Mangaluru: Soorya-Chandra Jodukare Kambala sets adrenalin pumping

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February 8, 2016

Mangaluru, Feb 8: Amidst ongoing debate over animal sports, the day and night Soorya-Chandra Jodukare Kambala once again rejuvenated the rural culture and traditions on Sunday at Talapady Panjala off NH 66 in Mangaluru taluk.

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As many as 73 pairs of buffalo took part in six different categories of slush track race. The competitions went on till early Monday morning.

UT Khader, Minister for Health and Family Welfare inaugurated the event. Speaking on the occasion, he said that Kambala and Yakshagana are the two traditional forms of coastal Karnataka. He would be happy to support both these cultural events, he said.

The event started with Hagga Hiriya and Kiriya (Rope senior and junior) in which 20 pairs participated. This was followed by Negilu Hiriya and Kiriya (plough senior and junior), which saw 47 pairs participating in the category. The last ones were Halage (wooden plank) and Kane Halage, the main attractions.

A posse of police personnel was also deployed at the venue for security arrangements as well as to ensure that the organisers and owners do not violate directions by the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences Department that the event should not unleash any violence on the animals.

The event was organized under the leadership of Talapady Doddamane Ravindranatha Shetty, working president of the Jodukare Kambala Samithi.

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Comments

rikaz
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Monday, 8 Feb 2016

Bajrangies look at it...they are punishing your cow father....

Abdul Rahman
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Monday, 8 Feb 2016

For those whom cows are mother, above animal must be a close relative, why they allow to beat them in such manner and enjoy?

Shekar
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Monday, 8 Feb 2016

really nice to c the running buffalo,

sneha ullal
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Monday, 8 Feb 2016

wow, festival for animals, nice to c animal sports, this guys are really nice, make them buffalo as their icon and joying their win in the race .

pawar Joshi
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Monday, 8 Feb 2016

Animal Abusing should be banned in india.

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January 10,2020

Davanagere, Jan 9: Residents of SVR colony of Channagiri Taluq here on Thursday built a temple in the memory of a male monkey, who died here 'unexpectedly'.

A group of monkeys entered the SVR colony around three months back. The monkeys have never disturbed anybody in the area and they used to play with children living in the colony.

Locals said that the monkeys are very obedient to them.

Unfortunately, one of the monkeys died suddenly on Wednesday, causing distress among people who were very fond of him.

Showing their love for the deceased monkey, locals performed his final rite according to Hindu tradition.

Later, the residents approached the president of the village Panchayat to allot funds to build a temple in the monkey's memory.

The construction of the temple has already begun in the area at the same place where the monkey's funeral was conducted.

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August 9,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 9: A youth was killed and three others injured as a pillar of an old temple on the outskirts of Bengaluru fell on them as they and five others dug under it in search of treasure, police said on Saturday.

"One treasure hunter got crushed under a pillar, three suffered injuries and have been hospitalised while five are on the run," a police official said.

The incident occurred at a centuries-old Anjaneya temple in Hindiganala village near Hoskote, around 50 km away from the city, on Thursday night.

Suresh, 23, got crushed to death while Manjunath, 23, Srinivas, 22, and Sebastian Raja Rathna, 22, were injured.

Following the unexpected accident, the injured treasure hunters called a 108 ambulance, leading to the entire incident coming to light.

The ambulance staff helped the youth stuck under the temple pillars and took them to hospital.

Police have registered a case under various sections of the Ancient Monuments Act, the Karnataka Treasure Trove Act, and the Indian Penal Code.

According to the official, local youth the village as well as a nearby village were involved in the hunt.

Police are on the lookout for the five treasure hunters on the run.

However, the police official said that it was an old ruined temple and there was nothing there.

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March 29,2020

Kasaragod, Mar 29: The ban imposed by Karnataka in crossing state borders to Mangalore even for medical emergencies had cost a life here late on Friday.

According to sources, the ambulance carrying a 70-year-old woman for critical care treatment to Mangalore was blocked at Thalapadi border on Kasaragod-Mangalore National Highway on Friday evening.

A pregnant lady had to deliver in an ambulance recently as the police denied permission to cross over to Mangalore.

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