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Battleground Jallikattu: DMK condemns police crackdown on crowds at Marina
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai [India], Jan. 23 (ANI): The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Monday condemned the crackdown by the police on the scores of pro-Jallikattu protestors on Marina Beach, where the agitation seems to be growing by the minute and cries for a 'permanent' solution get louder.
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Amid protests, Jallikattu Bill to be tabled in Tamil Nadu Assembly today
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan. 23 (ANI): Amid the massive protests going on across the state on the bull-taming festival of Jallikattu, the Bill to replace the ordinance passed by the Governor on the same, will be tabled in the Tamil Nadu Assembly today.
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Battleground Jallikattu: Cops descend on Marina Beach as protests grow
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai [India], Jan. 23 (ANI): Monday morning witnessed a renewed clash between agitated locals and the police here at Marina Beach, now a battleground for the Jallikattu issue, as protesters swarmed in droves demanding a permanent solution and not a 'temporary' ordinance.
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Protestors outpour across TN as Jallikattu stir enters sixth day
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan. 22 (ANI): Despite assurances from the Tamil Nadu Government to legalise Jallikattu, an unrelenting crowd has been refusing to pay heed as the protest in support of the bull taming sport entered sixth day.
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Eight trains cancelled as Jallikattu protest intensifies in TN
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan. 22 (ANI): As many as eight trains were on Sunday cancelled and many partially cancelled in the wake of protests held across Tamil Nadu in support of bull-taming sport Jallikattu.
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Sena backs protest against ban on bullock cart race
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan. 22 (ANI): Taking cue from the mounting protests in Tamil Nadu in support of bull-taming sport Jallikattu, the Shiv Sena has decided to back the protest against the ban on bullock cart race in Maharashtra.
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Jallikattu row to end as TN Assembly decides to pass bill
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India]: Hailing the ordinance for lifting ban from bull-taming sport Jallikattu, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Sunday said that the state assembly will table a draft tomorrow churning out a permanent solution in this regard.
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Panneerselvam heads back to Chennai as adamant protestors stop him from ce
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Madurai (TN) [India], Jan. 22 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam is set to head back for Chennai from Madurai this afternoon without inaugurating the Jallikattu event, as protestors blocked him from even setting foot in the village where the sport was to take place.
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Battle for Jallikattu: Tamil Nadu Govt. files caveat in SC
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 22 (ANI): After the promulgation of an ordinance in the Jallikattu case, the Tamil Nadu Government on Sunday filed a caveat in the Supreme Court.
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Madurai: Locals furious against 'temporary' solution, assert won
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Madurai [India], Jan. 22 (ANI): One would think that all is well with the ordinance being approved to resume Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu, but the locals in Alanganallur in Madurai, where Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam is set to inaugurate the sport today, are determined to not go ahead with th
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Jallikattu row: Govt. has to bend before will of people, says BJP
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Odisha) [India], Jan. 22 (ANI): Hailing the decision of the Tamil Nadu Government to issue an ordinance permitting Jallikattu, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday said government has to bend before the will of the people.
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Jallikattu row: TN Guv promulgates ordinance titled 'The Prevention o
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan. 22 (ANI): In the wake of protest against ban on Jallikattu and considering the sentiments of Tamil people, it has been decided to promulgate an ordinance titled "The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Ordinance, 2017" to amend
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