Meat Festival Ban

The Gujarat High Court has asked petitioners against temporary closure of a slaughterhouse in Ahmedabad due to a Jain festival to not eat meat for some days, according to reports.

Maharashtra State Election Commission filed a complaint against Congress leader Milind Deora for violating the Model Code of Conduct after the Mumbai South candidate claimed the Shiv Sena insulted the Jains by cooking meat during Paryushana festival in 2015

A notorious Chinese dog meat festival opened on Wednesday with butchers hacking slabs of canines and cooks frying the flesh despite rumours that authorities would impose a ban this year.

At least 300 meat shops in Gurgaon near Delhi have been ordered by the Shiv Sena to close for the nine-day Hindu festival of Navratras, which began yesterday.

On the eve of the infamous annual "dog meat festival" in China, majority of Chinese today for the first time called for an end to the gory event in which over 10,000 canines are expected to be slaughtered and eaten by dog meat lovers.

In the middle of a row over BJP-ruled states imposing a meat ban for a Jain fasting festival, a government order in Rajasthan has stirred more controversy.

Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray today said the controversy over ban on meat sale during Jain festival Paryushan has ended as far as his party is concerned, but sought to know why it erupted this year.

Haryana has become the fifth BJP-ruled state in the country to enforce a meat ban that has generated much controversy.

Following the lead of BJP-ruled Maharashtra, the BJP government of Rajasthan -- which has the largest population of Jains after Maharashtra -- has declared a ban on meat for three days. Slaughter and sale of meat has been banned for four days in Mumbai on account of a Jain festival of forgiveness - Paryushan.

Mr Kapoor, 63, tweeted in typically outspoken, somewhat provocative fashion: Jaago India Jaago. Stop all this in the name of religion. All taking the nation for a ride. Kabhi Radhe baby Kabhi meat ban! Kya ho raha hai?. He is the latest celebrity to join the chorus of protests against the week-long ban on meat in Mumbai to coincide with a Jain fest...

Amid a controversy over a four-day meat ban in Mumbai for a festival, the Shiv Sena today declared that it would not allow any such restriction.

Referring to the proposed week-long ban on the slaughter and sale of meat in Mumbai, as part of a Jain festival of fasting, Sonakshi Sinha tweeted: "This is a free country! Welcome to BAN-istan... I meant india.. Stupid autocorrect." Twitter is accusing her of double standards because of an older tweet addressed to then-Health Minister Dr Harsh Var...

Months after a controversial beef ban in Maharashtra, a four-day prohibition on the sale of meat has provoked anger in Mumbai, with comments on social media invoking freedom of choice.

After a widely criticized beef ban in Maharashtra, residents in a part of the state will not get any meat for eight days. The slaughter and sale of meat has been temporarily banned in those areas because of a Jain festival starting later this week.

The Gujarat High Court has asked petitioners against temporary closure of a slaughterhouse in Ahmedabad due to a Jain festival to not eat meat for some days, according to reports.

Maharashtra State Election Commission filed a complaint against Congress leader Milind Deora for violating the Model Code of Conduct after the Mumbai South candidate claimed the Shiv Sena insulted the Jains by cooking meat during Paryushana festival in 2015

A notorious Chinese dog meat festival opened on Wednesday with butchers hacking slabs of canines and cooks frying the flesh despite rumours that authorities would impose a ban this year.

At least 300 meat shops in Gurgaon near Delhi have been ordered by the Shiv Sena to close for the nine-day Hindu festival of Navratras, which began yesterday.

On the eve of the infamous annual "dog meat festival" in China, majority of Chinese today for the first time called for an end to the gory event in which over 10,000 canines are expected to be slaughtered and eaten by dog meat lovers.

In the middle of a row over BJP-ruled states imposing a meat ban for a Jain fasting festival, a government order in Rajasthan has stirred more controversy.

Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray today said the controversy over ban on meat sale during Jain festival Paryushan has ended as far as his party is concerned, but sought to know why it erupted this year.

Haryana has become the fifth BJP-ruled state in the country to enforce a meat ban that has generated much controversy.

Following the lead of BJP-ruled Maharashtra, the BJP government of Rajasthan -- which has the largest population of Jains after Maharashtra -- has declared a ban on meat for three days. Slaughter and sale of meat has been banned for four days in Mumbai on account of a Jain festival of forgiveness - Paryushan.

Mr Kapoor, 63, tweeted in typically outspoken, somewhat provocative fashion: Jaago India Jaago. Stop all this in the name of religion. All taking the nation for a ride. Kabhi Radhe baby Kabhi meat ban! Kya ho raha hai?. He is the latest celebrity to join the chorus of protests against the week-long ban on meat in Mumbai to coincide with a Jain fest...

Amid a controversy over a four-day meat ban in Mumbai for a festival, the Shiv Sena today declared that it would not allow any such restriction.

Referring to the proposed week-long ban on the slaughter and sale of meat in Mumbai, as part of a Jain festival of fasting, Sonakshi Sinha tweeted: "This is a free country! Welcome to BAN-istan... I meant india.. Stupid autocorrect." Twitter is accusing her of double standards because of an older tweet addressed to then-Health Minister Dr Harsh Var...

Months after a controversial beef ban in Maharashtra, a four-day prohibition on the sale of meat has provoked anger in Mumbai, with comments on social media invoking freedom of choice.

After a widely criticized beef ban in Maharashtra, residents in a part of the state will not get any meat for eight days. The slaughter and sale of meat has been temporarily banned in those areas because of a Jain festival starting later this week.