Assam Police arrest 133, seize over one tonne of suspected beef in statewide raidsAssam Police conducted raids across multiple districts targeting the illegal sale of beef. They arrested 133 individuals for violating the ...
01 Jul, 2025, 08.29 PM IST
SoP soon for implementation of provisions of Assam Cattle Preservation ActThe Assam government will soon implement a Standard Operating Procedure. This is for the Assam Cattle Preservation Act of 2021. The law res...
20 Jun, 2025, 06.06 PM IST
Cattle slaughtered illegally in Assam during Eid, 16 held: CM Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam Police arrested sixteen individuals for illegal cattle slaughter during Eid. The arrests followed the discovery of five illegal slaug...
08 Jun, 2025, 02.29 PM IST
Beef is not cow: BJP Kerala Vice President on beef ban in AssamBJP Kerala Vice President Major Ravi criticized Assam CM's beef ban, emphasizing the distinction between beef and cow and advocating for di...
05 Dec, 2024, 02.43 PM IST
Assam govt bans serving and consumption of beef in hotels, restaurants, public placesThe Assam government will ban beef consumption in restaurants, hotels, and public spaces statewide. This expands a previous restriction lim...
04 Dec, 2024, 09.40 PM IST
No bar on slaughter of animals on the occasion of Bakrid, clarifies Gauhati High courtIt has also upheld the SOP issued by the Home and Political Department. The court stated that people have to obey the Assam Cattle Preserva...
09 Jul, 2022, 11.07 PM IST
Restrict beef eating in Hindu-inhabited areas, appeals Assam CMThe Assam government has asked the Deputy commissioner and Superintendent of police to ensure compliance of the Animal Welfare Board of Ind...
09 Jul, 2022, 11.05 PM IST
Assam orders state police to ensure cows and other animals are not killed during BakridJoint secretary, Home and political department of Assam, K K Sharma has sent the SOP to various districts. Assam has earlier passed an act ...
09 Jul, 2022, 11.30 AM IST
Beef might have a big economy, but it is time to look for alternatives: Assam CMIn arresting illegal cattle trade, the BJP-led government is implementing the manifesto of the party, which it had proposed prior to Assam ...
24 Dec, 2021, 09.50 AM IST
Assam tables amendment to the state cattle preservation ActThere are as many as eight districts that share borders with Bangladesh and Bhutan. Industry and Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary t...
21 Dec, 2021, 08.46 AM IST
Assam government to table amendment bill to allow transportation of cattle from one district to anotherThe bill which was tabled in state assembly in July this year stipulated sale of beef only at designated places restricting any kind of sal...
18 Dec, 2021, 07.26 PM IST
Govt doesn't want to curb someone's right to consume beef: Assam CM Himanta Biswa SarmaThe bill stated Cattle can be slaughtered in Assam only with authorities' permission and at a licensed slaughter house after government vet...
14 Aug, 2021, 09.12 AM IST
Cattle Bill is nothing but a ploy to divert attention from Government’s failures: CongressThe bill proposes sale of beef only at designated places restricting any kind of sale in areas resided by non-beef-eating communities.
14 Jul, 2021, 09.46 AM IST
Assam government tables Cattle Preservation Bill, 2021 to regulate sale of beefThe bill was tabled by Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma which provided that every animal committee of recognised animal markets sha...
13 Jul, 2021, 09.31 AM IST
Proposed Cow protection bill: Meghalaya CM to take up the matter with Assam governmentHe said," We have also done our initial communication with states that provide us with cattle like West Bengal, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Tela...
10 Jul, 2021, 12.03 AM IST
Assam Cabinet approves cow protection bill; to be introduced in coming House sessionThe Cabinet has declared people from the Tai-Ahom, Moran, Muttock, Sutiya and Gorkha communities as protected classes which will enable the...
09 Jul, 2021, 08.56 AM IST
Cow slaughter and fundamental rights: Debate on since 1948A five-judge bench of the SC in Mohd Hanif Quareshi (1958 AIR 731) partly upheld the validity of the laws, as far as they banned slaughter ...
01 May, 2017, 11.04 AM IST