Maharashtra invokes MCOCA against cow smuggling, illegal cattle trade for first time; CM Fadnavis warns of strict actionMaharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced the state government is using MCOCA for the first time against cow smuggling and ill...
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Suvendu Adhikari tightens cattle slaughter rules, cracks down on illegal markets in BengalThe Suvendu Adhikari government has enforced strict regulations on animal slaughter in West Bengal, mandating compliance with the 1950 Act....
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No illegal slaughterhouses will be allowed in Madhya Pradesh: Shivraj Singh Chouhan"No illegal slaughterhouses will be allowed to function in Madhya Pradesh," Chouhan said at a function of the Jain community.
07 May, 2017, 09.00 PM IST
Yogi Adityanath's decision to set up anti-Romeo squads popular: SurveyAdityanath's drive against illegal slaughterhouses, anti-Romeo squads, action against VIP culture came up as the most popular decisions in ...
16 Apr, 2017, 01.11 PM IST
Abattoir ban: 'Baratis' boycott veg dishes at wedding functionMost of the meat shops in the area have remained closed after the ban on illegal slaughterhouses following which Hamid failed to arrange ra...
08 Apr, 2017, 07.52 PM IST
UP has more than half of approved abattoirs in India: govtAccording to figures given by the Centre, Uttar Pradesh has 42 out of the total 76 approved abattoirs-cum-meat processing plants or standal...
07 Apr, 2017, 07.09 PM IST
Online startups on a gravy train after the clampdown on UP's illegal slaughterhouses“This (ban in UP) is a big positive for online players who work only with licensed automated plants,” says Deepanshu Manchanda, cofounder o...
02 Apr, 2017, 10.43 AM IST
Concern in Rajya Sabha over crackdown over slaughterhouses in Uttar PradeshThe government however asserted that the action was being taken only against illegal slaughterhouses and the genuine ones will not be touch...
31 Mar, 2017, 02.38 PM IST
Action against illegal abattoirs gets support from All India Meat AssociationRooting for making the process of legalising the illegal slaughterhouses easy, Qureshi said old abattoirs should be modernised quickly.
30 Mar, 2017, 05.40 PM IST
The shut, open and open shut again case of Faheemuddin's slaughterhouseChief minister Aditya Nath Yogi’s crackdown on illegal slaughterhouses and curbs on mechanised abattoirs has led to an unprecedented closur...
30 Mar, 2017, 11.40 AM IST
Four more states crack down on meat shopsAround 4,000 illegal shops face closure in Jaipur with the civic corporation announcing its crackdown on such shops and slaughterhouses fro...
29 Mar, 2017, 12.54 PM IST
After Uttar Pradesh, now Jharkhand bans illegal slaughterhousesThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, that has issued licences to 62 abattoirs across the country, has not issued the same to e...
28 Mar, 2017, 11.12 AM IST
No legal slaughterhouse is being targetted in UP: Venkaiah NaiduAfter coming to power, CM Yogi Adityanath has ordered closure of illegal slaughterhouses and strict enforcement of the ban on cow smuggling...
27 Mar, 2017, 08.33 PM IST
Meat row? CM Yogi Adityanath enforcing laws that existed for yearsAs most established slaughterhouses and meat shops were running without licence, there is a big meat crisis in the state now that rules hav...
25 Mar, 2017, 12.19 PM IST
Illegal slaughter to be criminal offence in Uttar Pradesh?Given CM Aditya Nath Yogi's focus on the subject, UP could soon become the first state to make illegal slaughter of animals a criminal offe...
23 Mar, 2017, 12.24 PM IST
Three shops selling meat set ablaze in Uttar PradeshBJP had announced in its manifesto that it would take "stern steps to close down all illegal slaughterhouses besides banning mechanised sla...
22 Mar, 2017, 01.23 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh slaughterhouses set to face the axeThere are nearly 40 legal slaughterhouses in UP that are duly licensed by the Centre’s Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Deve...
20 Mar, 2017, 07.58 AM IST