Avimukteshwaranand has been in the spotlight ever since he locked horns with Yogi govt over allegedly being stopped from taking a holy dip at Triveni Sangam on Mauni Amavasya.
Vikarabad district official says case has been registered and sample sent for forensic testing. ‘Since it was raw meat, few students could not bear smell and vomited,’ he adds.
The initiative is meant to improve livestock management and animal welfare in the state & was prompted by recent deaths of bovines at the Vemulawada temple.
PM’s pet project Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog was formed in 2019 but has been without chairman due to ‘lack of govt interest’ with funds unutilised. Cow welfare bodies lacking in states too.
CM Nayab Singh Saini highlighted increase while announcing a slew of incentives to promote cow protection and support industries manufacturing products using cow dung and urine.
Local residents, gau rakshaks and right-wing groups allege cow slaughter on the rise in area due to failure of police and UP government, call for probe and arrests.
From toll booth informants to Instagram warriors to election candidates, Haryana’s gau rakshaks are blurring the lines between religion, law, and politics—and leaving chaos in their wake.
There is a shift from love for dogs to love for cows among the elites now, says Christy, a Christian woman who wants to one day start an all-women gau raksha dal.
You might think it obvious that larger states should get more seats under the principle of “one person, one vote” — but it risks sharpening federal fault-lines.
Despite damage to key Russian oil infrastructure by Ukrainian drone strikes in March, International Energy Agency data shows Russia’s earnings in March were highest for any month since January 2024.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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