Page 2 - Cow Protection
Rajasthan HC wants 'holy' cow as national animal, life term for slaughter
The judgement comes in the wake of the Centre's order on ban on sale of cattle for slaughter
 "Rajasthan HC wants 'holy' cow as national animal, life term for slaughter")
As Hindu nationalism surges, cows are protected but minorities not so much
Today, this mammal is at the centre of country's increasingly violent social upheaval
Now, 99.38% Indians live in areas under cow-protection laws
Cow slaughter is prohibited in 84% of India's states and union territories
Surcharge of 10% on stamp duty for cow protection in Rajasthan
Surcharge has been imposed on all non-judicial instruments for conservation of cows
Cow only animal that inhales, exhales oxygen: Rajasthan education minister
From curing cancer to exhaling oxygen, the cow does it all
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Havoc created in name of cow protection: Sitaram Yechury
Yechury compared government's attitude to the Machiavellian dictum
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Arrest miscreants involved in injuring cow: Congress
It was a 'deliberate attempt' to disturb peace and religious harmony said the party
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BJP creating differences in name of cow protection: Akhilesh Yadav
The UP CM comments came a day after PM Modi lashed out at 'fake cow protectors'
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Gujarat govt should disband cow protection committees: Prakash Karat
The Marxist leader also said that the Gujarat incident has exposed 'carefully-constructed Dalit prem' of BJP-RSS combine
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Haryana chews the cud on cow protection task force
Takes the bull by the horns to enforce stringent bovine protection law in the state
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Holy cow! Cattle to get own Aadhaar cards
The animal husbandry department is set to launch a massive programme to tag all indigenous variety of cattle in a bid to improve progeny and milk production
 "Holy cow! Cattle to get own Aadhaar cards")
High-yielding cow from Punjab loses market due to trade curbs
Cattle protection laws in the state curb movement of cows to other states where slaughter is permitted
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Govt holds national conference on 'gaushalas', audience gives Union ministers an earful
In a break from convention, the speakers, including two Union ministers, were repeatedly shouted down and heckled by the audience
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