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Tripura: High Court's ban on animal sacrifice draws mixed response
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Sept 29 (ANI): The Tripura High Court's order to ban the tradition of animal sacrifice in temples has drawn a mixed response from people in the state.
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Hyderabad group launches drive to clean city after Eid al-Adha celebration
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 12 (ANI): With filth spread here and there due to animal sacrifice during Eid al-Adha, a group of Muslim youths has decided to carry out cleanliness drive in Old City area in collaboration with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC).
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BJP writes to K'taka DGP on banning cow slaughter on Bakrid
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 6 (ANI): Karnataka BJP on Tuesday wrote to the state's Director General of Police (DGP) to not allow any animal sacrifice on Bakrid as cow protection act is active in the state.
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United Shia Movement appeals against animal sacrifice on Bakrid
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 5 (ANI): Ahead of Eid al-Adha commonly known as Bakrid or "festival of sacrifice", the United Shia Movement has urged people to not sacrifice animals on August 12, which falls on the last Monday of Sawan.
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Despite ban, this Odisha tribe continues to sacrifice animals, birds
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Balangir (Odisha) [India], Jan 8 (ANI): Sulia, which is the biggest tribal festival marked by a mass sacrifice of animals and birds in Balangir district, was observed on Tuesday, despite a ban on the practice.
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SC refuses to entertain plea questioning animal sacrifice on 'Bakra E
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 16 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) questioning the sacrifice of animals on Eid al-Adha or 'Bakra Eid' and the validity of a provision of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.
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