BENGALURU: The Karnataka state legislature on Monday legalised Kambala, bull runs and bullock cart races as traditional sports and exempted them from the prevention of cruelty to animals act+ , by amending it with a legislation. However, the bill was carefully worded and said there should be no harm toContinue Reading
Neha Dabhade Mumbai: Hundreds of thousands of protesters poured out on Marina beach in Chennai in January to protest against the ban on Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu. There was sloganeering against the political establishment at the Centre and the state. The media reported that the protesters were mainly youth, collegeContinue Reading
TRICHY: Two bull tamers died and 129 others suffered injuries during a jallikattu event at Rapoosal village in Tamil Nadu’s Pudukkottai district on Sunday. The deceased have been identified as Raja, 26, and Mohan, 25, both of whom were from Rapoosal. Pudukkottai superintendent of police J Loganathan said Raja andContinue Reading
By Valson Thampu Power can license you to say anything you want with assured immunity. It can also shut you up. Ask Maneka Gandhi, if you want further enlightenment on this anomaly. One of the most astonishing features of the ongoing Jallikattu imbroglio is this archetypical animal activist’s deafening silence.Continue Reading
By NIDA NAJAR NEW DELHI — Streets throughout the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India were brought to a standstill on Thursday as protests over a ban on a traditional bull wrestling festival entered their third day. Protesters say the rite, Jallikattu, is part of their cultural identity, andContinue Reading
The ultimate agenda must be the development of adequate educational and sports infrastructure in our 500,000 villagesContinue Reading
Statesmanship demands that the present standoff be resolved by harmonizing rule of law and cultural prideContinue Reading
New Delhi: Questioning the Centre for its notification allowing use of bulls in events like Jallikattu, the Supreme Court today said India cannot “import Roman gladiator type sport”. A bench of Justices Dipak Misra and R F Nariman said that animals may not have rights but humans cannot negate theirContinue Reading
New Delhi: A day before the Supreme Court hears a clutch of petitions filed by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) and NGOs, including Peta, challenging the government’s decision to lift the ban on Jallikattu, a number of non-official members of AWBI, including its chairman Major General (retired) DrContinue Reading