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SC to Karnataka on Kambala: File reply to Peta PIL

Kambala is a folk sport, held traditionally under the auspices of local landlords and households, in coastal Karnataka.

17 Nov 2017 9:21 PM GMT

A buffalo race jockey struggles to keep pace with his pair in a Kambala event in southern Karnataka. The Kambala races received wide attention after some of the buffalo jockeys clocked up very fast timings.

Usain Bolt of Kambala, Srinivas Gowda finishes season with record haul...

The self-effacing buffalo race jockey won 35 golds and 11 silvers in the 15-event season

9 March 2020 10:14 AM GMT

Bull-racing sport Kambala(File photo)

PETA India to challenge new Karnataka law that allows buffalo races

Apex court granted PETA India liberty to withdraw petition challenging Karnataka ordinance and file fresh one...

15 March 2018 8:27 AM GMT

People gather for a mass protest to support Jallikattu in Coimbatore. (Photo: PTI)

360 degree: Caught in a Defiant Arena

After the Supreme Court banned Jallikattu, the Tamil Nadu government under public pressure passed an ordinance to make...

29 Jan 2017 1:18 AM GMT

Activists protest seeking the permission to hold kambala (buffalo race), at Chikmagalur in Karnataka. (Photo: PTI)

Huge protest in Karnataka against buffalo race ban

BJP MP Nalin Kumar Kateel said Kambala had history of 800 years and it was a tradition of Tulunadu.

27 Jan 2017 11:51 PM GMT

Bull-racing sport Kambala(File photo)

Bill passed to allow Kambala in Karnataka

The bill has added a clause to the 1960 Act stating that nothing contained in it shall apply to Kambala, or bulls race.

13 Feb 2017 7:30 AM GMT