India’s top court on Tuesday stayed a nationwide ban imposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government on the sale of cattle for slaughter that had provoked outcry in many states. The Supreme Court upheld a decision by a lower court staying the ban imposed in May, which prohibited the sale and purchase of cows — … Read more
Eight men have been arrested for violently ambushing a government convoy transporting cows in northwest India, police said Tuesday, the latest assault by vigilantes claiming to protect the sacred animal. A mob of about 200 Hindu hardliners Sunday blocked the convoy of trucks in Rajasthan state as government officials escorted 80 cows and calves to … Read more
A ban on trading cattle for slaughter has been temporarily suspended by the Madras High Court, dealing the first legal blow to the controversial measure. The Madurai bench of the Tamil Nadu court has lifted the order issued by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government for four weeks, in a move which a lawyer involved claimed … Read more
An Indian court Tuesday temporarily suspended a ban imposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government on the sale of cattle for slaughter, dealing the first legal blow to the controversial measure. The government last week prohibited the sale and purchase of cows — an animal considered sacred for Hindus — for slaughter across India. The … Read more
A southern Indian state announced Sunday it would go to the supreme court to challenge a federal ban on the sale of cows for slaughter, stepping up a showdown with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Cows are considered sacred by Hindus and the Hindu nationalist leader has pushed for greater protection of the animals since taking … Read more
A southern Indian state announced Sunday it would go to the supreme court to challenge a federal ban on the sale of cows for slaughter, stepping up a showdown with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Cows are considered sacred by Hindus and the Hindu nationalist leader has pushed for greater protection of the animals since taking … Read more
The Northern Region saw high grain production in the 2016 farming season, with farmers expressing gratitude to government and other donor agencies for their support. A total of 142,027 metric tonnes (MT) of rice was produced in the region from the 78,188 hectares of land cultivated by rice farmers in 2016, according to data sourced … Read more