The Jammu and Kashmir High Court directive seeking implementation of a century-old law, banning slaughter of bovines in the state, has increased beef consumption in Kashmir. It has also increased chances of bovine slaughter in the region on Eid-ul-Zuha. Since the issuance of the court direction earlier this month, the consumption of beef has increased in urban pockets such as Srinagar, where mutton has remained a preferred choice, as the ban is being seen as an infringement of religious rights. The direction of the High Court to the administration to…
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