Anand Kumar Patel With Inputs From Ians

Amid India-Pak tension, the central government has allowed farmers to harvest their crop during the day in the border villages of Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Pathankot and Fazilka districts.

The Haryana Assembly on Monday evening unanimously passed a bill under which cow slaughter and the sale of beef have been banned in the state. The new law will also promote conservation and development of indigenous breeds of cows and establish institutions to keep, maintain and take care of the infirm, injured, stray and uneconomic cows.

Amid India-Pak tension, the central government has allowed farmers to harvest their crop during the day in the border villages of Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Pathankot and Fazilka districts.

The Haryana Assembly on Monday evening unanimously passed a bill under which cow slaughter and the sale of beef have been banned in the state. The new law will also promote conservation and development of indigenous breeds of cows and establish institutions to keep, maintain and take care of the infirm, injured, stray and uneconomic cows.