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TopicCattle trade

Topic: Cattle trade

Maharashtra’s cattle trade comes to near standstill as traders allege ‘free rein’ to gau rakshaks

Maharashtra MoS (Home) Yogesh Kadam says he assured representatives of Qureshi community of action against those harassing cattle traders, but they are yet to share any complaints.

Pakistan too is rushing to save its cows—from lumpy skin

New Delhi: Livestock in Pakistan have a problem with LSD. No, not the psychedelic drug but the viral skin disease characterised by raised nodules...

Apps now sell cows, but getting a farmer to buy one ‘before milking it once’ is a challenge

Farmers have been taking interest in cattle trading apps such as Animall and Pashushala. But they also say a photo with a price tag is not enough to convince them to buy cattle.

CBI raids Trinamool youth leader’s properties in cattle smuggling case, issues lookout notice

CBI says it has documented evidence against TMC youth leader Vinay Mishra, who is now ‘absconding’. Party alleges 'political vendetta'.

J&K police will now book cattle smugglers, drug peddlers under stringent Public Safety Act

J&K DGP Dilbag Singh says he has directed his forces to use the law — that allows detention of individuals without trial for upto 2 years — against habitual offenders.

Modi govt doesn’t know what to do with nearly 2,000 cows in BSF custody in Bengal

The South Bengal Frontier of the BSF has written to its headquarters seeking financial assistance for the upkeep of the bovines.

Jharkhand teacher arrested for Facebook post on beef put up in 2017

The post was allegedly in support of a beef party at IIT-Madras which was organised to protest against restrictions imposed on cattle trade.

It is nothing but Hindu politics if you exclude buffaloes from cattle trade rules – Animal Rights lawyer

The focus of the government should be on implementation, not amendment, says Jayasimha Nuggehalli who helped draft the rules. The only change should be to let go of small-time butchers. SANYA DHINGRA

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?