Illegal Slaughterhouse

An illegal slaughterhouse of a close aide of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari was demolished by Uttar Pradesh's Mau district administration today.

A wedding was called off at a village in Uttar Pradesh because an all-vegetarian menu - apparently a fallout of the crackdown on illegal slaughterhouses - upset the groom's family.

Amid growing clamour against cow slaughter in the country, the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), part of the BJP-led coalition government in Goa, has now sought a complete ban on killing of cows in the state. "As a party, we support total ban on cow slaughter in Goa. There should not be any cow slaughter activity in the state," MGP leader and S...

Even as most of the BJP-ruled states have supported tough laws against the cow slaughter, a party's candidate in Kerala's Mallapuram is promising voters good beef in his constituency if elected.

Days after the crackdown on illegal slaughterhouses, the striking meat traders of Uttar Pradesh had a meeting with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday evening. While the four-day old strike was not immediately called off, the traders hinted at a positive decision, saying an announcement will be made after internal meetings.

The indefinite strike by meat sellers in Uttar Pradesh entered third day on Wednesday, with no fresh attempts to end the impasse.

Supply of meat has been hit hard in Delhi due to the crackdown on illegal abattoirs and the meat sellers' strike in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh but the real impact will be felt only after the nine-day-long Navratra.

AIMIM President and Lok Sabha member from Hyderabad Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday said the Uttar Pradesh government should give time to illegal abattoirs for regularisation instead of just recklessly sealing them.

As meat sellers in state capital Lucknow and in many other districts of Uttar Pradesh announced an indefinite strike from today against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's order closing illegal slaughterhouses, a senior minister in the state Siddharth Nath Singh has advised officials to not be "overexcited" while imposing the ban. Mr Singh underscored...

Meat sellers in state capital Lucknow and in many other districts of Uttar Pradesh, including big cities like Allahabad, have announced an indefinite strike from today against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's crackdown on slaughterhouses. The Chief Minister has underscored that his order of closure applies only to illegal slaughterhouses and abatto...

In a suggestion that the environment and not politics had led to the crackdown of abattoirs in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday declared that the BJP government was determined to shut down illegal slaughterhouses but wouldn't touch the licensed ones that don't violate the law.

A pending permit to draw groundwater: the reason why ALM Industries, a licensed buffalo slaughterhouse in Western UP's Saharanpur was apparently sealed on Thursday as part the state's crackdown on illegal abattoirs after the BJP government took charge last week.

The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Thursday demanded that illegal slaughter houses flourishing in Jharkhand should be closed and sealed in line with neighbouring Uttar Pradesh."We also demand that beef should be banned in line with Maharashtra," said Pramod Mishra, VHP's Bihar and Jharkhand head to news agency IANS.

As Uttar Pradesh government begins to deliver on the BJP manifesto promise on crackdown on illegal slaughterhouses, many in the industry alleged disconnect between the printed word and the BJP's promises on ground. While the manifesto promised shutting of illegal slaughterhouses, party chief Amit Shah has reiterated the aim to put an end to slaugh...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, racing through his poll promises within three days of taking charge, today directed police officers to prepare an action plan to shut down slaughterhouses. He has also ordered a blanket ban on cattle smuggling and said there must be "zero tolerance" in such cases.

An illegal slaughterhouse of a close aide of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari was demolished by Uttar Pradesh's Mau district administration today.

A wedding was called off at a village in Uttar Pradesh because an all-vegetarian menu - apparently a fallout of the crackdown on illegal slaughterhouses - upset the groom's family.

Amid growing clamour against cow slaughter in the country, the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), part of the BJP-led coalition government in Goa, has now sought a complete ban on killing of cows in the state. "As a party, we support total ban on cow slaughter in Goa. There should not be any cow slaughter activity in the state," MGP leader and S...

Even as most of the BJP-ruled states have supported tough laws against the cow slaughter, a party's candidate in Kerala's Mallapuram is promising voters good beef in his constituency if elected.

Days after the crackdown on illegal slaughterhouses, the striking meat traders of Uttar Pradesh had a meeting with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday evening. While the four-day old strike was not immediately called off, the traders hinted at a positive decision, saying an announcement will be made after internal meetings.

The indefinite strike by meat sellers in Uttar Pradesh entered third day on Wednesday, with no fresh attempts to end the impasse.

Supply of meat has been hit hard in Delhi due to the crackdown on illegal abattoirs and the meat sellers' strike in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh but the real impact will be felt only after the nine-day-long Navratra.

AIMIM President and Lok Sabha member from Hyderabad Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday said the Uttar Pradesh government should give time to illegal abattoirs for regularisation instead of just recklessly sealing them.

As meat sellers in state capital Lucknow and in many other districts of Uttar Pradesh announced an indefinite strike from today against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's order closing illegal slaughterhouses, a senior minister in the state Siddharth Nath Singh has advised officials to not be "overexcited" while imposing the ban. Mr Singh underscored...

Meat sellers in state capital Lucknow and in many other districts of Uttar Pradesh, including big cities like Allahabad, have announced an indefinite strike from today against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's crackdown on slaughterhouses. The Chief Minister has underscored that his order of closure applies only to illegal slaughterhouses and abatto...

In a suggestion that the environment and not politics had led to the crackdown of abattoirs in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday declared that the BJP government was determined to shut down illegal slaughterhouses but wouldn't touch the licensed ones that don't violate the law.

A pending permit to draw groundwater: the reason why ALM Industries, a licensed buffalo slaughterhouse in Western UP's Saharanpur was apparently sealed on Thursday as part the state's crackdown on illegal abattoirs after the BJP government took charge last week.

The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Thursday demanded that illegal slaughter houses flourishing in Jharkhand should be closed and sealed in line with neighbouring Uttar Pradesh."We also demand that beef should be banned in line with Maharashtra," said Pramod Mishra, VHP's Bihar and Jharkhand head to news agency IANS.

As Uttar Pradesh government begins to deliver on the BJP manifesto promise on crackdown on illegal slaughterhouses, many in the industry alleged disconnect between the printed word and the BJP's promises on ground. While the manifesto promised shutting of illegal slaughterhouses, party chief Amit Shah has reiterated the aim to put an end to slaugh...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, racing through his poll promises within three days of taking charge, today directed police officers to prepare an action plan to shut down slaughterhouses. He has also ordered a blanket ban on cattle smuggling and said there must be "zero tolerance" in such cases.