Bizarre Indian Circus

Cows sunbathing on expressways. Bare-bodied sadhus on cellphones. Chappal combats in Parliament. Spitting and urinating in public places. Chaos, golmaal, jugaad... all pieces of a vast multi-cultural mosaic called India. Read more: Let's celebrate a day in the life of India

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Rabri Devi's assets - 62 cows and 42 calves

Not too many Indian politicians boast of such assets. Former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi is the proud owner of 62 cows and 42 calves worth Rs.17.8 lakh (over $40,000) - and has declared so ahead of the assembly elections.

She has revealed this in the affidavit submitted Saturday along with her nomination papers for the Raghopur and Sonepur assembly seats. Raghopur is in Vaishali district and Sonepur in Chapra district. Read More................Rabri Devi's assets - 62 cows and 42 calves

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Prisoners in jail to serve cows!!!

Lucknow: Authorities in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly central jail have come up with a new idea to reform criminals - cow service! Now prison inmates will have to regularly bathe, feed and milk cows, considered sacred to Hindus. Read more...........Prisoners in Uttar Pradesh jail to serve cows now

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Tribals allow Cows to run over them in festival

In a traditional ritual, tribals in Gujarat’s Dahod district allow cows and bulls to run over them every year on second day after Diwali when they celebrate Gaai Gohri festival.

Cows are considered sacred and worshiped across India, but this annual ritual called Gaai Gohri in Garbada village near Dahod town is one of its own kind. The ritual is celebrated two-days after Diwali, which also marks the beginning of the Hindu New Year. Read More................Tribals allow cows to run over them in Dahod’s Gaai Gohri festival

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Play Music to Milk Cows

A farm in Ghatsila town in Jharkhand devised a unique way of milking cows by playing music in the shed as the farm officials believe that the cows yield more milk while listening to music. Read More................Play music to milk cows in Jharkhand

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Nine Indian Cows bought with Nicole Kidman's swimsuit

Nicole, why don't you auction more of your swimsuits so that Indian poor can get more & more of cows to feed them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....................Read the story........................Nicole Kidman's swimsuit buys nine Indian cows

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Holy Cows - Chief minister's resignation sought for death of cows

Blaming the DMK government in Tamil Nadu state of India for the death of 15 cows at the famous Rameswaram temple, opposition leader, AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa said Chief Minister M Karunanidhi should resign owning "moral responsibility" for the incident.

"Devotees donate cows and it is the responsibility of the temple authorities to maintain them. But the state Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Minister K R Periyakarruppan had disowned responsibility of maintaining them," Jayalalithaa said in a statement here.

Read more...........Jayalalithaa seeks CM's resignation for death of cows

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Photo ID cards for Cows

Till now you might have heard of Photo ID cards for humans but have you ever heard of Photo ID cards being issued for cows or other cattle? Yes, to prevent Indian cattle being smuggled along India's border into Bangladesh, authorities have come up with a solution to issue Photo ID cards for the cattle.

People of Murshidabad in West Bengal state of India, a district bordering Bangladesh, were asked by the authorities to prepare identification photos for all local cattle.

The ID cards are being issued by the local administration to help the Indian Border Security Force and police intercept cattle smuggled across the border.

According to one estimate, at least 25,000 cows are smuggled into Bangladesh every day from India, mostly through the Indian state of West Bengal.

People in border villages are busy getting their cattle photographed in local studios for the special ID cards to avoid harassment by the security force and police who often raid villages in search of cattle waiting to be smuggled to Bangladesh slaughterhouses.

Valid for two years, each laminated cattle ID card, apart from displaying the picture of the animal and its owner, carries vital information about the animal, such as its color, height, sex and length of horns. It carries the owner's name and address and sometimes descriptions of the animal like one "horn missing" or "half tail lost."

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To get a 'Gun License', Keep Cows

Here is simple way to get a "Gun License"...............keep a herd of cows!!!!!! This norm has been set in Ahmedabad city in Gujarat state of India where such step ha been taken to minimize the incidents of cattle thefts in the city which are on a rise nowadays. Read full story at..........Want a gun licence? Keep cows!

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Man beheaded for not milking cows

A worker in Jharkhand state of India was beheaded by his employer for failing to milk his cows, Indian police said on Saturday.

Upendra Yadav was dragged out of his house in Jharkhand state by his angry employer on Friday while neighbours watched in horror.

The employer's father and brother held Yadav down before he was beheaded with a sword, police said.

The employer has been charged with murder.

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