Karur: Over 100 hurt in 4 bull fight events in delta district
5 years, 11 months ago

Karur: Over 100 hurt in 4 bull fight events in delta district

Deccan Chronicle  

Karur: At least 110 persons including more than 80 bull fighters injured in four different jallikattu event in Karur, Pudukkottai and Tiruchy districts, where in which hundreds of bulls and bull fighters took part, on Thursday. Official sources told DC that 487 bulls and 287 bull fighters from different parts of the state participated in jallikattu held all over the state. Seventy-one bull fighters were injured in other jallikattu events at Avvarangadu near Tiruchy, of which seven were admitted to the government hospital, Manapparai, and the rest were treated at the site itself. In Madurai, several bull tamers were injured in the bull taming sport on Thursday with great fanfare as part of Pongal festivities which began on January 15.

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Bullfight from Harappa to Alanganallur... now at Kalaignar museum in Keelakarai near Madurai
1 week, 5 days ago

Bullfight from Harappa to Alanganallur... now at Kalaignar museum in Keelakarai near Madurai

The Hindu  

With just two weeks more to go for the three most important jallikattu events to take place in Madurai, there has been a renewed interest at the museum that traces the history of bull fight right from Harappa to Alanganallur at the Kalaignar Centenary Eru Thazhuvuthal Arangam at Keelakarai. The museum apart from the stunning contemporary wall sculpture or relief …

Tamil Nadu: Two persons, including minor, gored to death at Jallikattu bull-taming festival in Sivaganga
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu: Two persons, including minor, gored to death at Jallikattu bull-taming festival in Sivaganga

India TV News  

Two persons, including an 11-year-old boy, were gored to death at the Jallikattu bull-taming festival in Sivaganga's Siravayal on Wednesday. 42 injured in Palamedu Earlier, about 42 people, including 14 tamers and 16 spectators were injured in the second major event of the Pongal 2024 Jallikattu season held at Palamedu, Madurai on Tuesday. The best tamer who embraced 14 bulls …

Caste finds its way into Tiruchy venue in TN, RDO assures suitable action
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Caste finds its way into Tiruchy venue in TN, RDO assures suitable action

New Indian Express  

TIRUCHY: Despite the Madurai bench of Madras HC directing organisers not to mention caste names during jallikattu events, the Tiruchy’s first traditional bull sport this year reeked of caste pride, as multiple times, caste names of bull owners were mentioned and statements on the caste pride of the place were flaunted. The annual event, part of Narkadalkudi Sri karupannasamy temple …

Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu: 42 injured during bull-taming event in Palamedu
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu: 42 injured during bull-taming event in Palamedu

India TV News  

As many as 42 people were injured during the Pongal 2024 Jallikattu event held in Palamedu on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the best tamer who embraced 14 bulls and the owner of the best bull that stubbornly refused to be subdued were each presented with the coveted Chief Minister's car as a prize. Twelve bull owners too were among the 42 injured …

Tamil Nadu: 45 people injured during Jallikattu in Madurai
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu: 45 people injured during Jallikattu in Madurai

India TV News  

At least 45 people, including two police personnel, were injured during the famous bull-taming Jallikattu event in Madurai on Monday. Earlier in the day, the Jallikattu competition, a bull-taming sport, began in Avaniyapuram village in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district amid much cheering from the crowd. Jallikattu, a traditional sport in Tamil Nadu, involves the embracing of bulls and is typically …

Jallikattu 2024: Over 12,000 bulls, 4,500 bull tamers enlisted for festival in Tamil Nadu's Madurai
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Jallikattu 2024: Over 12,000 bulls, 4,500 bull tamers enlisted for festival in Tamil Nadu's Madurai

India TV News  

Jallikattu festival 2024: Ahead of the upcoming Jallikattu competitions that are going to be held in Madurai, close to the local harvest festival Pongal, a consultative meeting on the scheduled bull-taming events was held at the Madurai District Collectorate under the leadership of state minister Moorthy on Thursday. Jallikattu is a popular bull-embracing sport traditionally played in Tamil Nadu during …

Meet the bulls of Madurai ready to enter the jallikattu arena
1 year ago

Meet the bulls of Madurai ready to enter the jallikattu arena

The Hindu  

There is only one week to go for Madurai district’s annual display of jallikattu and Alanganallur, its epicentre, is crackling with energy from both the bulls and men. We meet Kettavan, Ramu, Appu and Chinna Komban, among the best bulls in Madurai and nearby districts, to find out what makes these otherwise calm bulls furious competitors on ground. “After all, …

Examining bulls for jallikattu begins in Madurai
1 year ago

Examining bulls for jallikattu begins in Madurai

The Hindu  

With jallikattu season round the corner, examining the health of bulls that will take part in the events scheduled for Madurai district began on Wednesday. G. Sivakumar, Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, who examined the bulls, said they checked various body parts of the bulls, which were aged between three and eight, to determine their health condition. “The bulls should have received …

Traditional bull-taming sport draws crowds to Sanambatla despite ban
1 year ago

Traditional bull-taming sport draws crowds to Sanambatla despite ban

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Defying the police ban, this year's first traditional bull-taming event, called Pasuvula Panduga, was held in Sanambatla village in Tirupati's Chandragiri mandal on Monday. Despite concerns raised by the police about safety risks to both bulls and participants, support from the political leaders has fuelled the continued popularity of bull-taming events in Sanambatla and several other villages across Tirupati …

Raging Bull Tears Through Urs Fair Crowd in Maharashtra, Chilling Video Goes Viral
1 year, 11 months ago

Raging Bull Tears Through Urs Fair Crowd in Maharashtra, Chilling Video Goes Viral

News 18  

In a shocking incident, a bull charged through a crowd gathered for an Urs fair in Maharashtra’s Osmanabad, leaving 14 people injured. Dramatic visuals that surfaced on social media show the bull tearing through the crowd, with people running in panic to escape its rampage. Earlier, a 24-year-old bull tamer, Aravindraj, who caught nine bulls in the Jallikattu event in …

1 killed, 4 injured in bull-taming sport in Andhra
1 year, 11 months ago

1 killed, 4 injured in bull-taming sport in Andhra

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: A fiftyfour-year-old villager died and four others were seriously injured in the traditional bull-taming sport or race - a variant of Tamil Nadu’s Jallikattu – in Erranagepalli of V Kota mandal in Chittoor district on Tuesday. There was no police permission to organise the bull-taming events, but the dangerous sport was being organised in different parts of the district …

Bull tamer dies in hospital, day after he was injured at jallikattu event in Karur
1 year, 11 months ago

Bull tamer dies in hospital, day after he was injured at jallikattu event in Karur

The Hindu  

A tamer, who lost his eye after a bull gored his face during a jallikattu held at RT Malai village in Karur on Tuesday, died while undergoing treatment at a hospital on Wednesday. Meanwhile, twenty-one tamers were injured in a jallikattu flagged off by Minister for Environment and Climate Change Siva V. Meyyanathan at Vadamalapur village in Pudukottai district on …

Udhayanidhi Stalin flags off Jallikattu in Madurai day after two deaths
1 year, 11 months ago

Udhayanidhi Stalin flags off Jallikattu in Madurai day after two deaths

Hindustan Times  

Tamil Nadu sports minister Udhayanidhi Stalin flagged off the bull-taming sport ‘Jallikattu’ in Madurai’s Alanganallur on Tuesday. District collector Aneesh Sekhar told news agency ANI that security arrangements have been arranged for the smooth and safe conduct of Jallikattu after two persons, including a bull tamer, were killed in separate Jallikattu events on Monday. Aravind Raj, 26, who tamed nine …

Jallikattu: TN Sports Min Udhayanidhi Stalin Flags Off Event in Madurai, Security Arrangements in Place as People Sustain Injuries
1 year, 11 months ago

Jallikattu: TN Sports Min Udhayanidhi Stalin Flags Off Event in Madurai, Security Arrangements in Place as People Sustain Injuries

News 18  

Bull taming sport Jallikattu, was flagged of Tamil Nadu Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday. #WATCH | Tamil Nadu Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin flags off the ‘Jallikattu’ event in Madurai’s Alanganallur pic.twitter.com/O2ulHG1zVl— ANI January 17, 2023 However, injuries did not seem to deter the enthusiasm of the dauntless tamers, who charged at the bulls every time they were released, with …

Jallikattu: Bull Tamer, Spectator Die, CM Stalin Announces Compensation, Security Beefed Up at Events
1 year, 11 months ago

Jallikattu: Bull Tamer, Spectator Die, CM Stalin Announces Compensation, Security Beefed Up at Events

News 18  

A 24-year-old bull tamer, Aravindraj, who caught nine bulls in the Jallikattu event in the Palamedu area of Tamil Nadu’s Madurai, died on January 16. Jallikattu, also known as ‘Eru Thazhuvuthal’, is a long-held tradition in Tamil Nadu in which participants attempt to ‘tame’ an aggressive bull by grabbing it by the horns. At any given moment, there may be …

One dead, dozens injured at bull-taming contest Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu
1 year, 11 months ago

One dead, dozens injured at bull-taming contest Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu

Firstpost  

Bengaluru: At least one person was gored to death and dozens more were injured during Jallikattu, a controversial bull-taming competition in India, officials said Monday. Local news outlet India Today reported Saturday that at least another 15 people had also been injured at a separate bull-taming event in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh over the weekend. The sport was banned by India’s …

Jallikattu draws large crowds in AP\'s Rangampeta; eight injured
1 year, 11 months ago

Jallikattu draws large crowds in AP\'s Rangampeta; eight injured

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: Notwithstanding the police warnings, the 150-year-old bull race, Jallikattu, was held at Arepalli Rangampeta and other villages in Chandragiri constituency in Tirupati district, marking the Kanuma festival on Monday. Scores of youngsters from the district and neighbouring Chittoor, Annamayya and Kadapa regions thronged the villages to witness ‘Pasuvula Panduga’, the Chittoor’s variant of Jallikattu. Animal rights activists were upset …

In Pictures | In pursuit of raging jallikattu bulls
1 year, 11 months ago

In Pictures | In pursuit of raging jallikattu bulls

The Hindu  

As the Supreme Court’s verdict on a batch of petitions that challenge the constitutional validity of the law permitting the conduct of jallikattu in Tamil Nadu is awaited, the year’s first jallikattu in the State was conducted on January 8 at Thatchankurichi village in Pudukottai district. The Thatchankurichi jallikattu which was earlier slated on January 6 was postponed at the …

Jallikattu 2023: Bull Tamer Dead, Over 70 Others Injured in Dangerous Sport in Madurai; Participation Continues Undeterred
1 year, 11 months ago

Jallikattu 2023: Bull Tamer Dead, Over 70 Others Injured in Dangerous Sport in Madurai; Participation Continues Undeterred

News 18  

As Tamil Nadu was seen embracing the Jallikattu sport in parts of the state, several bull tamers and owners were injured during the dangerous sport. In Madurai, where the sport is primarily played, a bull tamer named Arvindraj was critically injured while participating at Palamedu and later died. Also, at least 75 persons including bull tamers and owners were injured …

Palamedu jallikattu | Bull tamer dies, 19 others sustain injuries
1 year, 11 months ago

Palamedu jallikattu | Bull tamer dies, 19 others sustain injuries

The Hindu  

A 26-year-old bull tamer who participated at the jallikattu in Palamedu near Madurai on Monday, died following injuries sustained to his right lower abdomen, after a bull gored him. ‘Mattu’ Pongal day saw the jallikattu bulls raging out of the vadivasal at the arena in Palamedu, as enthusiastic tamers flexed their muscles to win over the animals. The winning bull …

Jallikattu: Bull-taming Sport Begins in Madurai, 3-level Barricading to Protect Crowd; 15 Injured in AP
1 year, 11 months ago

Jallikattu: Bull-taming Sport Begins in Madurai, 3-level Barricading to Protect Crowd; 15 Injured in AP

News 18  

The bull taming sport began in the Avaniyapuram village of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, on Sunday. The season for the legendary sport began earlier this month in Tamil Nadu with the first event taking place in Pudukkottai district last week. Three levels of barricading are put in to ensure that bulls play in the play arena and spectators are also …

Jallikattu | Bullish on sport, now safety too
1 year, 11 months ago

Jallikattu | Bullish on sport, now safety too

The Hindu  

It is that time of the year again: the paddy has just been harvested, the stems of sugar cane have been freshly cut, fresh milk and rice boil in pots and the bulls somehow know it’s their time. In Madurai, both the animals and tamers have been selected through a computer-based lot system to restrict the number of bulls even …

Ready to tame bulls this Jallikattu season? Here’s a guide to everything you need to know in Madurai
1 year, 11 months ago

Ready to tame bulls this Jallikattu season? Here’s a guide to everything you need to know in Madurai

The Hindu  

Every year around the Pongal season, all roads in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai district seemingly lead to large, decorated arenas where bulls and their tamers go head-to-head and try to best each other in Jallikattu. Despite the sport’s organisers fighting several bans in Indian courts, the event held in three prominent villages - Avaniyapuram, Palamedu and Alanganallur - continues to draw …

Tamil Nadu: Bulls, Their Owners & Tamers Undergo Stringent Training for 2023 Jallikattu Tournament
2 years ago

Tamil Nadu: Bulls, Their Owners & Tamers Undergo Stringent Training for 2023 Jallikattu Tournament

News 18  

Bull trainers in Tamil Nadu’s ‘Thoonga Nagaram’ Madurai, are preparing for the renowned ‘Jallikattu’ celebrations ahead of the Pongal festival next year. Moreover, the ‘vaadivaasal’ system is for both bull as well as its tamer to prepare mentally and physically for the competition. Vinoth, a bull tamer, said, “I’ve been a bull tamer since 1998. On the whole, fans are …

Police fail to stop AP’s Jallikattu organised in Chandragiri flouting norms
2 years, 11 months ago

Police fail to stop AP’s Jallikattu organised in Chandragiri flouting norms

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Jallikattu version of Andhra Pradesh – Pasuvula Panduga – was organised on Sunday in violation of norms at Arepalli Rangampeta village in Chandragiri constituency of Chittoor district on occasion of Kanuma festival. Flouting Supreme Court’s ruling, prohibitory orders by police and Covid protocols in force, thousands of villagers gathered at Rangampeta village, with cattle owners of the area bringing …

Chittoor Jallikattu goes on unchecked despite ban
2 years, 11 months ago

Chittoor Jallikattu goes on unchecked despite ban

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: While Covid19 cases are on the rise, several villages in the tail-end district are gearing up to conduct the traditional bull-taming sport, similar to Tamil Nadu’s Jallikattu and locally called Goppa Mylaru Panduga or Pasuvula Panduga, marking Sankranti festival. Though the police enforced a ban on this traditional bull-taming sport as both the bulls and tamers face risks to …

'Jallikattu' Turns Spotlight on Madurai, Teenage Spectator Gored by Raging Bull
2 years, 11 months ago

'Jallikattu' Turns Spotlight on Madurai, Teenage Spectator Gored by Raging Bull

News 18  

An 18-year-old spectator was fatally gored by a raging bull at the Avaniyapuram Jallikattu here on Friday. The popular bull- taming competition held on Pongal day in the district left about 59 people, including tamers, bull owners and spectators injured. The one belonging Ramu of Avaniyapuram and another bull owned by Pratish of Avaniyapuram were adjudged the second and third …

Teenager dies en route to hospital after being stabbed in the chest by bull in jallikattu event
2 years, 11 months ago

Teenager dies en route to hospital after being stabbed in the chest by bull in jallikattu event

India Today  

An 18-year-old boy died in a jallikattu event in Avaniyapuram in Tamil Nadu. Avaniyapuram jallikattu began in Tamil Nadu with over 300 bull tamers registering for the event on the day of Pongal. #WATCH | Tamil Nadu: Jallikattu competition is underway in Avaniyapuram area of Madurai pic.twitter.com/gbFiyEe6Ly — ANI January 14, 2022 However, when the organisers closed the event the …

Spectator killed in jallikattu in Theni
3 years, 11 months ago

Spectator killed in jallikattu in Theni

The Hindu  

A 35-year-old spectator from Chinnamanur was killed on the spot when a bull gored him at the jallikattu at Ayyampatti in Theni district on Sunday. The jallikattu was organised as part of the annual Thai Thiruvizha under the auspices of Sri Ezhaikatha Amman Valladikara Swami Temple. About 600 bulls from many parts of southern districts and also from Thanjavur and …

Of lives, limbs and the bull run
3 years, 11 months ago

Of lives, limbs and the bull run

The Hindu  

Life turned into a nightmare for P. Gurusamy, a 70-year-old resident of Uchaparambumedu in Madurai, after he attended a jallikattu event that was held at Avaniapuram during Pongal last year. Drop in deaths There has been a significant drop in the number of deaths that have occurred inside the arena during the jallikattu events held at the three popular venues …

Jallikattu: five dead, over 100 injured in three days — this dangerous sport needs safety regulations
4 years, 11 months ago

Jallikattu: five dead, over 100 injured in three days — this dangerous sport needs safety regulations

The Hindu  

Avarangadu, Tiruchi district, January 17: 1 dead, 43 injured Alanganallur, Madurai district, January 17: 1 dead, 29 injured Vadamalapur, Pudukottai district, January 18: 1 dead, 18 injured Kokkudi, Ariyalur district, January 19 : 1 dead, 24 injured Kandupatti, Sivaganga district, January 19: 1 dead, 61 injured As this goes to press, five men have been gored or trampled to death …

Bull races held at several locations in Vellore district
4 years, 11 months ago

Bull races held at several locations in Vellore district

The Hindu  

The traditional bull race — eruthu vidum vizha — in different places in Vellore district on Saturday. According to organisers at Panamadangi village in the district, “ Eruthu vidum vizha was held at Anaicut, Panamadangi, Munjurpet, and Keezhmuttukkoor village in K.V. A bull race was also organised in Keezh Arasampet village, where hundreds of bulls took part for the the …

Madurai men take most prizes at Tirupur jallikattu
5 years, 11 months ago

Madurai men take most prizes at Tirupur jallikattu

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPUR: A jallikattu event was organised for the second year in Tirupur on Sunday, in which 500 bulls and more than 550 bull-tamers took part. State minister for Animal Husbandry Udumalai K Radhakrishnan flagged off the event in the Alagumalai area near Tirupur in the presence of district collector K S Palanisamy and district SP Kayalvizhi. According to officials, three …

Record jallikattu claims 2 lives in Viralimalai
5 years, 11 months ago

Record jallikattu claims 2 lives in Viralimalai

Deccan Chronicle  

Pudukkotai: In the largest ever jallikattu held this season so far to create a world record at Viralimalai near Pudukkottai on Sunday, two visitors were unfortunately gored to death and at least 40 bull-tamers were injured. The jallikattu was earlier flagged off by Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and the event was organised by the State Health minister, Dr C …

30 hurt, 4 seriously in jallikattu near Salem
5 years, 11 months ago

30 hurt, 4 seriously in jallikattu near Salem

Deccan Chronicle  

Salem: Despite all the precautions taken by the Salem district administration to comply with the rules and norms for holding the bull-taming game in connection with 2019 Pongal festival season, at least 30 bull-tamers were injured, four of them critically, at a ‘jallikattu’ event at Koolametti in Athur taluk of Salem district on Friday. It was a grand show with …

Palamedu jallikattu: Bull raiser wins car, tamer a bike
5 years, 11 months ago

Palamedu jallikattu: Bull raiser wins car, tamer a bike

Deccan Chronicle  

CHENNAI: Injuries did not seem to deter the tamers who rushed back to the arena to tame the ferocious bulls at the popular bull taming sport - jallikattu - at Palamedu in Madurai on Wednesday. About 739 bull-tamers from various parts of Tamil Nadu took part in the Palamedu Jallikattu between 8 am and 4.30 pm. Later, briefing reporters Madurai …

49 people injured on day one of Jallikattu festival in Tamil Nadu
5 years, 11 months ago

49 people injured on day one of Jallikattu festival in Tamil Nadu

Hindustan Times  

Forty-nine people were injured on the first day of the traditional Jallikattu festival in Tamil Nadu that has attracted the ire of animal activists, officials said Wednesday. Nearly 500 bulls and a similar number of “tamers” were involved on the opening day of the festival in Madurai, said S Natarajan, district collector of the city. The Supreme Court outlawed Jallikattu …

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