Cattle Trade

Rising cow vigilantism curbs cattle trade in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana; farmers incur losses due to menace of stray livestock

Farmers have suffered massive losses in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana because the rise of cow vigilantism has also led to a spike in the number of stray cattle that damage crops.

'Cow vigilantes' beat 24-year-old cattle trader for 2 hours in Rohtak, police chain victim instead of taking him to hospital

Naushad Muhammed, a dairy worker, was thrashed by alleged cow vigilantes on the suspicion that he was transporting cows for slaughter, but his employer said he was transporting buffaloes for trade.

Mob lynchings, restrictions on cattle trade crippling rural economy, says BJD MP in Parliament

Restrictions on cattle trade and mob lynching have crippled the rural economy as farmers are not able to sell their cattle, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Tathagata Satpathy said on Monday.

Cattle sale restrictions: Madras High Court extends stay on order by four weeks

The Madras High Court on Wednesday extended by four more weeks the stay on the Centre's notification banning sale and purchase of cattle for slaughter from animal markets.

Supreme Court seeks Centre's response on petition challenging ban on cattle trade

The Supreme Court has sought the central government's response on a petition challenging notification banning the sale of cattle for slaughtering

Cattle trade restrictions: Don't intend to alter food habits, hit businesses, says Harsh Vardhan

The government does not want to "alter" the food habits of people and put businesses in this sector to trouble, Union minister Harsh Vardhan said

Cattle sale restrictions: Meghalaya Assembly moves resolution opposing Centre's order

Meghalaya Assembly moved a resolution opposing Centre's order restricting the sale of cattle for slaughter, media reports said.

Cattle sale restrictions: North East India fumes against new trade rules as BJP struggles to defend govt move

The political hullabaloo notwithstanding, the notification has managed to worry people of northeastern states which have a close association with beef.

Meghalaya chief minister writes to Tripura counterpart, urges unity against new cattle trade law

Meghalaya CM Mukul Sangma wrote to his Tripura counterpart Manik Sarkar asking him to unite against the Centre's new law on cattle trade and slaughter.

Those provoking others to hold beef party are destroying peace: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday said some people were "provoking" others to hold beef party and slaughter cow, terming it as a criminal act and a conspiracy to destroy country's peaceful atmosphere.