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1 Dead, 80 Injured As Jallikattu Contests Begin In Tamil Nadu's Madurai
An 18-year-old man was killed by a raging bull at the Avaniyapuram Jallikattu festival in Tamil Nadu's Madurai on Friday. The popular bull-taming competition held on Pongal day in the district left about 80 people, including tamers, bull owners and s
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Jallikattu: As Pongal Approaches, Madurai Bull Trainers Gear Up
Jallikattu during Pongal: The popular bull-taming sport held during Pongal is approaching. Bull trainers in Madurai have started gearing up for Jallikattu. The process of registration for the bull fighting event begins10 days in advance, with medical check-up for both the bulls and Jallikattu cattle players. The Tamil Nadu government has given a se...
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Jallikattu Spectator Dies Of Heart Attack, Several Bull Tamers Injured
A Jallikattu spectator died of heart attack near Madhurai and more than 40 bull tamers were injured at the bull taming sport held across Tamil Nadu on Thursday as part of Pongal festivities that began on January 15.
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Jallikattu Needs To Be Understood, Says Tamil Actor Vishal
Vishal is in New Delhi and he hopes to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss about Jallikattu
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Chennai's Arab Spring Moment? Not Just About Jallikattu At Marina Beach
Even though thousands have gathered at Chennai's Marina Beach and at other places in Tamil Nadu, some say these unprecedented protests are not just about Jallikattu. Most people who are demanding that the bull taming sport should be allowed, have possibly never even been a part of a Jallikattu event, even as audience. And yet, they are protesting w...
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Nearly 200 Detained In Tamil Nadu's Madurai Over Jallikattu Protests
Nearly 200 people have been detained by the police in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district for protesting the Supreme Court ban on Jallikattu and demanding that the bull taming festival be held. The protest, that lasted overnight, happened in a small town called Alanganallur.
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Several Jallikattu Supporters Detained In Tamil Nadu
Police today detained several people for trying to organise Jallikattu despite a ban on the sport in place. Several people were detained at Mudakathan, Alanganallur, Palamedu and Vilangudi in Madurai district, at Nallampatti in Dindigul district and Pottuchavadi inThanjavur district of Tamil Nadu.
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Tamil Nadu Not Ready To Celebrate Pongal Without Jallikattu
Just 14 kilometres away from Madurai in Tamil Nadu, locals are preparing to defy the Jallikattu ban imposed by the Supreme Court. Though women do not watch Jallikattu, 30-year-old Shalini fiercely propagates it as part of Pongal festivities.
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Jallikattu Held Again, Stir On, Activists Want Ban To Stay
As the chorus for an ordinance to hold the banned bull-taming sport Jallikattu this week grows louder in Tamil Nadu, animal rights groups today wrote to President Pranab Mukherjee and the Centre, arguing against any such possible move.
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DMK Protests Against Jallikattu Ban, Asks Centre To Issue Ordinance
The DMK hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Jallikattu issue, saying that he had time to meet actors but not theAIADMK MPs who had sought a meeting with him to discuss about holding the banned bulltaming sport in Tamil Nadu during Pongal.
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No Jallikattu This Year As Supreme Court Rules Out Verdict Before Pongal
There is likely to be no Jallikattu this Pongal in Tamil Nadu, with the Supreme Court today saying that it will not be able to give verdict on allowing the bull taming sport by Saturday, when the harvest festival will be held.
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Jallikattu Issue Echoes In Tamil Nadu Assembly, DMK Stages Walkout
The Jallikattu issue today echoed in the Tamil Nadu Assembly with opposition parties demanding a resolution on the matter even as the government slammed DMK and Congress over the ban imposed by the UPA dispensation against the bull-taming sport in 2011.
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Plea Against Jallikattu To Be Heard By Supreme Court Today
A petition against jallikattu, the traditional bull-fighting sport, will be heard by the Supreme Court today.
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Centre Lifts Ban On Jallikattu In Tamil Nadu, Order Angers Activists
There were celebrations in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district on Friday after the Central government paved the way for lifting the ban on Jallikattu through a notification, despite the Supreme Court ban on the traditional Pongal sport of taming the bull.
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MK Stalin Asks For Lifting Of 'Jallikattu' Ban, Threatens Stir in Tamil Nadu
DMK Treasurer MK Stalin today urged the Centre and state government to remove the ban on 'Jallikattu' and warned that he would lead a protest unless they took steps to enable the bull-taming sport to be held during the Pongal festive season in January.
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1 Dead, 80 Injured As Jallikattu Contests Begin In Tamil Nadu's Madurai
An 18-year-old man was killed by a raging bull at the Avaniyapuram Jallikattu festival in Tamil Nadu's Madurai on Friday. The popular bull-taming competition held on Pongal day in the district left about 80 people, including tamers, bull owners and s
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Jallikattu: As Pongal Approaches, Madurai Bull Trainers Gear Up
Jallikattu during Pongal: The popular bull-taming sport held during Pongal is approaching. Bull trainers in Madurai have started gearing up for Jallikattu. The process of registration for the bull fighting event begins10 days in advance, with medical check-up for both the bulls and Jallikattu cattle players. The Tamil Nadu government has given a se...
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Jallikattu Spectator Dies Of Heart Attack, Several Bull Tamers Injured
A Jallikattu spectator died of heart attack near Madhurai and more than 40 bull tamers were injured at the bull taming sport held across Tamil Nadu on Thursday as part of Pongal festivities that began on January 15.
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Jallikattu Needs To Be Understood, Says Tamil Actor Vishal
Vishal is in New Delhi and he hopes to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss about Jallikattu
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Chennai's Arab Spring Moment? Not Just About Jallikattu At Marina Beach
Even though thousands have gathered at Chennai's Marina Beach and at other places in Tamil Nadu, some say these unprecedented protests are not just about Jallikattu. Most people who are demanding that the bull taming sport should be allowed, have possibly never even been a part of a Jallikattu event, even as audience. And yet, they are protesting w...
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Nearly 200 Detained In Tamil Nadu's Madurai Over Jallikattu Protests
Nearly 200 people have been detained by the police in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district for protesting the Supreme Court ban on Jallikattu and demanding that the bull taming festival be held. The protest, that lasted overnight, happened in a small town called Alanganallur.
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Several Jallikattu Supporters Detained In Tamil Nadu
Police today detained several people for trying to organise Jallikattu despite a ban on the sport in place. Several people were detained at Mudakathan, Alanganallur, Palamedu and Vilangudi in Madurai district, at Nallampatti in Dindigul district and Pottuchavadi inThanjavur district of Tamil Nadu.
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Tamil Nadu Not Ready To Celebrate Pongal Without Jallikattu
Just 14 kilometres away from Madurai in Tamil Nadu, locals are preparing to defy the Jallikattu ban imposed by the Supreme Court. Though women do not watch Jallikattu, 30-year-old Shalini fiercely propagates it as part of Pongal festivities.
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Jallikattu Held Again, Stir On, Activists Want Ban To Stay
As the chorus for an ordinance to hold the banned bull-taming sport Jallikattu this week grows louder in Tamil Nadu, animal rights groups today wrote to President Pranab Mukherjee and the Centre, arguing against any such possible move.
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DMK Protests Against Jallikattu Ban, Asks Centre To Issue Ordinance
The DMK hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Jallikattu issue, saying that he had time to meet actors but not theAIADMK MPs who had sought a meeting with him to discuss about holding the banned bulltaming sport in Tamil Nadu during Pongal.
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No Jallikattu This Year As Supreme Court Rules Out Verdict Before Pongal
There is likely to be no Jallikattu this Pongal in Tamil Nadu, with the Supreme Court today saying that it will not be able to give verdict on allowing the bull taming sport by Saturday, when the harvest festival will be held.
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Jallikattu Issue Echoes In Tamil Nadu Assembly, DMK Stages Walkout
The Jallikattu issue today echoed in the Tamil Nadu Assembly with opposition parties demanding a resolution on the matter even as the government slammed DMK and Congress over the ban imposed by the UPA dispensation against the bull-taming sport in 2011.
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Plea Against Jallikattu To Be Heard By Supreme Court Today
A petition against jallikattu, the traditional bull-fighting sport, will be heard by the Supreme Court today.
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Centre Lifts Ban On Jallikattu In Tamil Nadu, Order Angers Activists
There were celebrations in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district on Friday after the Central government paved the way for lifting the ban on Jallikattu through a notification, despite the Supreme Court ban on the traditional Pongal sport of taming the bull.
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MK Stalin Asks For Lifting Of 'Jallikattu' Ban, Threatens Stir in Tamil Nadu
DMK Treasurer MK Stalin today urged the Centre and state government to remove the ban on 'Jallikattu' and warned that he would lead a protest unless they took steps to enable the bull-taming sport to be held during the Pongal festive season in January.
