What do COP28, money laundering and the Amazon have in common?The law enforcement meeting, dubbed "a historic collaboration", is organized by the International Initiative of Law Enforcement for Climate...
29 Nov, 2023, 08.10 PM 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
Import of kernels under the guise of cattle feed hits cashew industrySuch illegal import may disrupt the efforts of the closed factories in Kerala to resume operations by securing fresh loans.
30 Apr, 2019, 11.04 AM IST
Vigilante violence in north India is choking cattle trade in West Bengal’s weekly marketsFarmers and traders from West Bengal and neighbouring states flock to the field every Saturday to buy or sell cattle.
20 Jan, 2019, 10.03 AM IST
Tensions among farmers in Uttar Pradesh on the rise as stray cows run amokFarmers in UP who once took pride in keeping cattle at home, have found them to be their biggest enemies.
02 Jan, 2019, 12.41 PM IST
Checkpoints at Mewat: Farmers complain of extortion in the name of cow protectionDairy farmers and traders hire small pickup trucks or use their own to ferry the cattle bought at the mela. They transport these to Alwar o...
30 Jul, 2018, 09.47 AM IST
Government dilutes rules on cattle sale in animal marketThe 2017 rules notified on May 23, 2017, have been replaced with draft rules called Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Animal Markets Rule...
10 Apr, 2018, 07.33 AM IST
Why the cow has gone from mata to menaceAfter the Centre notified the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Markets) Rules, 2017, it has become even more diffi...
24 Sep, 2017, 12.37 PM IST
All India Kisan Sabha urges centre to buy useless cattleAs an alternative, the farmers’ group wants the government to pay cultivators compensation so that they could feed and look after the anima...
17 Jul, 2017, 11.58 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee opposes centre’s regulation; BSF in a fix over cattle trade rules in BengalWhile the BSF is tasked with preventing cattle smuggling and the markets come under its jurisdiction, the haats are run by the state govern...
04 Jun, 2017, 11.38 PM IST
Will the Environment Ministry order really ruin leather and meat processing industries?The meat industry will be happy if buffalo is removed from the definition of cattle, as the bulk of its exports is buffalo meat, unlike lea...
04 Jun, 2017, 06.26 AM IST
Home Ministry's panel report may help to regulate animal marketsPanel report which suggests 'a uniform act for cow preservation and protection in India ' be brought to check illegal cattle smuggling was ...
01 Jun, 2017, 11.19 AM IST
Centre likely to review rules on sale of cattle for slaughterCurbs on interstate transport of cattle -already a risky business due to cow vigilantism -will hurt the interest of farmers procuring anima...
31 May, 2017, 10.35 AM IST
No need to follow Centre's order banning cattle sale: Mamata BanerjeeSpeaking at an administrative review meeting, Mamata said, "Cow smuggling has to be stopped at any cost. The police should take stern actio...
30 May, 2017, 07.39 PM IST
Smuggling prompted central ban on sale of cattle for slaughterThe prime focus of the regulation is to protect the animals from cruelty and not to regulate the existing trade in cattle for slaughter hou...
30 May, 2017, 01.09 AM IST
SC refuses to hear PIL seeking total ban on cow slaughterA bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice N V Ramana said it cannot direct states to frame law banning slaughter of cattle.
27 Jan, 2017, 05.51 PM IST
In Seemanchal, PM Narendra Modi's cattle call robs landless of incomePeople may be divided along religious lines here. But the lines blur when it comes to the cattle economy.
22 Sep, 2015, 11.05 AM IST