Kerala Beef Fest

Security at Kerala House on Jantar Mantar road here was beefed up following reports of a political party planning a 'beef festival' there in the evening.

The one-day special session of the Kerala Assembly to discuss the Centre's new cattle trade rules, began with a quick beef fry breakfast this morning. Kerala, along with Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and a few northeastern states, where beef is staple, has witnessed hundreds of protests since the rule was introduced.

A large number of students held a protest at the Indian Institute of Technology or IIT Madras against an attack on a research scholar who participated in a "beef fest" earlier this week. The beef fest was organised to protest against the Centre's new cattle rules, which the students say infringe on their right to eat what they want. There have been...

A research scholar at IIT-Madras was thrashed by a group of students on Tuesday, reportedly because he had led Sunday's "beef fest" at the IIT-Madras (Indian Institute of Technology) campus against the Centre's cattle trade rules last week.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said her government will not accept the ban on sale of cattle for slaughter at animal markets. She said the ban imposed by the Narendra Modi government was "undemocratic and unconstitutional", adding the West Bengal government will raise a legal challenge against the new rule.

Around 80 students participated in a "beef fest" at the IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) Madras last night, where they also discussed the Central government's recent ban on sale of cattle for slaughter at cattle markets.

Police don't have a mandate to prevent the holding of 'beef festivals', and will intervene only if they turn violent and become a law and order issue, Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said today.

Authorities of a prestigious college of Kerala today decided to initiate disciplinary action against 10 students for conducting a beef festival inside the campus to protest against the lynching of a man in Uttar Pradesh's Dadri over rumours of eating beef.

Beef cooked in the open and Hindus and Muslims sitting together for a meal - this was how a section of people in Kerala protested today against the recent ban on the meat in Maharashtra.

Security at Kerala House on Jantar Mantar road here was beefed up following reports of a political party planning a 'beef festival' there in the evening.

The one-day special session of the Kerala Assembly to discuss the Centre's new cattle trade rules, began with a quick beef fry breakfast this morning. Kerala, along with Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and a few northeastern states, where beef is staple, has witnessed hundreds of protests since the rule was introduced.

A large number of students held a protest at the Indian Institute of Technology or IIT Madras against an attack on a research scholar who participated in a "beef fest" earlier this week. The beef fest was organised to protest against the Centre's new cattle rules, which the students say infringe on their right to eat what they want. There have been...

A research scholar at IIT-Madras was thrashed by a group of students on Tuesday, reportedly because he had led Sunday's "beef fest" at the IIT-Madras (Indian Institute of Technology) campus against the Centre's cattle trade rules last week.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said her government will not accept the ban on sale of cattle for slaughter at animal markets. She said the ban imposed by the Narendra Modi government was "undemocratic and unconstitutional", adding the West Bengal government will raise a legal challenge against the new rule.

Around 80 students participated in a "beef fest" at the IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) Madras last night, where they also discussed the Central government's recent ban on sale of cattle for slaughter at cattle markets.

Police don't have a mandate to prevent the holding of 'beef festivals', and will intervene only if they turn violent and become a law and order issue, Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said today.

Authorities of a prestigious college of Kerala today decided to initiate disciplinary action against 10 students for conducting a beef festival inside the campus to protest against the lynching of a man in Uttar Pradesh's Dadri over rumours of eating beef.

Beef cooked in the open and Hindus and Muslims sitting together for a meal - this was how a section of people in Kerala protested today against the recent ban on the meat in Maharashtra.