Ludhiana, Jan. 29 -- The organisers of Kila Raipur Games on Tuesday announced the schedule for the event, with bullock cart races not finding a place yet again as the state government denied nod to hold the races.

The three-day games, touted as 'mini rural Olympics' by the locals, will be held from January 31 to February 2.

Bullock cart races have not been a part of the games ever since a Supreme Court ban in 2014. While the ban has since been lifted, the state government is yet to frame rules for the sport, which is why it denied a nod to hold the event this year.

Bullock cart racing played a significant role in making the traditional rural sporting event and fair held at Kila Raipur since the 1930s. In 2014, the Supreme Court banned ...