Tag: Beef
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Lynching bad for India’s reputation: Alphons in China
By Gaurav Sharma, Beijing : Incidents of lynching have hurt India’s image, Tourism Minister K.J. Alphons, who is in China to draw in more tourists, has admitted. The minister, however, said that the ban on beef has not affected tourism in the country and sought to debunk a survey showing India as the most unsafe…
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Indian, Swedish food to boost IKEA shoppers’ energy (Foodie Trail – Hyderabad)
By Mohammed Shafeeq, Hyderabad : Walking through the sprawling, newly-opened IKEA store here needs energy and the company is making sure that customers get to recharge at its trademark restaurant. The 1,000-seater restaurant is the biggest among the Swedish home furnishings retailer’s global network in 50 countries. The thousands of customers who flocked IKEA’s first…
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Goa’s only abattoir non-functional, but no beef shortage: Minister
Panaji : Even as beef traders and both ruling and opposition MLAs have alleged shortage of beef in the state, a Goa Minister on Wednesday said that there was no beef shortage reported to the state’s only legal abattoir. Replying to a question by Opposition leader Chandrakant Kavlekar, on whether there was a beef shortage…
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Three women arrested in Alwar with large quantity of beef
Jaipur : Three women were arrested in Rajasthan’s Alwar with 40 kg beef on Monday, police said. Govindgarh police station’s Sub Inspector Dhara Singh told IANS that police received a tip that beef was being packed in polythene bags in the house of Khaleel to be sold, and raided the location where they found cow…
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Vigilantes trying to disrupt beef supply in Goa: Traders
Panaji : Beef traders in Goa on Friday accused cow vigilante groups of trying to disrupt supply of beef in Goa by pressurising authorities to crack down on legitimate slaughter of cattle imported from neighbouring states. Addressing a press conference, Manna Bepari, President of the Qureshi Meat Traders Association of Goa, said that beef supply…
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Parrikar smells conspiracy in media reportage of Goa beef strike
Panaji : Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday hinted at a conspiracy vis-a-vis sustained coverage of the strike by Goa’s beef traders by the national media, while also claiming he had an intelligence report suggesting so. “Ten to 12 national media reporters have been camping in Goa for 15 days (reporting) on the beef…
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Book Sadhvi for hate speech against beef-eaters: Goa Congress
Panaji : If Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is serious about the sentiments of beef-eaters in Goa, he should get Sadhvi Saraswati arrested for her hate speech against beef consumers, state Congress President Shantaram Naik said on Thursday. “He should first get issued an arrest warrant against Sadhvi Saraswati, who made a horrible statement in Goa…
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Goa beef traders to continue indefinite strike
Panaji : Beef traders in Goa on Saturday refused to withdraw their strike and demanded the BJP-led coalition government crack down on vigilante groups who hamper bringing in beef from neighbouring states. President of the Qureshi Meat Traders Association of Goa, Manna Bepari has said an assurance has been given by the Chief Minister’s Office…
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No beef sale in Goa from Saturday, traders protest against vigilantism
Panaji : Harassed by vigilante groups, Goa’s only beef traders association on Friday said they will go on an indefinite strike from Saturday, until the government cracks down on vigilante groups who hamper bringing in beef from neighbouring states. The association said the strike would go on till the government eases procedures to bring beef…