With an Ordinance promulgated to lift the ban on jallikattu (bull-taming) in Tamil Nadu, the demand for lifting the ban on kambala — buffalo racing — is gaining momentum in coastal Karnataka.

• The demand for lifting the ban on kambala (traditional kambala was over 1,000 years old) — buffalo racing — is gaining momentum in coastal Karnataka after an Ordinance promulgated to lift the ban on jallikattu (bull-taming) in Tamil Nadu is out.
• On PIL petition filed by PETA the state govt. informed the High Court that it had withdrawn the permission given to hold kambala based on the Supreme Court’s order on jallikattu. The hearing on the petition is scheduled for January 30.
• The State government could also promulgate an Ordinance to allow kambala, provided a demand for it built up.

Source:The Hindu