Meat ban News

Meat can be banned during Kanwar Yatra Ban to affect Yatra routes Kanwar Yatra starts on July 14

Bengaluru civic body has banned animal slaughter and sale of meat on Sunday. BBMP official said this ban on meat sale is imposed every year on various occasions.

The matter of closing the meat shop in Navratri. Omar Abdullah raised questions on the decision. Umar tweeted and wrote, Majoritarianism is right here in J&K too.

"I live in South Delhi. The Constitution allows me to eat meat when I like and the shopkeeper the freedom to run his trade. Full stop," Moitra said after South Delhi Municipal Corporation asked meat shops in its jurisdiction to remain shut during the nine-day Navratri festival.

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's statement came to the fore regarding the meat ban controversy during Navratri in South Delhi. He said that the meat ban during Navratri in Delhi is wrong.

This is the first time when a civic body has asked for the closure of meat shops under its jurisdiction during Navratri which is being observed from April 2-11.

Ghaziabad Mayor has reversed the Navratri meat ban order. Asha Sharma has now said only licensed shops with covered kiosks can operate. Hygiene-related precautions near the shops will be ensured by the health department.

BBMP has restricted the Ganesha Pooja celebrations in the city in public places to three days from September 10. Ganesha idols made of plaster of Paris have been banned in Bengaluru. Bengaluru Urban accounted for most of the new cases (248) on Tuesday.

The state government is now considering a proposal to ban the sale of liquor and meat in the entire district, a demand made by local seers.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday vowed to ensure a prohibition on alcohol and meat around the holy area of Golden Temple in Amritsar if his party wins in Punjab polls..

Union Minister of State for Tourism and Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma, who has recently stoked several controversies with his controversial statements, has been ticked off by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and asked to keep a low profile, a report said on Saturday.

The exchange of open letters between senior journalist Rajdeep Sardesai and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis seems to be drawing more interest on social media than any other political debate. In a reply to Fadnavis' letter, slamming his 'biased' views, Sardesai took to Facebook to thank the former for creating space for a public debate and also defended his stance.

In wake of a raging controversy over ban of meat in several parts of the country, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday asserted her government will not allow any such ban in the state.

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay the recent Bombay High Court order on meat ban in Mumbai on September 17 (today).

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Wednesday gave a week's time to the state government to file its response to a writ petition seeking to strike down the Constitutional provisions criminalising bovine slaughter in the state.

 Congress-Janata Dal (Secular)-controlled city civic body BBMP has become the latest civic body to ban sale of meat within its limits on the day of Ganesha Chaturthi on September 17.

The Maharashtra government on Tuesday issued a circular stating that from November 1, 2015 fresh autorickshaw permits will be issued to only those who can speak the regional language of the state - Marathi.

 Amid raging row over meat ban, Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma on Monday said though he did not favour any type of "ban", it would be a good gesture if people respected sentiments of other communities during their special occasions and not consume non-vegetarian food.

Union Minister of State for Agriculture Sanjeev Balyan on Monday said the decision of Jammu and Kashmir High Court on beef ban in the state should be strictly implemented, and action must be taken against any individual who defies the court ruling.