Bakrid
- Telangana
Telangana government to change holiday for Bakrid 2026
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has announced a holiday for Bakrid 2026, a festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide. As per the Telangana calendar, the government has declared the holiday on May 27. However,…
- Hyderabad
Fact check: Misleading video shared ahead of Bakrid in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A video circulating on social media claiming animal slaughter ahead of Bakrid in Hyderabad’s Jubilee Hills area has been termed misleading by police. According to officials, the viral clip is not…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad hate crime: Nine held for attacking vehicle transporting cattle
Hyderabad: Police have arrested nine self-proclaimed cow vigilantes (gau rakshaks), who earlier in the day attacked a DCM driver transporting bulls in Hyderabad, ahead of the Bakrid festival. The incident occurred at around…
- Hyderabad
Ahead of Bakrid in Hyderabad, Bajrang Dal stops vehicle transporting cattle
Hyderabad: Bajrang Dal activists allegedly stopped vehicles carrying oxen at Kottapet Road near Chaitanyapuri Metro in Hyderabad on the night of Monday, May 11, ahead of the Bakrid festival. The incident has…
- Telangana
Telangana government declares holiday for Bakrid 2026
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has announced a holiday for Bakrid 2026, a festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide. As per the Telangana calendar, the government has declared the holiday on May 27. Telangana…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Dry grass kept for Bakrid catches fire in Shaheen Nagar
Hyderabad: A heap of dry grass kept in preparation for Bakr Eid caught fire near Qureshi’s Medlife Maternity and General Hospital in Shaheen Nagar on Tuesday, April 28. No casualties or injuries…
- Hyderabad
Muslim oxen traders targeted in Hyderabad, claims MBT as Bakrid nears
Hyderabad: The Majlis Bachao Tehreek (MBT) condemned the highhanded behaviour of the Telangana police towards cattle traders and alleged that in the last week, Rs 1 crore worth of oxen were seized…
- Telangana
Ahead of Bakrid, Telangana police step up vigil to prevent communal flare-ups
Hyderabad: In view of the Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) festival, a month from now, the Telangana police are gearing up to prevent any communal skirmishes in the State. High-level preparatory meetings were held by…
- Hyderabad
Telangana HC seeks action taken report on cattle slaughter in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday, April 23, directed the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner (Charminar Zone) of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) to submit an action taken report on complaints relating…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad Police organise meeting for Bakrid, to keep vigil on cow slaughter
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Police organised a high-level inter-departmental coordination meeting on Wednesday, April 22, for the peaceful conduct of Eid al-Adha, also known as Bakrid, celebrations. Deputy Commissioner of Police A Ramana…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Group of youngsters attacked at Shaikpet, forced to say ‘Jai Shri Ram’
Hyderabad: Tension prevailed at Raidurgam under the Cyberabad police limits after right-wing elements attacked Muslim youth and forced them to raise ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans. The incident took place late in the…
- India
Pune park closed after BJP MP alleges meat consumption by Muslims
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), on Sunday, June 8, shut the gates of the iconic Sarasbaug Garden with a notice restricting the consumption of food within the premises. Notably, Bakrid was celebrated…
- Hyderabad
Bakrid: Cyberabad police arrest 25 for violence at Jalpally
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police arrested 25 people on Monday for their involvement in violent clashes at Attapur and Mailardevpally over animal sacrifice-related issues during Eid ul-Adha. Gau rakshaks allegedly set fire to…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru activists demand action against cow vigilantes for raiding houses on Bakrid
A group of activists submitted an urgent complaint to the Bengaluru police on Bakrid, June 7, demanding the preventive detention of vigilantes, including Hindutva leader Puneet Kerehalli, who they allege are illegally…
- India
‘I am going to give qurbani’: UP man sacrifices himself on Bakrid
A 60-year-old man allegedly sacrificed himself on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha in Uttar Pradesh’s Deoria district, leaving behind a note expressing compassion for animals. According to the Deccan Herald report, the man,…
