Punjalkatte : Former kambala jockey Jaya Shetty (65) died at a Mangaluru private hospital on June 27. Known for his stellar performance as a kambala jockey, Shetty has won several awards for his unique achievements in the field. He started jockeying in the early 1970s with the buffaloes of Kakkyapadavu Dikkayya Poojary. Later, he jockeyed […]

Byndoor : An incident of illegal trafficking of cattle in a container has come to light on the late night of Thursday, November 1 at Nagoor under Byndoor police station limits. Acting on a definite tip off, Kundapur ASP Hariram Shankar and personnel, who were on night patrolling stopped a vehicle at Nagoor on national […]

Mangaluru: District BJP on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to union law Minister Ravi Shankar regarding lifting of ban on Kambala. In the memorandum it is mentioned that the sport is attracting large rural crowd and the event us normally held in the villages since past hundred years. The concern of animal lovers as they perpetuate […]

Mangaluru : After High Court permitted to organize the Kambala, the police have registered twenty-two FIRs in connection with complaints of cruel treatment towards buffaloes after an event of Kambala, traditional buffalo racing on slush tracks, was held at Baradi village in Udupi district on Sunday. ‘Baradibeedu Kambala’ was the first such race to be […]

Mangaluru : The Apex Court’s ban on the exhibition and training of bulls as performing animals has been extended to Kambala by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI), Chennai. This has cast a shadow on the Shirva Kambala to be held on Saturday. The Chennai-based body has directed state chief secretary to issue directions […]

Mangalore : As the part of DK district Karavali Utsava, the District Administration and Dr Shivaram Karanth Pilikula Nisargadhama jointly organized the 6th annual ‘Netravati-Phalguni’ Jodukare Kambala, at Pilikula Nisargadhama here on Saturday, February 8. Over 150 pairs of buffaloes take part in a procession and, brought towards to Kambala ground from the Pilikula Gutthu […]

Mangalore: Tiruvailuguttu near Vamanjoor was thronged by hundreds of Kambala enthusiasts to witness the  Sankupoonja-Devupoonja Jodukere Kambala  on February 10, Sunday. Hundreds of buffaloes and their jockeys participated in the Kambala and raced towards glory. The Kambala was inaugurated by  Gopal Krishna Bhat, Chief Priest of Vamanjoor temple. Several dignitaries including  A Sadanand Shetty, President […]

Mangalore: Mulki Police have seized 17 buffaloes which were being illegally transported in a vehicle near the Bappanadu check post at Mulki. Five persons who were in the vehicle were also arrested. Those arrested are Chayi, Alex, Ramesh, Anthony and Rafiq of Kerala. The police acted on a tip off and seized the buffaloes and […]

Mangalore: The second edition of the Jodukere Kambala in honor of the late Jayagangadhara Shetty was held on the banks of River Nethravathi in Jeppinamogaru on March 10 Saturday. The Kambala was organised by Jaya Vijaya Jodukere Kambala Committee Before the race the participating buffaloes were given a bath and beautifully decorated. Brahma Shri Vedamurthy […]

Mangalore: A Kambala race of 10 trained buffaloes was organised at Pilikula Dhama grounds in marshy areas for the benefit of children who had come from many states in India but has not seen such a sport before, and the children screamed in excitement and delight on Tuesday. It was only a demonstration, and not […]