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Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 30 (ANI): The Shimla Citizens' Forum on Monday staged a protest outside the office of the Shimla Deputy Commisioner, highlighting the increasing threat posed by stray dogs and monkeys in the city, particularly to children. Addressing the media, Jagmohan Thakur, President of the Shimla Citizens' Forum, said the protest was part of a continuing effort to ensure immediate action from municipal authorities. Also Read | Zubeen Garg Ambulance Video Moment ...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 ...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, Com ...Read More >
A senior BSF officer on Saturday (September 27, 2025) said the security forces are on high alert and prepared to foil any attempts of infiltration into the Kashmir valley with the presence of terrorists at launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC). Speaking to reporters in Srinagar, Inspector General (IG), BSF Kashmir Frontier, Ashok Yadav said increased attempts to infiltrate terrorists into the valley always remain before the onset of winter. "There are always attempts to infiltrate befor ...Read More >
Inspired by PM Narendra Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat', BSF trains 150 Indian-breed dogs, enhancing its dog squads with breeds like Rampur and Mudhol Hounds. The Tekanpur Training Centre in Madhya Pradesh spearheads this initiative, furthering 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' and achieving success in national police competitions. The Border Security Force (BSF) of India has recently taken strides in enhancing its canine capabilities by focusing training efforts on indigenous dog breeds. Drawing inspiration from on ...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 ...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 husban ...Read More >
Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered in Guwahati, the capital of the northeastern state of Assam, to mourn the death of singer-composer Zubeen Garg. Garg, 52, drowned on 19 September in Singapore, where he had gone to perform at a live concert. He was a cultural icon in Assam, singing in more than 40 languages and dialects in a career spanning 33 years. His hit Hindi language song Ya Ali from the 2006 film Gangster made him nationally famous. Garg's cremation will be held on Tuesday ...Read More >
Guwahati [Assam], September 23 (ANI): In a deeply emotional moment, late singer Zubeen Garg's pet dogs were brought by his family to his funeral cortege in Guwahati. The late singer was known for sharing an immense love for dogs and the sight of his canine companions bidding their silent farewell came as a poignant reminder of their special bond. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took to his X handle and shared the video, showing Garg's dogs being brought in. The late singer's wife, Gari ...Read More >
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) will launch a comprehensive citywide dog census on September 17 in response to the rising street dog menace. The enumeration drive will cover all 67 wards under the civic body's jurisdiction and continue till September 24. Massive Exercise Across the City According to BMC officials, the exercise will involve 420 teams, including Swachh Sathis, sanitation workers, and BMC officials. To ensure accuracy, all participants will undergo a three-day special ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) will conduct a citywide stray dog census across all 67 wards from September 17. BMC officials said 410 teams, led by expert veterinarians and civic officials, will carry out the survey in two phases using scientific methods, as part of the civic body's plan to roll out an effective animal birth control (ABC) drive to contain the canine population in the city. "A total of 410 teams comprising veterinary experts, ward officers, Swachh Sath ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 14: At least 26 Police officers were injured and 24 people arrested during a mass rally led by far-right activist Tommy Robinson in central London on Saturday, the Metropolitan Police said. The "Unite the Kingdom" protest drew an estimated 110,000 people to Whitehall, far exceeding organisers' expectations, while around 5,000 counter-protesters gathered nearby at a Stand Up To Racism demonstration. What began largely peacefully escalated into violent clashes, with some Robinson ...Read More >
The official story is that there is a system in place that takes care of pets when their owners die, are imprisoned or enter long-term care. But animal activists tell a different story. Karl Azzopardi reports We love our pets, and it's a sad day when they leave us. But what happens to our furry companions when we die and no one is around to take care of them? For those who do not have relatives willing to adopt the orphaned pets, the answer is nebulous at best. The Animal Rights Ministry insi ...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, includin ...Read More >
Nahan, Sep 13 (UNI) The plight of stray dogs in the Nahan Nagar Palika area reflects glaring neglect, with neither vaccination nor sterilization drives conducted for the past one and a half years. This inaction has left hundreds of dogs vulnerable to diseases, while residents face growing safety concerns. Despite the Animal Birth Control (ABC) rules mandating annual sterilization and vaccination of stray dogs, the municipal council has failed to comply. The rules also require tagging treated ...Read More >
Nalgonda: In a bid to tackle the stray dog menace, district authorities have introduced the idea of "Adopt a Stray Dog," urging pet lovers to take responsibility for stray dogs through adoption. The programme will be formally launched in Nalgonda on Friday. According to a recent survey, around 40,000 stray dogs have been identified in the district. Based on these reports and information collected from village-level authorities, the district administration has prepared an action plan to implement ...Read More >
Surat (Gujarat) [India], August 21: KP Group, a leading name in India's renewable energy sector, is stepping up its expansion with a clear goal of reaching 10 GW capacity by 2030. With projects already underway in Gujarat, the Group is working on projects in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, supported by a strong order book and government partnerships. KP Group has signed memoranda of understanding with Gujarat, Odisha, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh for over 2.6 ...Read More >
Chennai, Aug 26 (PTI) A Chennai policeman on night patrol stoked a controversy with his "harassment" remark at a woman feeding scores of stray dogs at Thiruvanmiyur beach and he reportedly snatched her mobile for recording the altercation between the two, but later returned the handset. Though the police department is yet to react to the incident of purported rude behaviour of the policeman, the video on the heated argument between the cop who identified himself as Karthik and the woman at whom ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 22 (PTI) Following the Supreme Court modifying its August 11 order, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has begun the process of identifying areas that can be designated as feeder points to feed stray dogs. The Supreme Court on Friday modified its direction prohibiting the release of vaccinated stray dogs from shelters in Delhi-NCR and ordered the canines to be released post-sterilisation and de-worming. In its order, it also directed municipal authorities to create dedicate ...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, order ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 22 (UNI) Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi today welcomed the revised direction of the Supreme Court on stray dogs and called it a "progressive step" that carefully balances animal welfare with public safety concerns. In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi said, "I welcome the Supreme Court's revised directions on stray dogs, as it marks a progressive step toward balancing animal welfare and public safety. The approach is both compassionate and rooted in scientific reasoning." ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Dog lovers in Hyderabad rejoiced on Friday after the Supreme Court modified its earlier directive on street dogs, ordering that strays be released from shelters following vaccination, deworming and sterilisation. A key feature of the order is the establishment of designated feeding spaces, with feeding on the streets prohibited and action mandated against those who defy the rule. While dog owners, veterinary doctors and animal welfare officials welcomed the order, they cautioned that ...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 1 ...Read More >
Navi Mumbai: Activists have welcomed the new Supreme Court order on stray dogs but have expressed caution regarding the term "aggressive" dogs since there is no clear definition for it, and hope that it is not misused to imprison any street dogs.Roshan Pathak, an animal rights advisor of Pure Animal Lovers (PAL) Foundation, said, "Supreme Court has ensured that Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules of 2023 are implemented, which means that stray dogs will be kept back to their local areas after being ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) The Delhi High Court has quashed FIRs lodged between neighbours due to a scuffle over handling of pet dogs and directing them to pay Rs 10,000 costs each at a canine shelter. Justice Arun Monga said the dispute between the parties was private in nature and arose out of unnecessary differences between neighbours in relation to the handling of their respective pets. "Continuation of the criminal proceedings would serve no useful purpose and would rather amount to an abuse ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will build dog shelters in all 12 civic zones and launch a dedicated helpline for residents to report stray animals, as part of a stepped-up plan to address the issue of stray dogs in the capital. On average 10,000 dogs are being sterilised and vaccinated every month, officials said. The Supreme Court, which is hearing challenges to an earlier order directing the relocation of strays to shelters, has reserved its verdict. On Thur ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, India: On August 11, India's Supreme Court ordered New Delhi's civic authorities to immediately begin capturing 5,000 stray dogs from designated "high-risk areas" and placing them in shelters equipped with adequate staff and CCTV surveillance within six to eight weeks. The court did not explain how it arrived at the 5,000 figure. Estimates of the city's stray dog population vary widely, ranging from 500,000 to one million. While most dogs roaming the streets are harmless, the direct ...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 ma ...Read More >
VMPL New Delhi [India], August 14: Ellenox, India's largest venture studio, is accelerating its global push in enterprise AI development. In the past year, the company has grown its headcount by 50% over the last year, bringing in senior AI talent from Amazon and Google to power its next phase of expansion. Already delivering AI transformation for Fortune 50 leaders in fintech, cloud computing, consumer social, and sports-tech, Ellenox has built systems that replace costly call centers with na ...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 count ...Read More >
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