Beef festival News

In the wake of stiff opposition from some states, including Kerala, to the new rules, the central government is likely to exempt buffaloes from the 'no slaughter' list, an official said.

Police on Thursday said they foiled a student group's attempt to hold a 'beef festival' on the Osmania University (OU) campus.

Police have already said that no festival would be permitted inside the campus in the wake of the university denying permission.

State Minorities Commission for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana will write to the Telangana government seeking action against BJP MLA Raja Singh for his alleged "provocative statements" pertaining to a 'beef festival'.

With a view to ensuring peace on Osmania University campus following plans of different student organisations to organise "beef and other festivals", the Hyderabad Police on Friday said it will not permit any festivities on the campus.

A showdown appears to be on cards with the defiant students' group deciding to go ahead with its plan to conduct a 'Beef Festival' on December 10 in Osmania University campus here despite university authorities' refusal of permission and a BJP MLA vowing to stop it.

The Osmania University has finally called off the controversial 'beef festival', saying that the varsity is a seat of learning and there is nothing academic in the proposed event.

Authorities a prestigious college of Kerala on Wednesday decided to initiate disciplinary action against 10 students for conducting a beef festival inside the campus to protest against the lynching of a man in Uttar Pradesh's Dadri over rumours of eating beef.

Six students of a leading government-aided college here have been suspended for allegedly conducting a 'beef festival' inside the campus to protest against the lynching of a man in Uttar Pradesh over rumours of eating beef.