Good. Now they can produce more milk for daily needs.

Why is there no coverage of this in the Western media ?

India should now let go Kashmir and allow its people to choose how they wanna live. This alone will kickstart peace drive in region which will bear great fruit for generations.

when would Indians realize that Kashmiris are not Indians. small minds don't comprehend that they could have a peaceful Kashmir and south Asian region without borders and free movement. then call whole of south Asia your land when nobody stops you.. isn't that the bigger picture

Be at peace, celebrate peacefully.

Don't they know that it can be challenged in the upper courts.

@Jai Bulls - do they produce milk?

The differences are too great. No matter how much Indians project a harmonious society. It is not. Kashmir has to be part of Pakistan or an independent state.

As an Indian, I am ashamed of beef ban. Modi govt will be remembered for taking India backward and destroying secular India.

Our people are suffering by the hands of India for past 68 years. I can't watch this anymore. When will pakistan become responsible as nation and speak for our people occupied by Indians??

Thanks Modi for proving to all Indians..the two nation theory.

@Befree, It is easier to throw stones at security officials and claim persecution.

@Akram you are asking too much from a fascist mindset. If there was any sincerety it wouldn't have come to this point. Indont think with force India will be able to achieve anything.

biggest democracy of the world strikes again. India should get out of Kashmir more precisely Pakistan

It is really shameful what is happening in Kashmir? Not a single incidence of violence occurred in Himachal and Uttrakhand when high courts of respective states have declared the ritual of animal sacrifice illegal. Some religious groups challenged the orders of high courts in supreme court but it upheld the ban and declared the animal sacrifice as blind faith.

I love beef stakes.

kashmir should learn to abide law and take the issue to state assembly or higher court. beef ban is the state law and so kashmir should and can sort out internally. no need for india's or pakistan intervention.

Dude it is court order and executed by court authorities only because it is written in the constitution of J&K. It would be good if they take a legal means.

This Nerendra Modi is trying to make Kashmir and India into a Hindu country. Kashmiris Muslims you have the right to protest. You should not accept this. This is against your rights.

The world's 'largest Democracy' in action, ladies and gentlemen.

It is clear that the people of Kashmir want out of India's clutches so India should save its money and resources by allowing them freedom to join Pakistan. Secondly, India's claim of being a secular country goes out the window with its government actions such as the ban on sale or consumption of beef. The ban on beef shows no consideration for Muslims, Christians and Jews etc. who also are citizens of India. How can a State claim to be secular when its demonstrates Hindu bias

@Jazib Your dream.

This is why our forefathers fought for independence. Kashmiris did so too but failed back in 1947 even when being in clear Muslim majority. The price India will pay: never getting a UNSC seat and forever being glued down to a local conflict with Pakistan and Kashmiris who love Pakistan.

Next on the ban list by Modi Sarkar is chickens and goats

@Akram Leave all this, just let me know what happened in UN. This should have been planned before why they are doing it now? Didn't get instructions properly.

How is it possible that the indian state ostensibly secular prohibits people from the minorities from practising their rituals because of the religious sensitivities of the majority?

I can fully understand Kashmiris seeking their right of self determination. But I also believe that we muslims need to be sensitive about other cultures. We have to respect the sensibilities of hindus also. A smart way needs to be found. Perhaps meet can be exported from Pakistan so cows are not slaughtered in India - just one suggestion, but my main point is we ll need to be sensitive to the feelings of other peoples beliefs and religions.

That is world's biggest democracy

@Jazib Taken your words serioulsy...Thank you

Irony, a foreign invading force occupies kashmir then imposes alien cultures.nkashmir is a muslim country and will have beef in plentiful. This picture should be shown at UN. Let them know, IOKashmir burns and the citizens consider them Pakistani's and fly their flags.

@karachiite kashmiris will decide for themselves, not some illegal foreign invader with alien culture and rituals imposing it on kashmiris.

@Naxalite "India should now let go Kashmir and allow its people to choose how they wanna live." , It is "India should now let go where they want to live".

This is totally unnecessary. When a Govt is aggrandizing on societal behavior but manipulating their food habits, we know where we are heading. It is called governmental talibanization. I just fail to understand this. What exactly we will achieve by this? In Pope's words (in his visit to Cuba this week) 'serve the humans not the ideologies'. Serving ideologies will take us to gutter, serving people will make this world a better place.

No need to eat beef. There are lots of other healthier meats.

Ironically India is one of the top beef exporter in the world...this is called hypocrisy. Also a society based on caste system where human beings are not equal and needs quota's to prove their equality cannot be a democratic society.

@indian, Why India fails to understand that a forcible occupation of Kashmir will not be sustainable. Sooner or later it will catch fire and if India does not withdraw its occupation forces, it will engulf the entire India. Its India's choice.

India is the second largest exporter of beef in the world!! What's up with these stupid bans then?

@Zak but considering the issues faced by ulghir muslims in China beef ban in kashmir seems very trivial.Why isn't similar sentiments for them too? Are ulghir muslims inferior to kashmiri ones?

@PAKISTANI AGNOSTIC, I absolutely agree. If it is okay to eat chicken then it should be okay to eat beef. Either go all vegan and have a principled stand or don't attempt any regulation at all. There is a way to go about solving this issue. Challenge the ban in a court and you will see how quickly it goes away. But the mullahs power comes from challenging the legal framework. They simply want to claim injustice and attack on faith and provoke other's children to go pelt security officials.

Two places in the world with continuous violence and suppression, Indian held Kashmir and Palestine. In both cases, UN completely failed to implement it's own resolutions. Kashmiris and Palestinians have equal rights to live free like any other human beings in this world but their lives have been made horror and misery by India and Israel.

Well on this issue modi is actually helping kashmir cause.

Eid Mubarak to my brothers. Though I am against any sort of ban. But common, cannot we live in harmony. Is it necessary to sacrifice animals on the name of religion (both Muslim & Hindu)? Answer is no, it is possible, sacrifice your ego or something negative which yo are addicted for the betterment of humanity. Do not know what pleasure, we derive from killing innocent animals.Celebrate festival with dignity. Also everyone knows Hindu respect Cows as their mother, can we not accommodate their sentiments too?

@pukka ind India is a so called democracy. Now the super majority in a state are being held hostage against their will to this draconian rule. Indians are tough about the restrictions of Aurengzeb where he made life difficult for non Muslims and it lead to revolts and protests. Yet, the lesson is lost on the state itself for doing the same. What a sham of secular values. Soon this same behaviour will get the majority Hindus in trouble when the state deems it necessary to clip their wings due to some other issue in the future. The precedence of state control is being set here. A few intolerant are turning India into something Pakistan is trying to get out of after decades of bloodshed and infighting.

When will people learn to make a point with violence? Also I am not sure why beef ban is causing so much fuss. I don't think eating beef is mandatory for Muslims.

This is very unfortunate. What anyone has in their plate in their business. I don't what this got to do with Kashmir's status.

@Common sense .... He is a politician. He wants the Hindu population to re-elect him and keep him in power.

@Common sense Beef ban is not imposed by Modi. It's a part of the law dating back to the princely order. The court has held that as long as the law mandates it , slaughter of cows is not allowed. It's nothing new; t militants have picked it up just as another pretext for their agenda.

Kashmir is a Muslim majority region don't impose hindu beliefs on people who don't even accept Indian hegemony since 1948

@ai Western media shy away when its muslims. They are born with this decease.. Only a united and forcefull uma can heal this.

@Sonny Afridi Its not about implement Hindu beliefs on Muslims but its about Muslims respecting Hindu religious sentiments in a multi religious country.

Kashmir is a Muslim majority state and there too Muslims are deprived of their basic rights. What is the situation in those states where Muslims are a minority? Anyone can imagine. After more than 60 years India failed to become a secular state :)

@OMER I totally agree with your comment that Kasmir is a Muslim Majority state and Indian government has deprieved them of basic right. After more than 60 years India failed to become a secular state however after more than 60 years of Independence Pakistan is a most successful secular state in the world:)

@indian high court, police, all foreign courts. No justice in the invaders and occupiers court. It's like asking Jews to go get justice in a nazi court.

@Zak sure, can't agree more with you. No possibility of achieving goal through dialogue. Time to explore other means.

@Common sense Thank you, sane voice from India. Kashmir has to be free as well if forward movement is desired.

@WaheedNoor thats your choice but not of the masses.

India will have to resolve this issue for its own interests

@ai "Why is there no coverage of this in the Western media ?" because when economic interests are at stake, human rights take a back seat. Besides human rights issue is only raised as pressure tactic by the so called civilized world. Let India act against any of their national interests and surely such incidents will be given global coverage.

This ban should be posed on Hindus not on Muslims, because Muslims can eat, whereas Hindus doesn't.

Does this mean that India will stop exporting beef . I do not think so.

@indian Look who's talking! Indian government needs to abide law by holding referendum passed by UN . If governmnet follow law, I dont expect citizens to follow law.

Most indians I know eat beef so what is the fuss

Doesn't Pakistan ban sale of pork for non-muslims as well? What if Hindus/Christians/Sikhs in Pakistan want to open an establishment selling pork. How will Pakistani's view that? I would like to hear comments on this.

@timepass well pakistan never claimed to be secular.

@Shah Pakistan is an Islamic country and follows Islamic laws and if it bans pork no one can question it. As an Islamic country Pakistan has no obligation to protect the food habits of its minorities. On the other hand India being a secular democracy can not ban any food if its minorities want to eat. I hope you understand this simple distinction.

@Jazib it can be either part of Pakistan or of India. This is exactly what the UN resolutions say on the subject. Independent Kashmir is not available as an option though admittedly it indeed is the most desirable one in so far as the Indian Kashmiris are concerned. The Pakistan Kashmiris might probably like to stay with Pakistan, who knows. Everyone knows that boundaries can't be redrawn yet they keep expending energy, losing lives and waste time. What irony !!!

@Harisingh They woudn't be throwing stones if they weren't persecuted.

@zack khan Before that we have to vacate Azad Kashmir. It helps if you read the UN resolutions before you comment.

Good to heat that they are fighting for beef not for basic needs

One's religious freedom of expression(Slaughter of cows) should not hurt others sentiments who protects,worships and loves cows.

The picture of Kashmiris holding Pakistani flags speaks a thousand words but somehow it falls on India's deaf ears. The marginalization of Muslims by Hindus created Pakistan and the same would happen with Kashmir.

@WaheedNoor - that is a very convenient answer, but not logical. What about Jinnah's saying that minorities and muslims will have the same rights. Islamic countries are very hippocritical in how they treat non-muslims, but they cry when muslims can't assimilate into other societies.

The main reason for all these activities are that India provide Rs 2/kg rice and wheat to kashmiries. Beside this many other facilities they get at very cheap rate. Let them earn their own livelihood then they will come to what life is and when to protest.

This Ban is violation of basic human rights. Not allowing people to practice their religion

@Shah No. Non Muslims in Pakistan can consume pork and alcohol. Law doesn't prohibit that. Get your facts right please.

@Naxalite. That makes sense. India has more to loose by keeping Kashmir. However the fear is that other regions might want to separate as well. And no government would like to start something they can't stop.

@Factual did you see any shop where minorities can buy pork or alcohol in open market in Pakistan. Not at all. What equality we are talking about. Go to the west if you want some good examples. Muslims living in Europe, Canada, US see pork in every grocery store but there they do not object. But as soon as they land in Pakistan same person (including our Imams) same brain behaves differently. Hypocrisy and Nothing else.

@Shah Well said brother. Very sensible comment of yours...

@Factual - so if a non-muslim opens a pork shop, they will be safe and the authorities will protect them?

Secularism is all about respecting other's sentiment. Most Muslims in India aren't beef eaters. Anyways it should be optional. Any law to ban is against secularism too.

@Shah Although Pakistan professes to be an Islamic Republic and not secular officially, according to the constitution, it is still supposed to protect its religious minorities and give them worshiping rights. For instance, alcohol is only allowed to be consumed by local non-Muslims or foreigners whereas Muslims are to be sent to jail if caught. Your question about the desire for pork is hypothetical as I have not personally seen this issue being raised. This may be partly due to our common Hindu origin culture where most people have historically been vegetarians and at most eaten fish or chicken but not pork.

Why are we all fooling ourselves into this debate. No party cares about Kashmiri people... All is needed is the control on water... Rest eyewash... This water is ours!!!

Neither India or Pakistan nor kashmiri so called leaders care for Kashmir, everybody is gaining something or other by Kashmir issue so nobody is serious on resolving it

The world is going to care because of a beef ban?

@Gautham I deeply desire one day the religion of humanity will prevail in both countries. Long before there was a European Union, there were millions living and sharing life, culture and more in this region. There was free trade originating from here to Central Asia, Middle east and beyond. Maybe I am biased but I do feel that India being a bigger/stronger country needs to drive the process of normalization but I feel the hawks in India don't want that. Plenty of hawks on Pak side also that will go at great lengths to ensure there is always a fight. I don't have much hope in governments - maybe this initiative has to come from Public but the minds have been so poisoned through media, governments, text books etc. so can it really happen? I have friends and family that have visited India and absolutely loved it - I personally know people who have visited Pak from India and feel right at home. So what is all this nonsense fighting about? When are we going to evolve as people?

@ai Western media is biased!

@Padmakar And have beef biryani

@Shah I studied in Christian school and have some Sikh and Hindu friends in NW of Pakistan and they are free to eat whatever they like. there is no ban on them. if you want to know the name of few known hindu doctors you can search on Google and confirm with them for your satisfaction. Hope that answers your question. thank you

@Shah .. Pakistan is not secular state nor it claims to be one. Turkey is secular and they sell pork. India claims to be secular democracy but that's a farce claim. I hope you are enlightened with reality.

@Sonny Afridi kashmir became muslim majority quite later and infact all regions of Hind became muslim majority after 1400. so why only go back to 68 years, lets redraw things as they were 1400 years. we sacrificed our land to respect your theory of two nation and nu r still demanding. what si the guarantee that after this it will be enough for u. Everything accepted, why did pakistan then cooupied baluchistan if it is a peace loving nation. we have never occupied any country;s land despite we have weak countries on our easter end. we respect them

Truth is that Kashmir is never going to be part of Pakistan nor an independent state. India has innumerable assets and natural resources in Kashmir and they will never let go of it. Nor will they allow Pakistani and Chinese forces come any nearer to Indian heartland. Kashmiris are buffers against Pakistan and China.

Time to solve this issue according to Kashmiries wish. India can't keep it anymore. This ks not democracy

Reminds me of the story of a jackal Pralobhaka, following Tikshnavrishana , the bull. From one of the truly classical collections of fables, the Panchatantra.

Pakistan should remove youtube ban in Pakistan. Also make sure that cell phone and internet services restored in Karachi, Balochistan. There is a menace of non edible animal meat mixed and served in many hotels and meat markets in Pakistan.

@Padmakar What "celebrate peacefully"? Are you insane - how could one celebrate once under occupation. These folks are under worst kind of occupation.

Conflicting reports, Indian reports shows a few hundred protesters only

As a devout hindu,I never think about eating beef.But if some people want to eat,why not?It will keep the ecological balance.

The court orders must be respected. Period. Clashing with police is nothing but criminal behaviour. Have they heard of animal rights and climate change ?

@Unshackle Pakistan india is a democracy that's the reason why people from all minorities have achieved success in all sectors be it politics sports or business. India provides economic & financial support for minorities for education and for business start ups even pilgrimage visits. Finding faults in trivial things & ignoring the larger advantages is nothing new from our neighbouring friends. I would rather suggest that pakistan should take care of its minorities

@Naxalite India should, on the other hand, come down heavily on such protests - China and Israel style!! Article 370 should just be repealed to allow full scale Indian investment in the state - THAT will kick start prosperity and therefore peace in the region!!

where is that 70% turn over proclaimed by indian media in general elections

Where are the champions of human rights now???

@bluemoon will hindus respect muslims belief of not drinking alcohol and banning it across India.And please dont give me the reason some muslims also drink alcohol, then I can say there are many hindus who also eat beef specially in the Indian state of Kerala.

@Common sense India does not need Enemy. Close&Small Minded Modi is sufficient to Offend all Peaceful Indian Communities.

India has 30-40% Muslim population. Pakistan has 1-2% Hindu population and here in Pakistan all Hindus can practice all of their religious rituals throughout the country may that be divali holi or even burning of corpses . Hindus in Pakistan loves Pakistan. I have many Hindu friends from all across the country and we cheer for Pakistan always together. Have a heart India. Either accept this religious difference or relieve the Kashmiris from your forced occupation.

@Shah there are pork shops in sindh Pakistan. I will give u the address. And one of them is tight next to a police station. Now to the question that why aren't there pork shops in major cities? Simple answer to this is that where there is demand, supply will be there. And there is no demand of pork in the Muslim dominant areas. Simple. Period.

@Naxalite We can solve Kashmir problem in a peaceful way, as we are the same people with same roots and blood, can't we?

@indian Country law is second thing, You should learn to respect the humanity and religion first.

India should realize that the people of Kashmir don't really like to be Indians, they should be allowed to choose freedom according to their choice. Enforcing will result in more deaths & destruction, Kashmir was never a part of India & cannot be forced to remain as India.

@N.Sid Still in stone age. Caste system is almost abolish from society. Right now it is Hindu vs Muslim in India. But don't worry we will come out from here too.

@WaheedNoor You also need to give respect the sentiment of other communities.

@Dawood We will not. What is your option?

@Common sense.India is not secular.It is only appeasing minorities.

In many southern U.S. States you cannot buy liquor on Sundays. Two newspaper columnists were prosecuted in Turkey over the cartoons issue although Turkey has secular freedom of speech. In my personal opinion Whoever wants to eat beef should be allowed to do so in India. Having said that India has a way to go just like other secular nations.

@karachiite nice thought.

Not only Kashmir entire India is resenting and protesting the interference of state in personal life of citizens. Beef, dress, language, what to see, what to read, what to write on social media, freedom of expression and what to eat can not be forced by the state. India is No banana republic or Dictatorship. Please be assured people of all religion, region and faith are together.

@Faisal I appreciate your sane views. but as long as Pak army has veto in Pakistan, no good will ever come. we see that NS is interested in resolving all issues amicably, but your army needs certain issues to be alive to justify their power. we citizens and the politicians dont have anything against pak. and our army is fully in govt control. just waiting or pak to become to normalize enough to come to amicable solution

@ai There is no coverage because Fridays in Kashmir are not only known for prayers ,they are also known for routine strikes and stone throwing on the law maintaining personnel.The western media is probably treats such news of little or no importance.

Modi and his government are full of hot air. He's enjoying his rock star speeches abroad, but India is being racked by internal communal violence. The Indian media will hide this and the western media won't care. But that doesn't mean the pot isn't boiling.

it's land of indian muslims like Pakistan..

I am happy to hear that they protesting for beef. Note that they never worried about basic needs or persecution like Syrians and trying to runaway.