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RAJOURI, Apr 4: A rabid dog attacked and injured at least six children in a short span of time in Kotranka area of Rajouri district, spreading panic among the community. The incident has shocked everyone, and villagers are expressing serious concerns about the lack of safety and immediate control measures. The locals said, a stray dog suddenly became aggressive and began attacking people in different parts of the village. Most of the victims were children playing outside their homes or returning from nearby areas when the dog attacked them. The sudden and unexplained nature of the attacks has raised suspicion that the dog was infected with rabies. All the injured were immediately taken to a nearby government hospital, where they received first aid and anti-rabies vaccinations. Medical officials confirmed that six children were bitten by the dog. They assured that all necessary measures were being taken to prevent complications. Eyewitnesses reported that villagers were trying to scare the dog away, and protect themselves and their children. Many villagers were locked inside their homes, fearing further attacks. Villagers have urged the district administration and municipal authorities to take immediate action, including capturing the animal and launching a comprehensive campaign to control the stray dog population. Meanwhile, local authorities have launched efforts to capture the suspected rabid dog. Health and veterinary teams are also being deployed to monitor the situation and prevent further incidents.
Mumbai: After the Supreme Court decides to remove stray dogs from the streets of Delhi, people doubt if the reciprocation would be seen in other places, including Mumbai. In a recent report, the civic authorities have mandated relevant departments to address stray dog complaints at least thrice weekly. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) reported 10,778 complaints about stray dogs in relation to road safety and risk of rabbies. To enhance response times, authorities have directed regular reviews of complaints, aiding efficient tracking and quicker intervention. According to a report ...Read More >
LUCKNOW: UP vaccinated against rabies and sterilised 2.8 lakh stray dogs under its animal birth control (ABC) programme in 2023-24 and 2024-25. It also established 17 permanent ABC centres, with two additional ones approved for Lucknow and Ghaziabad on a comprehensive budget of Rs 34 crore.Taking note of SC's latest directive on managing dog bite cases, urban development dept is taking proactive steps to enhance urban safety and animal welfare through its ABC and anti-rabies vaccination programmes, implemented in all 17 municipal corporations. As part of the ABC programme, Uttar Pradesh steril ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) A three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court will on Thursday hear the suo motu case titled 'In Re: City hounded by strays, kids pay price,' amid an ongoing debate over the relocation of stray dogs in Delhi-NCR. Animal activists, celebrities, and some political figures have voiced their objections to the order, highlighting that Delhi and other NCR cities like Noida and Gurugram lack the necessary infrastructure for carrying out the mass relocation within such a limited time. Additionally, many argued that displacing the dogs from their territories would simply ...Read More >
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a dig at animal rights activists on Friday, during an event at New Delhi's Vigyan Bhavan to highlight what he called their selective concern for animals. "Recently, I met some animal lovers," Modi said, pausing as the audience broke into laughter. He then added: "Why are you laughing? Our country has many such people (animal lovers), and the unique thing is most of them do not consider the cow as an animal." The remark drew laughter from the gathering, including ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: When the Supreme Court on Friday restored the Animal Birth Control (ABC) protocol and ruled that sterilised and vaccinated dogs must be released back into the same locality they were caught from, animal welfare workers in Hyderabad said the judgment merely reaffirmed what they had long demanded. On the ground, however, they allege the practice of shifting dogs out of affluent colonies and abandoning them in poorer neighbourhoods continues unchecked. The order overturned the August 11 directive calling for mass removal of strays into shelters and reaffirmed that relocation was unla ...Read More >
Lucknow: In 2023-24 and 2024-25, animal birth control programme succeeded in sterilising and vaccinating 2,84,641 stray dogs against rabies. Moreover, the state established 17 permanent ABC centres, with two additional centres approved for Lucknow and Ghaziabad, on a comprehensive budget of Rs 34 crore. Additionally, the department issued 5,333 pet dog licences this year, promoting responsible pet ownership and community safety. Taking note of Supreme Court's latest directives issued to local bodies to manage dog bite cases and keep the local population safe, urban development department is ta ...Read More >
India's dog bite crisis is spiralling into a serious public health challenge, with numbers that experts describe as deeply alarming. In 2024 alone, the country recorded 37.17 lakh dog bite cases -- averaging more than 10,000 incidents every single day. These figures reveal a widening gap between the Centre's goal of eliminating rabies by 2030 and the realities on the ground. India's dog bite crisis is escalating at a pace that public health experts find deeply alarming. In 2024 alone, the countr ...Read More >
Mumbai : Zigly, (Cosmo First Limited) India's first tech-enabled omnichannel pet care brand has reinforced its mission to eliminate rabies, ensuring a safe and healthy environment for pets, pet parents and everyone in the community. As part of its community drive, Zigly will provide free anti rabies vaccination across its pet care centres, pan-India on September 28 for all pets. This initiative is in line with the World Health Organisation's (WHO) World Rabies Day theme - 'Act now: You, Me, Community', which aptly describes Zigly's mission in rebuilding and strengthening rabies control progra ...Read More >
Akola: Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan emphasised that in order to stop cotton imports and initiate exports by 2030, high-density cotton planting techniques will be promoted nationwide. Chauhan highlighted that the Akola pattern of high-density cotton planting, implemented by farmer Dilip Thakre, has received national recognition.Similarly, Dilip Pohane from Wardha, with support from the Central Institute for Cotton Research (CICR), achieved increased productivity through dense cotton planting. As the benefits of these methods become evident, the govt plans to promote these ac ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Local bodies in Kerala will no longer need to wait for individual government orders to carry out the euthanasia of stray dogs suffering from rabies or other serious illnesses. The move follows the Union Government's notification of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Rules, 2023, which permits mercy killing under such circumstances. Responsibility for managing stray dog populations lies with local self-governments, as outlined in the Panchayati Raj and Municipal Acts. They can now act directly on these provisions, provided they follow World Health Organisation (WHO) ...Read More >
Coimbatore: Coimbatore MP Ganapathy P Rajkumar said a monitoring committee headed by him with the district collector and the Coimbatore Corporation commissioner as members will be formed to prevent rabies and enhance sterilization of stray dogs in the district.Citing TOI's report (Sept 25) on 25 dogs testing positive for rabies in two months in the city and its suburbs, Rajkumar said on Thursday that the committee will include stakeholders and members from govt departments, such as animal husbandry, and animal welfare organizations. Rajkumar said the corporation is actively working on expandin ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel looking into the levy of user fees or toll charges on National Highways (NHs) has raised concerns over the current practice of "perpetual tolling" even after project costs are recovered and a 3% annual escalation, irrespective of the highway quality, traffic volume, or user affordability.While recommending rationalisation and substantial reduction in toll charges on such stretches, its report has also mooted a "tariff authority" for toll fixation. The Public Accounts Committee headed by Congress MP K C Venugopal said, "Any continuation of tolls beyond this poin ...Read More >
Chennai: In a major push to tackle rabies and track dog ownership, the Greater Chennai Corporation has microchipped over 12,255 dogs, both domestic and stray, with QR code collars and embedded chips containing complete identification and vaccination details. Addressing the Corporation Council meeting on Monday, commissioner J. Kumaragurubaran said the initiative helps identify dog owners, especially in cases where foster dogs are abandoned. "The chip includes breed, owner's name, unique ID, and rabies vaccination status. Scanning it instantly reveals the dog's background," he said. Domestic ...Read More >
The Supreme Court on Monday (April 6, 2026) sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea seeking direction to the authorities to ensure that stray cattle is kept away from national and State highways across the country. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta issued notice to the Centre and others, including the States, Union Territories and Animal Welfare Board of India, seeking their responses on the plea within four weeks. The bench observed that several States were chargi ...Read More >
Indore: A protest was held at Regal Square in Indore on Thursday against the Supreme Court's August 11 order directing the caging and relocation of all stray dogs in the Delhi-NCR region. The Court has warned that any obstruction to the implementation of its directive could result in contempt proceedings. About SC's Order The Supreme Court stated in its order: "Infants and young children, at any cost, should not fall prey to rabies. The action should inspire confidence that they can move freely without fear of being bitten by stray dogs. No sentiments should be involved." The Court referred ...Read More >
NEW DELHI -- India's Supreme Court on Friday scaled back its order to catch and remove tens of thousands of stray dogs from the capital, after feasibility questions about the sheer scale of the exercise. TEMPORARY VICTORY A stray dog is seen on a street following the verdict that modified an earlier order to relocate canines like it in India's capital New Delhi on Aug. 22, 2025. EPA PHOTO The court earlier this month handed city authorities a deadline of eight weeks to round up all dogs, ordering that they be held in shelters and not released. Indian media had suggested there were as many a ...Read More >
Chennai: A post-graduate student at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) suffered a skull fracture when she fell while being chased by a pack of dogs on the hospital campus on Tuesday. The student, who was on her way to the parking lot, was chased by around five dogs. The doctor, who panicked, tried to run but tripped and fell. She suffered a fracture of the zygoma, a part of the skull bone near the cheek. "The bone in the zygomatic arch is displaced and broken into several pieces ...Read More >
BENGALURU: Chicken rice, taxpayer money, and street dogs are set to converge in an unprecedented Rs 2.9 crore initiative by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), which will soon roll out a daily feeding programme for stray dogs. The aim: to tame dog aggression and enhance public safety - and possibly, urban chaos.Starting with 5,000 strays across the city's eight zones, the municipal corporation will deliver one meal a day of 367 grams - a calorie-calibrated mix designed to meet the nutritio ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi launched a scathing attack on the Gandhi family on Saturday, accusing them of shielding each other in corruption cases and questioning the constitutional propriety of Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi's recent tweet defending his brother-in-law Robert Vadra. Speaking to the media in New Delhi, Trivedi took a sharp dig at LoP Gandhi, saying, "He stood in support of his 'hardworking farmer' brother-in-law Robert Vadra (in a sarcastic tone), after the Enforcement Directorate filed a chargesheet aga ...Read More >
New Delhi: A three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court will on Thursday hear the suo motu case titled 'In Re: City hounded by strays, kids pay price,' amid an ongoing debate over the relocation of stray dogs in Delhi-NCR. Animal activists, celebrities, and some political figures have voiced their objections to the order, highlighting that Delhi and other NCR cities like Noida and Gurugram lack the necessary infrastructure for carrying out the mass relocation within such a limited time. Additionally, many argued that displacing the dogs from their territories would simply create space for new ar ...Read More >
New Delhi, August 14: A three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court will on Thursday hear the suo motu case titled 'In Re: City hounded by strays, kids pay price,' amid an ongoing debate over the relocation of stray dogs in Delhi-NCR. Animal activists, celebrities, and some political figures have voiced their objections to the order, highlighting that Delhi and other NCR cities like Noida and Gurugram lack the necessary infrastructure for carrying out the mass relocation within such a limited time. Additionally, many argued that displacing the dogs from their territories would simply create space ...Read More >
India has millions of stray dogs and the country accounts for 36% of the total rabies-related deaths in the world, according to the World Health Organization. "Infants and young children, not at any cost, should fall prey to rabies. The action should inspire confidence that they can move freely without fear of being bitten by stray dogs," legal news website Live Law quoted the court as saying on Monday. The court took up the issue following reports of increasing dog bites in Delhi and other maj ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): Border Security Force Sub-Inspector Vyas Dev and Constable Suddi Rabha are among those 16 personnel who have been awarded the Medal for Gallantry (GM) on the 79th Independence Day for showing their exceptional bravery and unmatched valour exhibited by them in Operation Sindoor. In addition, the President Medal for Distinguished Service (PSM) to five and the Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM) to 46 are also awarded to BSF officers and personnel. During Operation Sindoor, Sub-Inspector Vyas Dev and Constable Suddi Rabha were deployed in the forward posts of ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: EC on Thursday revised the rules relating to counting of postal ballots, making it mandatory for all postal ballot papers to be counted before the penultimate round of EVM/VVPATs counting is taken up.The new practice will be first implemented in Bihar where assembly polls are due in Nov.This restores the arrangement prior to May 2019, when EC had changed the guidelines to allow EVM counting to proceed regardless of postal ballot counting stage. The 2019 change did not rule out chances of EVM counting being completed before postal ballot counting. INDIA bloc had, during the 2024 elec ...Read More >
Chennai, April 9: In the run-up to the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections on April 23, the Indian National Congress (INC) on Thursday released its manifesto aimed at "Transforming Tamil Nadu." Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, Congress MP Karti Chidambaram, and State Congress chief K Selvaperunthagai were present during the unveiling. The manifesto pledges to transform the state with major initiatives targeting employment, public safety, healthcare, and law and order. One of the highlights of the election document is the promise of Universal Basic Income (UBI). The party has pledged R ...Read More >
BENGALURU: With the death of a 22-year-old kabaddi player due to rabies in Uttar Pradesh, the BBMP is now focussing on prevention of the disease through vaccination and awareness camps and by launching a drive to round up suspected rabid dogs in its limits. The palike's dog catching squad isolated 1,107 strays and found 673 of them to be rabid in the past four-and-a-half years. A senior veterinarian from BBMP's animal husbandry department said whenever dog bite complaints are received, the canine is caught and kept under observation and certain tests conducted. "Normally in ten days, the ra ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Bringing down the curtain on the proceedings initiated against misleading advertisements for medicinal products, the Supreme Court has closed the case filed by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) against Patanjali Ayurved and its founders.A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and K V Viswanathan said no further hearing was needed as the court had already passed various orders and the purpose of the case had been achieved. "By various orders, the prayers of the WP have been achieved and do not survive for further consideration. Hence, the writ petition stands disposed of. Liberty is al ...Read More >
Rahul Gandhi has voiced his apprehension regarding the Supreme Court's order. The order directs authorities to relocate stray dogs in Delhi to shelters. Gandhi stated that removing stray dogs is a step backward. He advocated for sterilization, vaccination, and community care. Gandhi believes these methods can ensure safety without cruelty. New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has expressed his concern over the Supreme Court order that directed the authorities in the National ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): The Central Government is aiming to eliminate Rabies by 2030. According to the study done by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE), on Human rabies death and animal bite burden estimates in India, 2022-2023, more than 5000 people die every year due to dog bites. Nearly 9.1 million animal bites and 5,726 human rabies deaths due to dog bites are estimated to occur every year in India. 80 per cent of the dog bite victims reported taking at least one dose of the vaccination. In order to eliminate dog-mediated rabi ...Read More >
Bengaluru: BBMP's initiative to provide cooked chicken-based meals to 5,000 stray dogs in the city has triggered mixed reactions from residents and social media users. Palike, however, maintains that the programme is a legal obligation under Central govt's Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023, and aims to reduce dog bites, control aggression, and improve sterilisation success.The initiative, which builds on a feeding scheme started during Covid-19, involves setting up designated feeding points monitored by zonal officials. The food will be made from chicken waste, not premium meat, BBMP clarified, ...Read More >