The decision was sought by a Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court. The Bench expressed hope that the Centre will take an appropriate decision to ban cow slaughter and declare it as a 'protected national animal'.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched today National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) that aims to eradicate the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis in the livestock.
"We have started geo-tagging of cattle in the areas falling under the jurisdiction of the JMC and are hopeful of completing the process within next six months to achieve our goal of making the city free from stray cattle menace," Municipal Veterinary Officer, Zaffar Iqbal, told.
The milch animals at the Raj Bhavan and at the CM's House are managed by the Gavya Nideshalay, which had received no allocation for the current fiscal.
In the coming five years the native cows will match the standards of international breeds, said Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Giriraj Singh in the Lok Sabha detailing efforts being made by the Modi government under Rashtra Gokul Mission.
A herd of cows was crossing the tracks between Holambi Kalan and Narela when the 12005 New Delhi Kalka Shatabdi Express hit 20 of them "at full speed" at around 5:44 pm on wednesday.
The revelation possibly provides for its most significant mainstreaming – one that could well spring up new business opportunities while ensuring the protection as well as upkeep of cows
All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others
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