Indian To Give Cows and Buffaloes ID Cards

India plans to give 88 million cows 'identity cards' which can be tracked online. Now cows and buffaloes in India will be given 'animal health cards', similar to the Aadhar system already in place for Indian citizens.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has initiated a plan to assign unique 12-digit identification numbers to 88 million cattle in India by the end of 2017.

Yellow tags are being placed on the animals' ears by 100,000 technicians across the country in an effort to boost the income of the dairy sector by 2022.

The card, held by the owner, will track activities and provide information to ensure cattle can be vaccinated on time, breeding cycles can be better monitored, and scientific intervention can be made resulting in better breeding and an increase in quality milk production.

The tags are tamper-proof and designed to last for years. They weigh just 8 grams, to cause minimum inconvenience to the animal

Muslim Man Killed By Mob For Dating Hindu Girl In India

A Muslim man was beaten to death for dating a Hindu girl in India, police said on Friday, in the
latest mob violence against minorities in the country. Mohammad Shalik, 20, was set upon by dozens of people from the town where he lived after he was spotted dropping off his girlfriend on his scooter near her home in the Gumla district of eastern Jharkhand state.

The mob tied him to a pole in front of the girl and lashed at him with sticks and belts in an ordeal that lasted for hours late on Wednesday. He died of his injuries on Thursday, police said.

"We are trying to find whether the mob was instigated by the (girl's) family," Chandan Kumar Jha, Gumla police chief said.

North Korea Hacking Banks in Nigeria, 17 Others to Fund Nuclear Programme

File photo: Kaspersky office

 

 

Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un's North Korea has been accused of engaging in global internet fraud to source for funds in financing its nuclear programme.  

North Korea’s hacking operations has expanded to more countries including Nigeria, a report by Russian cyber security firm, Kaspersky has claimed.

 

The cyber security firm said hackers backed by North Korea were targeting financial institutions in 18 countries, including Nigeria.