Tamil Nadu can make law to treat Jallikattu as traditional sport: Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi
As protests demanding Jallikattu swelled on the streets of Tamil Nadu, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi on Thursday said the state government has the power to enact a law to treat Jallikattu as a traditional sport, but cautioned that the animals should not be harmed or cruelly treated during such events.
Jan 19, 2017, 21:44 PM IST
PETA may take legal route if Centre brings ordinance on Jallikattu
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India on Thursday said it may take the legal route if the Centre brings an ordinance to enable the conduct of Jallikattu or continue its campaign to create awareness against the holding of the bull-taming sport in Tamil Nadu.
Jan 19, 2017, 18:13 PM IST
Jallikattu stir intensifies as thousands continue protest at Chennai's Marina Beach; Tamil Nadu CM to meet PM Modi on Thursday
The Supreme Court in May 2014 banned Jallikattu, saying that bulls cannot be used as performing animals either for Jallikattu events or for bullock-cart races.
Jan 18, 2017, 23:56 PM IST
Social media comes in handy in coordinating Jallikattu stir
Social media appeared to have played a key role in bringing together thousands of pro-Jallikattu protesters to the sprawling Marina Beach here and other parts of Tamil Nadu, with updates on the ongoing students' spontaneous stir and messages flooding the platform.
Jan 18, 2017, 23:28 PM IST
Jallikattu protests spread across Tamil Nadu: Know what happened today
Thousands of students on Wednesday gathered on the sands of Marina in Chennai as protests demanding lifting of the ban on bull-taming sport 'jallikattu' snowballed across Tamil Nadu.
Jan 18, 2017, 22:41 PM IST
Resolution in support of Jallikattu, legal action against PETA: AIADMK
Amidst protests across Tamil Nadu for permission to conduct jallikattu, ruling AIADMK on Wednesday said a resolution would be adopted in the coming session of the state assembly seeking the lifting of the ban on the bull taming sport.
Jan 18, 2017, 21:48 PM IST
