Kanpur: The testimony of a six-year-old girl helped police crack the alleged murder of her mother, nearly two months after her father allegedly electrocuted her and passed off her death as an accident before cremating the body to destroy evidence. Beconganj police on Monday arrested the 45-year-old accused.According to police, the accused’s daughter, Arabiya, later…
Lucknow: UP govt has shifted public holiday announced for Eid-ul-Azha (Bakrid) from May 27 to May 28 following confirmation based on moon sighting that the festival will be celebrated across the state on Thursday.With the revised order coming into effect, all govt offices, educational institutions and state-controlled establishments earlier scheduled to remain closed on Wednesday,…
Several organisations among Muslims are demanding that the cow, considered sacred by large sections of Hindus, be given the status of India’s national animal. The current national animal is the tiger. The cow has no such official status for now, but demand for it has historically come from Hindu nationalist groups and BJP legislators. A…
Priests from Ajmer Dargah Sharif have joined a growing call from Muslim clerics nationwide demanding the cow be declared India’s national animal and a complete ban on its sale, slaughter, and beef export. (File photo) JAIPUR: Ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, priests associated with the 12th-century Ajmer Dargah Sharif Friday joined a widening call from Muslim clerics…
Panaji: Around 600 buffaloes are expected to be sacrificed in Goa during ‘qurbani’ for Eid-ul-Azha (Bakri Eid), with govt directing that the ritual slaughter strictly be conducted at Goa Meat Complex Ltd (GMCL), Usgao, only. Slaughter is scheduled to take place on June 28, 29 and 30. The decision was announced during a recent meeting…
Kanpur: A seminar was organised on Tuesday in Bajaria police station area, ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha (Bakrid) festival. Participants appealed for the festival to be celebrated in an atmosphere of mutual harmony, brotherhood and peace. Instructions were issued to perform qurbani (sacrifice) only at designated locations and to pay special attention to cleanliness and…
