The bull-taming festival began on Tuesday. A total of 447 bulls and 475 tamers participated in the event. Over 1700 policemen were deployed to provide security. ...
11:44 AM, Jan 18, 2012
MADURAI: Ending the suspense over conducting the famous bull-taming event jallikattu, as part of Pongal celebrations at Alanganallur and other places, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday granted permission to the organisers to go ahead with it as scheduled. The organisers can now conduct the event in Madurai, Sivaganga and Tiruchy next week subject to the guidelines issued by the Animal Welfare Board, Supreme Court and...
10:54 AM, Jan 13, 2012
New Delhi: Veteran actress Hema Malini has written to Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on behalf of PETA urging him to ban Tamil Nadu's popular bull taming sport Jallikattu. Hema, who is from the state, says the bulls are kicked, punched, jumped on, and dragged to the ground, which is a violation of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. "Bulls in Jallikattu are terrorised for entertainment....
05:59 PM, Jul 01, 2011
New Delhi: Expressing anguish over the deaths of 215 persons, the Supreme Court on Tuesday wondered whether it should stay the "jallikattu", a popular bull fight event held in Tamil Nadu every year in January during the harvest season. "We do not want people to die. 200 to 300 people have got hurt. Shall we stay the sport? "This is happening inspite of the court monitoring and issuing guidelines. It...
08:10 PM, Feb 01, 2011
Chennai: For Periyakaruppan and his family this is the most awaited season of the year. For over three generations, the bulls have been the most-priced possessions of their family and on Januray 17, he will get a chance to finally show off this well-groomed animal at the Jallikattu. But contrary to expectations, this time Jallikattu has failed to make his spirits soar. He will now have to shell out another...
08:08 AM, Jan 12, 2011
Jallikattu was not conducted in accordance with SC norms this year. ...
11:05 AM, Jan 17, 2009
Revellers who oppose the SC ban argue that it is a religious festival. ...
03:54 PM, Jan 15, 2009
The bullfight was inaugurated by Tamil Nadu Transport Minister KN Nehru. ...
09:36 PM, Jun 30, 2008
A 28-year-old man died after being gored by a bull at Tiruchi’s Anna Stadium. ...
05:38 PM, Jun 30, 2008
Jaipur: Kochi Tuskers Kerala skipper Mahela Jayawardene on Sunday blamed his batsmen for putting up a sloppy show and said his team failed to adapt to the conditions at the Sawai Mansingh stadium here. The Tuskers on Sunday succumbed to a eight-wicket defeat to see their three-game winning streak snapped and Jayawardene said it was just a bad day in office and hoped his team will bounce back in the...
08:56 PM, Jan 18, 2008
New Delhi: The Indian cricket board will meet April 27 to take a call on the requests made by Kochi Tuskers Kerala and Pune Warriors to cut down their franchise fees for the Indian Premier League (IPL). Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Niranjan Shah told IANS that they have received the requests and will consider them in the working committee meeting slated for April 27. Sahara...
02:32 PM, Jan 18, 2008
Colombo/New Delhi: The possibility of a bitter showdown between the BCCI and Sri Lanka Cricket appears to have been averted with the island nation's government hinting that the deadline for its players' return from the IPL could be extended by a few days. After weeks of wrangling over top Sri Lankan players' return from the IPL for their tour of England starting May 10, a compromise appears to be in...
11:53 PM, Jan 17, 2008
New Delhi: Twenty-two years, every conceivable record, a World Cup medal, and on the threshold of a hundred international centuries - what more could Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar and millions of his fans have asked for. From the day he played his first game for India till today the man continues to baffle one and all with his class and consistency. Here's a quick timeline of Sachin Tendulkar's career so far....
07:36 PM, Jan 17, 2008
Colombo: In what could strain the relations between the BCCI and Sri Lanka Cricket, the Lankan government and SLC have decided to stick to their decision of calling back national cricketers playing in the IPL by May 5. Early this month, they had ordered the players to return to the country to prepare for the upcoming England tour. Though no meeting took place between the BCCI and SLC, Indian officials...
11:29 AM, Jan 17, 2008
Kolkata: Man-of-the-match Laxmipathy Balaji on Sunday gave credit to bowling coach Wasim Akram for his impressive three for 15 run spell against Rajasthan Royals, and said he and his fellow pace colleagues were learning a lot from the the iconic Pakistani bowler. The former India seamer wrecked the Rajasthan batting line up to help Knight Riders bundle out the Jaipur side for a paltry 81 in 15.2 overs after sent...
03:21 PM, Jan 16, 2008
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