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Jasper Rietman. New York Times
Punjab Government Raises Taxes to Establish Shelters for Stray Cows
The New York Times Bangalore, India-The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.) is famously obsessed with the cow, which is venerated in Hindu cosmology. Most Indian states have now banned cow slaughter. The government of Punjab wants to tax alcohol to pay for shelters...Caption:
Commuters pass by the front of the Bangladesh central bank building in Dhaka March 8, 2016. REUTERS/Ashikur Rahman
Bangladesh Arrests over 5,000 Extremists in Crackdown
Police in Bangladesh said Sunday that they have arrested more than 5,000 criminal suspects in the past few days as part of a broad crackdown to try and stop a growing wave of brutal attacks on minorities and liberal activists. Since the crackdown began on Thursday,...Caption:
Indian Hindu protestors shout slogans against the state government after rival communities clashed in Kishtwar, in Jammu, India, Friday, Aug. 9, 2013. Indian forces imposed an indefinite curfew Friday in a town in the Indian portion of Kashmir after firing tear gas and warning shots to disperse groups of Muslims and Hindus who clashed during Eid celebrations, police said. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)