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Why is Vijay government challenging a cow slaughter order? It's about politics, not just law

July 06, 2026 3:04 pm

Vijay has made Periyar one of his party's five ideological icons. So the political ploy is quite straightforward. It is to squeeze the DMK out of its ideological space

Tamil Nadu government moves Supreme Court over cow slaughter ban order

July 03, 2026 4:31 am

The TVK government said the Madras High Court cow slaughter ban order goes against a law that allows the slaughter of cows aged over 10 years if certified unfit for work and breeding.

Amid debate on cow slaughter ban, four cattle traffickers arrested in Karnataka

June 06, 2023 9:09 pm

In 2023 (till April end), 93 cases have been booked under the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act.

Hope Centre will take decision to ban cow slaughter, declare cows 'protected national animal', says Allahabad HC

March 05, 2023 3:05 pm

The petitioner, Barabanki resident Mohammad Abdul Khaliq, had pleaded that the police booked him under Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955 without any evidence and hence the proceedings pending against him.

Karnataka: Bill on cow slaughter ban to be tabled during winter session

November 26, 2020 8:49 am

Karnataka's Minister for Animal Husbandry Prabhu Chauhan said the Bill is being tabled after detailed discussions with Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa.

Jharkhand: Mob kills tribal over suspicion of cow slaughter

April 12, 2019 7:20 am

According to the police, the incident happened late Wednesday night, when four persons of the tribal community in Jhumro village were cutting the flesh of a dead ox.

Karnataka: Will sacrifice cow on Bakrid, says Muslim cleric in presence of minister

June 19, 2020 9:52 am

The cleric made the purported remarks in the presence of Health and Family Welfare Minister Shivanand Patil during his sermons on the occasion of Ramzan prayer at Vijayapura in north Karnataka two days ago.

Cow slaughter probe: Five women held, cops probe if two are ‘minors’

January 01, 2018 12:05 am

All the arrested people were produced before the court on Friday. The court sent them to 14-day judicial custody.

File status of 16,096 cows ‘exported’ to other states: HC tells Haryana govt

October 05, 2017 5:20 am

The HC direction came after the government failed to respond to an order asking it to file a detailed affidavit on the status of the exported cows since the enactment of the Haryana Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Act, 2015 — the law which prohibits cow slaughter in the state.

Cattle sale rule: Congress keeps mum on judge’s demand, CPM slams Centre

June 01, 2017 4:05 am

CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury said the Centre’s notification was an “encroachment” on the powers of the states.

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