India’s harvest festival Makar Sakranti highly celebrated among Hindus marks the advent of spring and is celebrated by kite-flying and other regional festivities in the month of January across the country. Among the many regional customs of celebrating the festival, Bengaluru men decorated cows and walked them over hay set ablaze. Cows dressed[Read More…]
Tag: Cows
“I visit cowshed every morning,” says Nitish Kumar
Patna: There was a lot of talk about Lalu Prasad Yadav and his love for cows in Bihar’s politics. The stories of cows and cattle were narrated by Lalu often. On Wednesday, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar also narrated stories related to cow while describing himself as a cow lover. Nitish Kumar said[Read More…]
BJP leader Bukkal Nawab, Muslim women tie rakhi to cows asserting ‘Gau raksha’
On the eve of Raksha Bandhan, few Muslim women and BJP leader Bukkal Nawab, who is also the chairman of National Shia society, tied rakhi to cows near Lord Shiva temple at Kudiya Ghat, Lucknow. Performing Gau-puja, the BJP MLC pledged ‘cow protection’ as his primary duty. Bukkal Nawab said that[Read More…]
New Zealand to cull over 100,000 cows to eradicate Mycoplasma
Wellington: New Zealand will become the first country in the world to try to eradicate the Mycoplasma bovis cow disease by culling tens of thousands of cows in the largest mass animal slaughter in the country’s history. Government and farming sector leaders have agreed to cull 126,000 cows and spend[Read More…]
Rajasthan to have portal to buy, sell cows online
The Rajasthan government is considering creating a portal to help people buy and sell cows online. The portal is likely to come up in six months and will host pictures, yield, the price of cows and contact details of owners. The buyers can get in touch with the sellers directly.[Read More…]
Respect for cows no reason for violence: Arun Jaitley
As cow protection manifests itself into violence, the finance minister, Arun Jaitley on Thursday stressed the government’s commitment to cracking down on cow vigilantes in Lok Sabha. He further dealt at length on the constitutional obligation for cow protection and how it was formulated under Jawaharlal Nehru even though he[Read More…]
Jharkhand: Mentally challenged man thrashed for allegedly stealing cows
A mentally challenged person was thrashed by a mob for allegedly stealing cows in the Dhanbad district of Jharkhand. The victim identified as Afroz was tied to a tree and assaulted by people who saw him roaming with three cows. They suspected him to be a cattle smuggler. Afroz was[Read More…]
Scientists to develop heat resistant ‘cows of the future’
According to a report by The Indian Express, scientists are developing a genetically modified cow breed that will be more heat resistant and have superior ability to adapt to hot living conditions. The ‘cows of the future’ will be used by making use of genomic tools which will make the[Read More…]
Qatar crisis: Man airlifts 4,000 cows to maintain milk supplies in market
The current diplomatic crisis between Qatar and five other Middle East nations has upset the trade in several ways. The crisis has also pressed a Qatari businessman to airlift 4,000 cows to the Gulf desert to carry on the milk supplies in the market. It is one of the biggest[Read More…]
Twitter laughs over Rajasthan HC Judge’s peacock remark
On Wednesday, Justice Mahesh Kumar Sharma, the Rajasthan High Court came out with two statements that continue to remain the most-talked about issues of the day. He asked to declare cows the national animal of the country and give them the status of a legal entity. He also sought life[Read More…]
Cows up for sale on OLX, Quikr after Government bans selling cattle for slaughter
After the government banned the sale of cows for slaughter, farmers and traders have began putting up advertisements to sell their cows on digital marketplace like OLX. After days of protests and confrontations, the cattle traders have finally found a new way of making use of Digital India. As traders[Read More…]
Death of cows not due to carelessness: Rajasthan government
Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje issued notice to authorities after light was shed on the state of cows in the state—the first state in India to have a designated cow ministry. According to a report in India Today, hundreds of cows are perishing due to malnutrition, and their carcasses forced[Read More…]