Government plans to slap higher penalty for cruelty against animals; draft bill likely in next Parliament sessionAt present, perpetrators of such acts often get away unscathed as the penalty for the first time offender is just Rs 50 under the Preventio...
04 Oct, 2021, 06.00 PM IST
BJP govt in Karnataka to bring back anti-cow slaughter law"The government is committed to enact the anti-cow slaughter law. Once the Covid-19 crisis eases an expert committee would be constituted t...
11 Jul, 2020, 06.42 PM IST
Verghese Kurien's dairy economics fodder for cow politicsVerghese Kurien refused to support ban on cow slaughter as he knew the requirements of dairy economics.
01 Dec, 2018, 04.25 PM IST
Centre asks states to appoint nodal officer, task force to check lynchingThe advisory has been sent to the states and Union territories following a Supreme Court directive issued in this regard on July 17.
24 Jul, 2018, 09.29 PM IST
'Miffed' MP cow protection board chief elevated to cabinet rankAkhileshwaranand said nothing much should be read into the government granting him the cabinet rank as he deserved it by virtue of being th...
13 Jun, 2018, 06.41 PM IST
We can't be selective about condemning violence: Nirmala SitharamanMeanwhile, in Ahmedabad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said killing of people in the name of cow protection is not acceptable, amid a ...
29 Jun, 2017, 07.42 PM IST
Get Cleopatra's beauty with cow urine: Gujarat boardThe facial treament in the chapter titled 'Gaumutra, Essential treatment for women's eternal beauty' in the 'Aarogya Geeta' prescribes that...
11 Oct, 2016, 10.41 AM IST
‘Legitimate’ NGOs cheer PM Narendra Modi's remark on cow vigilantesAt his first MyGov townhall, PM Modi targeted the gau rakshaks and said he felt angered, because they were hiding their illegal activities ...
08 Aug, 2016, 07.25 AM IST
Holy cow urine industry gets boost from Narendra Modi’s pro-Hindu agendaIn cow-worshiping India, the increased protection and reverence given to the cows have become a source of inter-faith conflict, given its c...
18 Jul, 2016, 11.39 AM IST
'Cow cess' on movies, weddings in Haryana?2,100 at the time of booking a banquet hall for a function.Besides, it wants 50% donations diverted from government-managed temples to prot...
08 Jul, 2016, 10.05 AM IST
Junagadh Agricultural University scientists find gold in Gir cow urineThe analysis of urine samples of 400 Gir cows done at the Food Testing Laboratory of JAU showed traces of gold ranging from three mg to 10 ...
28 Jun, 2016, 11.36 AM IST
Animal Welfare Board budget slashed drastically over yearsAn analysis of the ministry's budget allocations to AWBI shows drastic cuts in recent years, falling from Rs 26.7 crore in 2012-13 to Rs 11...
26 Jun, 2016, 10.51 AM IST
Karnataka dissolves 'Go Seva Ayoga' set up by BJP government in 2012The Karnataka government decided to dissolve the BJP-appointed 'Go Seva Ayoga' and transferred its powers to the existing Animal Welfare Bo...
07 Oct, 2015, 10.38 PM IST
How & why the NDA government is gearing up for mission to protect and promote the cowFast-tracking a disbursal of Rs 105 crore since September 2014, the ruling BJP-led government has demonstrated its seriousness in conservin...
19 Jul, 2015, 11.35 AM IST
Maharashtra to set up Cow Progeny Protection Board: Devendra FadnavisFadnavis said govt will set up a cow progeny protection board and set up "goshalas" to take care of cows which stop producing milk besides ...
30 Apr, 2015, 05.14 PM IST
Rajasthan government to set up a separate department for protection of cowsThere are the Cow Conservation Directorate, Animal Husbandry Directorate and the Rajasthan Livestock Development Board, each with specific ...
11 Feb, 2014, 08.49 AM IST
Despite four agencies on bovine welfare, Rajasthan to set up cow ministry soonRajasthan’s animal husbandry department’s officials are hard at work to set up India’s first ministry for cows.
08 Feb, 2014, 12.54 PM IST