Cow Slaughter

Curfew was imposed and mobile internet services suspended in 2 villages of Rajasthan's Hanumangarh district after protesters demanding action against those involved in cow slaughter clash with police

Rajaram (40) was assaulted in the farmhouse in Dwarka's Chhawla area and succumbed to injuries at a hospital on Monday, they said

Addressing an election rally in Ayodhya and later another one in Barabanki, the chief minister also promised a stipend of Rs 900 per month per cow to farmers on forming his government again

The Court also denied bail to one Javed, who was accused of slaughtering a cow

Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have sought a ban on illegal killing of cows and camels on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha in the Union territory scheduled next week. In a communication addressed to the divisional commissioners and IGPs of Jammu as well as Kashmir, the J-K Animal/Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries department has called for banning slaughter of cows, calves, and camels on the occasion of the Muslim festival during which sacrificing sheep, cows, calves and camels is an important ritual. Director Planning, J-K Animal/Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries Department, while citing an official letter dated June 25 from the Animal Welfare Board of India, Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, said a large numbers of sacrificial animals are likely to be slaughtered in the UT during Bakrid festival scheduled from July 21-23. The Animal Welfare Board of India, in view of animal welfare has requested for implementation of all precautionary measures to strictly implement ..

Senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday recalled his earlier statement that he liked cattle meat, while asserting that food habit was his right.

The Karnataka cabinet decided to promulgate an ordinance to give effect to the contentious anti-cow slaughter bill that is yet to be approved by the legislative council

According to the Ordinance, for the first offence, a person can be jailed for one to seven years with a fine ranging from Rs 100,000 to Rs 300,000

Like Akhlaq, Singh too was killed in a clash triggered by a mob protesting cow slaughter

Police said there was firing by miscreants also during the clashes

Inspector Subodh Kumar was injured when the mob attacked the Chingarwathi Police Chowki and died in a hospital.

State police had to fire teargas to disperse the crowd

Usman Ansari was attacked after some villagers found the dead cow outside his house

Ugly incients took place when cow vigilantes were striving to protect cows, says Pravin Togadia

It also proposes imprisonment from 7 to 10 years for transportation, sale and storage of beef.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat called on the government to make laws to this effect

On 'triple talaq', he said it is not only irrelevant today but against the sentiments of the Quran

Earlier, punishment for cow slaughter was 7 years in jail and Rs 50,000 fine

Court has already passed orders on measures to stop illegal inter-state transportation of cattle

A case has been lodged against the family members for alleged cow slaughter