meat ban

Madhya Pradesh's Navratri non-veg ban undermines its own history

September 23, 2025 5:14 pm

In a state where Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes consist of 21.1 and 15.6 per cent of the population respectively, any attempt to restrict people’s access to meat, fish and eggs is bound to be futile

Express View on meat bans on Independence Day: Withdraw them

August 14, 2025 7:06 am

That such bans continue to find official favour points to a deeper discomfort with diversity and a political imagination that sees the idea of India as a monolith

Delhi meat shops shut during Sawan despite no official order, owners report losses

July 21, 2025 12:13 pm

Earlier this month, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) had said that it can’t pass an order directing that meat shops along the Kanwar Yatra routes be shut, since no such provision exists under the Delhi Municipal Corporation (DMC) Act, 1957.

‘Double standards’: Oppn slams UP govt over ban on sale of meat near temples during Navratri

March 31, 2025 3:42 am

Pointing to reports of “one plus one” offer on the sale of liquor in the state and alleging it to be part of a “big scam”, AAP's Sanjay Singh said, “There is a bumper BJP offer in the state"

Ban on non-veg food during festive season: Look at who pays the price

October 11, 2024 11:57 pm

Banning certain kinds of food during festivals violates individual choice, has adverse impact on livelihood of minorities

UP govt bans sale of meat in open on Kanwar Yatra routes

June 28, 2023 9:28 am

"Respecting the belief of devotees, meat should not be allowed to be sold in the open on the Kanwar route. The route should remain clean and sanitised. There should be provision for streetlights. Since the weather is hot, arrangements for drinking water should also be made," Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said.

Man arrested for ‘possessing banned meat’ in Jharkhand

March 31, 2023 2:52 am

“I had slept and in the morning I found that my father was not at home....The bull was slaughtered,” the man is heard saying. 

A letter from Sardhana, UP: ‘Clearly these are different times. How long do we protest?’

April 30, 2022 11:06 pm

After a food cart was vandalised for allegedly selling non-veg dishes during Navratri — which coincides with Ramzan this year — apprehensive vendors in this Western UP town have abandoned biryani for dal-roti, even if it means loss of business

Meat sale banned in Bengaluru for Sunday’s Rama Navami festival

April 09, 2022 3:09 pm

A corporation official says meat sale is prohibited in the Karnataka capital at least on eight occasions in a year, including Gandhi Jayanti.

‘If South Delhi mayor wants to shut meat shops, he should shut slaughterhouse too’

April 06, 2022 7:01 pm

Meat shops in South Delhi opened on Wednesday since they had received no official orders to keep their stores shut during Navratri.

Meat Ban: Restrictions On Citizens’ Eating Habits Is Not Correct Says Supreme Court

September 18, 2015 4:21 pm

Meat Ban: Senior BJP Leader Nirmala Sitharaman Reacts

September 10, 2015 8:04 pm