Row rages over ban on cattle sale for slaughter

The Goan NetworkPublished May 30, 2017, 7:12 PM IST

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The raging row over ban on sale of cattle for slaughter at animal markets kept the political pot on the boil, with Mamata Banerjee declaring her govt will not accept it.

She called the ban “undemocratic and unconstitutional”, and said it would be challenged legally.

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Baby screening may be back at GMC

Screening of newborn babies, considered a ‘waste of money’ by the previous BJP government led by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar may make a comeback under the current government also led by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.

The Goan Network

Published May 30, 2017, 7:12 PM IST

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the goan I networkPANAJI Health Minister Vishwajit Rane, who in his previous stint as Health Minister in 2008, had introduced the screening, said the programme would be reintroduced. “The baby screening programme will be reintroduced with necessary controls and safety measures under financing from Government of India,” Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said. Goa Medical College had launched a newborn screening (NBS) programme for all infants born in government…