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2, Including Minor, Gored To Death During Jallikattu Bull Taming Festival
Two spectators, including a boy, were gored to death by bulls during a Jallikattu event at Tamil Nadu's Sivaganga district today.
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Two Killed In Jallikattu Events In Tamil Nadu
Two persons, including a bull tamer, were killed in separate jallikattu events in Tamil Nadu on Monday.
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22 Injured As Season's First Jallikattu Contest Begins In Tamil Nadu
At least 22 people suffered injuries as the season's first Jallikattu or taming the bull festival was held in Tamil Nadu's Pudukottai district today.
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Oscars 2021: India's Official Entry Jallikattu Fails To Make International Film Shortlist
Directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery, Jallikattu derives its name from the traditional Tamil Nadu festival 'Jallikattu', which is a sport of bull taming
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Rahul Gandhi To Watch Bull Taming Sport Jallikattu In Tamil Nadu
Rahul Gandhi will visit Tamil Nadu on Thursday, when the festival of Pongal will be celebrated, and witness the controversial bull taming event ''Jallikattu''.
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Bulls Hit, Bitten And Whipped During Jallikattu, Says PETA Report
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals' (PETA) India chapter has released a 73-page report and video footage to demonstrate how cruelty is being meted out to animals during the bull taming festival of Jallikattu, besides the custom's disregard for human life.
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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 Held In Madurai As Part Of Pongal Festivities
Tamil Nadu's traditional Jallikattu or bull taming sport got off to a great start on Sunday as part of Pongal celebrations in Madurai district.
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Jallikattu 2018: Date, History And Importance
Jallikattu is a tradition practiced to worship cattle stock, celebrated during the festival of Pongal, mainly in Tamil Nadu. Jallikattu is a sport where a bull is released into a crowd of people and the participants try to hold on to its hump for as long as they can, attempting to tame it.
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Jallikattu: Human Rights Panel Sends Notice To Tamil Nadu Government Over Police Violence
The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Tamil Nadu government and the state police over reports of "unprovoked excesses" committed by the forces in quelling the pro-Jallikattu protests in Chennai.
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Jallikattu Protests Block Major Roads, Flyovers In Chennai: 10 Updates
Jallikattu protests blocked several roads on Monday in Chennai, including its IT corridor, as protesters forced out of the Marina Beach clashed with the police in various parts of the city. After peaceful protests since Tuesday in support of the bull-taming festival, clashes erupted for the first time today as policemen physically removed thousands...
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Day 3 Of Jallikattu Protests And The Mood At Chennai's Marina Beach Is Electrifying
Spirits dampened a little when Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he could not bring an ordinance to remove the ban on Jallikattu, the ancient bull taming festival, but the mood is still electrifying at Chennai's iconic Marina Beach, which has for three days now hosted a massive protest. Tamil Nadu's civil society has come together on the worl...
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After 48-Hour Jallikattu Protest, A Deadline Has Gone, Over To Chief Minister: 10 Points
Chennai's massive, spontaneous Jallikattu protest at the Marina Beach is 48 hours old now and the thousands of young protesters demanding that a ban on the bull taming festival be lifted, have called for an escalation. As a 5 pm deadline that they had set today for the state government to make an announcement ended, the protesters appealed for a tr...
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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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2, Including Minor, Gored To Death During Jallikattu Bull Taming Festival
Two spectators, including a boy, were gored to death by bulls during a Jallikattu event at Tamil Nadu's Sivaganga district today.
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Two Killed In Jallikattu Events In Tamil Nadu
Two persons, including a bull tamer, were killed in separate jallikattu events in Tamil Nadu on Monday.
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22 Injured As Season's First Jallikattu Contest Begins In Tamil Nadu
At least 22 people suffered injuries as the season's first Jallikattu or taming the bull festival was held in Tamil Nadu's Pudukottai district today.
-
Oscars 2021: India's Official Entry Jallikattu Fails To Make International Film Shortlist
Directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery, Jallikattu derives its name from the traditional Tamil Nadu festival 'Jallikattu', which is a sport of bull taming
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Rahul Gandhi To Watch Bull Taming Sport Jallikattu In Tamil Nadu
Rahul Gandhi will visit Tamil Nadu on Thursday, when the festival of Pongal will be celebrated, and witness the controversial bull taming event ''Jallikattu''.
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Bulls Hit, Bitten And Whipped During Jallikattu, Says PETA Report
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals' (PETA) India chapter has released a 73-page report and video footage to demonstrate how cruelty is being meted out to animals during the bull taming festival of Jallikattu, besides the custom's disregard for human life.
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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 Held In Madurai As Part Of Pongal Festivities
Tamil Nadu's traditional Jallikattu or bull taming sport got off to a great start on Sunday as part of Pongal celebrations in Madurai district.
-
Jallikattu 2018: Date, History And Importance
Jallikattu is a tradition practiced to worship cattle stock, celebrated during the festival of Pongal, mainly in Tamil Nadu. Jallikattu is a sport where a bull is released into a crowd of people and the participants try to hold on to its hump for as long as they can, attempting to tame it.
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Jallikattu: Human Rights Panel Sends Notice To Tamil Nadu Government Over Police Violence
The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Tamil Nadu government and the state police over reports of "unprovoked excesses" committed by the forces in quelling the pro-Jallikattu protests in Chennai.
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Jallikattu Protests Block Major Roads, Flyovers In Chennai: 10 Updates
Jallikattu protests blocked several roads on Monday in Chennai, including its IT corridor, as protesters forced out of the Marina Beach clashed with the police in various parts of the city. After peaceful protests since Tuesday in support of the bull-taming festival, clashes erupted for the first time today as policemen physically removed thousands...
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Day 3 Of Jallikattu Protests And The Mood At Chennai's Marina Beach Is Electrifying
Spirits dampened a little when Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he could not bring an ordinance to remove the ban on Jallikattu, the ancient bull taming festival, but the mood is still electrifying at Chennai's iconic Marina Beach, which has for three days now hosted a massive protest. Tamil Nadu's civil society has come together on the worl...
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After 48-Hour Jallikattu Protest, A Deadline Has Gone, Over To Chief Minister: 10 Points
Chennai's massive, spontaneous Jallikattu protest at the Marina Beach is 48 hours old now and the thousands of young protesters demanding that a ban on the bull taming festival be lifted, have called for an escalation. As a 5 pm deadline that they had set today for the state government to make an announcement ended, the protesters appealed for a tr...
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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.
