Uttarakhand CM announces crackdown on slaughterhouses
Dehradun : Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Saturday said no slaughter houses would be allowed in the state nor would new licenses be issued.
“In keeping with the law under which slaughter of cow and its progeny has been has been banned, we (government) will not allow slaughter houses in the state,” Rawat said, referring to the Uttarakhand Protection of Cow Progeny Act. “Similarly, shelter houses would be set up across the state before the commencement of Mahakumbh Fair in Haridwar in 2021 to provide shelters to stray cows,” he added.
Rawat was speaking on the occasion of signing of an agreement between Uttarakhand Livestock Development Board (ULDB) and Ingurang L L C Sexing Technologies, a USA based company for production of sex-sorted semen. As per an official’s note, it is the only company in the world having expertise in sex-sorting semen technology. Rawat said no new licenses would be allowed for setting up slaughter houses. “Similarly, all licenses which had been issued in the past will also be cancelled,” he said, adding the previous (Congress) government had granted permission to set up a slaughter house in Manglore (Haridwar) in 2016.
“The district magistrate has been instructed to cancel the order in question”, he said. “Special police squads has been set up for cow protection in Dehradun, Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar,” Rawat further added.
Talking about the fact that treating cows as mother is often associated with the BJP’s ideology, Rawat said that such an ethos exists even in several countries. The CM also added that cow shelters would be built across the state before 2021.
courtesy : hindustantimes.com
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PM Modi speaks to Iranian president, discusses 'serious' situation in West Asia
New Delhi (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday night spoke to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian over the phone and discussed the "serious situation" in West Asia.
Modi expressed deep concern over the escalation of tensions in the region and the loss of civilian lives as well as damage to civilian infrastructure.
The prime minister told the Iranian President that the safety and security of Indian nationals, along with the need for unhindered transit of goods and energy, remain India's top priorities.
“Had a conversation with Iranian President, Dr Masoud Pezeshkian, to discuss the serious situation in the region. Expressed deep concern over the escalation of tensions and the loss of civilian lives as well as damage to civilian infrastructure,” Modi said in a post on X.
The prime minister also reiterated India's commitment to peace and stability and urged dialogue and diplomacy to end the crisis.
The prime minister had spoken to leaders of several West Asian countries in the last 10 days in the wake of the coordinated offensive launched against Iran by the United States and Israel, in which the Islamic country's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, was killed last month.
In retaliation, Iran has fired drones and missiles at Israel and US military installations around the Gulf region, including the global business and aviation hubs of Dubai and Doha.
Modi earlier spoke to the leaders of Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan, Israel and Qatar, and expressed concern over the attacks on their countries, and condemned the violation of some nation’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
He also discussed the welfare and security of the Indian community residing in those countries.
Around 1 crore Indians live in the Gulf and West Asia. While about 10,000 Indian citizens live, study and work in Iran, more than 40,000 live in Israel.
