tourists Can Eat Whatever They Like: Minister
The government's new rule that bans sale of cattle for purposes other than agricultural and farm use has not hurt tourism in Goa, the coastal state's Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar has said
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Centre's Notification On Cattle Sale: Chief Minister K Palaniswami Says Court Orders Will Be Followed
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami today informed the Assembly that court rulings on the Centre's ban on cattle sale for slaughter at animal markets would be followed and declined to accept the opposition demand to pass a resolution against the new rules.
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Strict Action Will Be Taken Against Cow Vigilantes: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Strict action will be taken against those who indulge in violence in the name of cow vigilantism, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday.
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Don't Intend To Alter 'Food Habit': Harsh Vardhan
The government does not want to "alter" the food habits of people and put businesses in "any kind of difficulty", union minister Harsh Vardhan said. His remarks come amid protests over the notification issued by his ministry on the sale of cattle for slaughter at markets across the country.
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Meghalaya Assembly Passes Unanimous Resolution Against Cattle Trade Rule
The Meghalaya assembly on Monday passed a unanimous resolution, asking the Centre to withdraw its cattle trade rules, which ban the sale and purchase of cattle in animal markets for slaughter. The resolution said the rules were "beyond the scope and object" set out in the Preamble of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, and was thus infr...
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Meghalaya Passes Resolution Opposing Centre's Notification On Cattle Sale
The Meghalaya Assembly today unanimously passed a resolution opposing the Centre's notification banning the sale and purchase of cattle at animal markets for slaughter and demanded its withdrawal as it would "impact the economy of the state and the food habit of its people".
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In Assam Too, Cattle Markets Brace Up For Troubled Times Ahead
At the weekly cattle market in Balikuchi 50 km from Guwahati in Assam, cattle traders are a worried lot. There are about 500 animals up for sale, down from the average of 800 till a few weeks earlier. That is, before the government introduced a nationwide ban on sale of cattle for slaughter at the animal markets.
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No Move To Impose Beef Ban In Meghalaya: BJP
The Bharatiya Janata Party today denied reports that it wanted to impose a ban on beef consumption in Meghalaya. A second Meghalaya BJP member quit the party in protest against the government's new rule on sale of cattle in animal markets.
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Opinion: Centre Doesn't Know Meaning Of F-Word
For all its lip service to federalism, the BJP-led government at the centre is systematically undermining powers of the states. The recent restriction and virtual ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter - it amounts to a blanket ban on cow slaughter, for all practical purposes - is one example.
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For Protecting Cattle, A 1% Problem May Have Led To A 100% Ban
The latest rules by the environment ministry banning sale of cattle for slaughter in cattle markets, which has sparked a nationwide furore, are hinged on a report that claims to have found evidence of large numbers of cattle illegally trafficked into India's neighbouring countries.
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Falling Short In Council, Karnataka Government Takes Ordinance Route To Cow Protection
The BJP government in Karnataka, which is short of numbers in the Upper House of the legislature, today took the ordinance route to bring in its stringent cow protection law. Seeking harsher punishments for illegal slaughter, sale, and transport of cattle, the bill was passed without even a discussion on December 9 in the state Assembly, where the ...
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"BJP's Cattle Auction": Shashi Tharoor Slams Rebels After Karnataka Blow
Shortly after the HD Kumaraswamy government lost the trust vote in the Karnataka assembly, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor compared the developments that led to the ruling coalition's downfall to a past decision by the Narendra Modi government to curb the sale of cattle.
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No Changes In Cattle Trade Ban Order
The government has made no change in its May 26 order banning sale of cattle for slaughter though it is said to be considering its withdrawal.
-
Cattle Sale Ban Intended To Animal Welfare: Government
The ban on sale and purchase of cattle from animal markets for slaughter was intended at the welfare of animals and tackling illegal sale and smuggling, the government has informed the Lok Sabha.
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Centre's Cattle Trade Rule To Be Suspended Across Country: Supreme Court
The centre's rules on the sale and purchase of cattle for slaughter will be on hold across the country, the Supreme Court decided today, backing a Madras High Court order for Tamil Nadu.
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Beef Not Banned In Goa, Tourists Can Eat Whatever They Like: Minister
The government's new rule that bans sale of cattle for purposes other than agricultural and farm use has not hurt tourism in Goa, the coastal state's Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar has said
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Centre's Notification On Cattle Sale: Chief Minister K Palaniswami Says Court Orders Will Be Followed
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami today informed the Assembly that court rulings on the Centre's ban on cattle sale for slaughter at animal markets would be followed and declined to accept the opposition demand to pass a resolution against the new rules.
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Strict Action Will Be Taken Against Cow Vigilantes: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Strict action will be taken against those who indulge in violence in the name of cow vigilantism, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday.
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Don't Intend To Alter 'Food Habit': Harsh Vardhan
The government does not want to "alter" the food habits of people and put businesses in "any kind of difficulty", union minister Harsh Vardhan said. His remarks come amid protests over the notification issued by his ministry on the sale of cattle for slaughter at markets across the country.
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Meghalaya Assembly Passes Unanimous Resolution Against Cattle Trade Rule
The Meghalaya assembly on Monday passed a unanimous resolution, asking the Centre to withdraw its cattle trade rules, which ban the sale and purchase of cattle in animal markets for slaughter. The resolution said the rules were "beyond the scope and object" set out in the Preamble of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, and was thus infr...
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Meghalaya Passes Resolution Opposing Centre's Notification On Cattle Sale
The Meghalaya Assembly today unanimously passed a resolution opposing the Centre's notification banning the sale and purchase of cattle at animal markets for slaughter and demanded its withdrawal as it would "impact the economy of the state and the food habit of its people".
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In Assam Too, Cattle Markets Brace Up For Troubled Times Ahead
At the weekly cattle market in Balikuchi 50 km from Guwahati in Assam, cattle traders are a worried lot. There are about 500 animals up for sale, down from the average of 800 till a few weeks earlier. That is, before the government introduced a nationwide ban on sale of cattle for slaughter at the animal markets.
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No Move To Impose Beef Ban In Meghalaya: BJP
The Bharatiya Janata Party today denied reports that it wanted to impose a ban on beef consumption in Meghalaya. A second Meghalaya BJP member quit the party in protest against the government's new rule on sale of cattle in animal markets.
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Opinion: Centre Doesn't Know Meaning Of F-Word
For all its lip service to federalism, the BJP-led government at the centre is systematically undermining powers of the states. The recent restriction and virtual ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter - it amounts to a blanket ban on cow slaughter, for all practical purposes - is one example.
-
For Protecting Cattle, A 1% Problem May Have Led To A 100% Ban
The latest rules by the environment ministry banning sale of cattle for slaughter in cattle markets, which has sparked a nationwide furore, are hinged on a report that claims to have found evidence of large numbers of cattle illegally trafficked into India's neighbouring countries.
