H'yana orders closure of slaughterhouses on Mahavir Jayanti
The Haryana government has ordered the closure of all slaughterhouses across urban areas in the state on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti on Thursday. Adding that Mahavir Jayanti is observed as a non-violence day, Urban Local Bodies Minister Kavita Jain said the order was based on the religious sentiments of the Jain community.