Kolkata: State Congress president Subhankar Sarkar on Friday urged Bengal govt to consider amending the West Bengal Animal Slaughter Control Act, 1950, with the livelihood of hundreds of people ...

Kolkata: There is no basis of linking cattle slaughter rules with Eid or religious practices like ‘qurbani', said Bengal animal resources development minister Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday. He added that ...

The state has also made it clear that animal slaughter in open public places would be "strictly prohibited". The guidelines, the government said, were in compliance with the West Bengal Animal ...

KOLKATA: Cow sacrifice is neither a part of Eid-uz-Zuha nor a religious requirement under Islam, Calcutta HC said on Thursday while refusing to quash the Bengal govt's order regulating cattle ...

Kolkata’s Id-ul-Azha celebrations this year were marked by a major shift in venue, moving from the traditional Red Road to the Brigade Parade Ground for the morning prayers. The festival also ...

In one of its first decisions after assuming office, the BJP government headed by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari in West Bengal announced strict enforcement of the state’s Animal Slaughter Control ...

"If the government cannot provide the required infrastructure, then it should declare cow the national animal while imposing a complete ban on its slaughter and beef exports," Maulana Mohammad Shafiq ...

The impact is likely to be visible after Eid al-Adha, traditionally a peak season for hide availability, as Muslim clerics claimed that cow sacrifice during the Eid celebrations in the state on ...