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Bullock cart races return to Punjab’s Kila Raipur Rural Olympics after 12 years
January 23, 2026 5:58 pm
Bullock cart races will be held on all three days of the Kila Raipur Rural Olympics, and Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann is expected to attend.
Karnataka High Court directs state government to allow ‘Hori Habba’ festival
December 08, 2025 3:05 pm
‘Hori Habba’ is similar to ‘Jallikattu’ practiced in Tamil Nadu. The bull taming contest is popular in Shivamogga, Devangere, Haveri and Uttara Kannada districts in north Karnataka.
Bullock cart races to resume soon at Kila Raipur Rural Olympics: Punjab minister
February 01, 2025 8:02 am
Bullock cart races, once the main attraction, were banned in 2014 following a Punjab and Haryana High Court order
A day on, 65-yr-old hit by racing bullock cart dies
April 17, 2024 8:49 pm
The deceased Vishnu Genba Bhome was a resident of Shind village in Pune's Bhor taluka.
Supreme Court upholds validity of amendments by states to carry on with bovine races
May 19, 2023 3:41 am
Satisfied that large part of pain-inflicting practices, as they prevailed, substantially diluted, says bench
Amended acts on bullock-cart race upheld by SC
May 18, 2023 10:43 pm
“In particular, we direct that the district magistrates/competent authorities shall be responsible for ensuring strict compliance of the law as amended along with rules/notifications,” the bench said.
Bullock-cart race: SC order validates Maharashtra govt report, says Fadnavis
May 18, 2023 7:00 pm
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that the Maharashtra government had submitted a report that established the ‘running ability of bullocks’.
Pune: Farmers protest cancellation of bullock cart races; Ajit Pawar points at Covid
January 01, 2022 9:38 pm
The alleged ‘last-minute’ cancellation of the bullock cart races irked participants and they staged a protest.
SC allows Maharashtra to conduct bullock cart races
December 16, 2021 2:39 pm
"If it is a traditional sport and going all across the country except Maharashtra, it does not appeal to common sense," Justices AM Khanwilar said.
‘Farmers attending, not Taliban’, says BJP leader over police presence to prevent banned Sangli bullock cart race
August 17, 2021 3:32 pm
Locally referred to as the “bailgadi shariyat” or “shankarpath”, bullock cart races were an annual feature in rural Maharashtra until the ban in 2014 when the Supreme Court observed that inflicting physical and psychological abuse on animals did not suit a civilised society.
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