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An irked Supreme Court told a Noida resident - who had alleged harassment while feeding stray dogs - to do so in their own home. "There is space for these animals... but no space for humans. Should we leave every lane, every road, open for these large-hearted people? Why don't you feed them in your house," Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta said Tuesday. "We will give you that suggestion... open a shelter in your own house. Feed every dog in the community in your own house," the Supr ...Read More >
Bengaluru: After Delhi, nearly 40 schools in Bengaluru received bomb threats via e-mail on Friday morning, leading to panic among students, teachers and parents. Police teams have rushed to all locations and search operations are underway. Schools in R R Nagar and Kengeri were among those targeted, the police said. Cyber experts are making all efforts to trace the sender of the mail. Sources revealed that the sender could be suffering from mental health issues. In the mail, he has spoken about ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit on Friday hit out at the Congress party after CCTV cameras showed a video footage of a young girl being attacked and dragged by a group of stray dogs. https://x.com/BJP4Karnataka/status/194606772839527235 In a post on social media X, the party stated that the Congress party had been looting Karnataka day in and day out without a shred of shame, further stating that the party had done nothing for the state development ...Read More >
The actress was taken to HN Reliance Hospital in Girgaon area of Mumbai for delivery; both mother and baby are reported to be healthy The couple announced their pregnancy in February this year, and the actress was due in August. However, a few days ago, the couple were spotted at a maternity medical facility raising concerns about the mother and the child. The actress was taken to HN Reliance Hospital in the Girgaon area of Mumbai for her delivery. Earlier, in February, the couple announced th ...Read More >
KOLKATA: An FIR has been lodged against Hasin Jahan, the estranged wife of cricketer Mohammed Shami and Arshi Jahan, Hasin's daughter from her first marriage at Suri in Birbhum district in West Bengal. A few days ago, a conflict erupted over a plot of land in the Sonator area under ward no. 5 of Suri Municipality. The land reportedly belongs to Arshi and it is alleged that neighbor Guddu Bibi was trying to encroach that land. It is alleged that after the construction work started on the land o ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 17: Bollywood couple Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani, who have been blessed with a baby girl, are requesting privacy from the media, as they step forward in their journey of parenthood. On Thursday, the actor took to the Stories section of his Instagram, and shared a note in which he urged the media to grant them and their daughter privacy. He wrote, "We're so grateful for all the love and wishes; our hearts are truly full. As we take our first steps into this new journey of par ...Read More >
New Delhi: Following the Supreme Court's remarks on stray dogs on Tuesday, MCD councillors demanded concrete steps and resolutions on the issue at a standing committee meeting on Wednesday. They suggested forming a committee to set up dog shelters and amend regulations.Committee chairperson Satya Sharma accepted that the issue needed resolution due to frequent conflicts in residential areas. "Although I am an animal lover, stray dogs often target small children, domestic workers and other indivi ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: In a controversial move, a high-level meeting chaired by local self-govt minister M B Rajesh here on Wednesday decided to allow local bodies to euthanise severely ill or dangerous stray dogs. The meeting, co-chaired by animal husbandry minister Chinchurani, was convened to address the rising stray dog menace in state.A health department report had put the number of dog bite cases between Jan and April this year at 1,31,244. Sixteen deaths due to dog bites occurred between Jan ...Read More >
Chhattisgarh: A 17-year-old boy died in a tragic road accident on Monday night in the Supela area of Bhilai. The accident took place when he was out on a scooter with his friend and a stray dog appeared in front of him suddenly, while trying to save him, the scooter slipped out of control and both the riders fell into the drain on the side of the road. In the accident, one of them died on the spot, while the other was injured. The whole incident was captured by the CCTV camera and is now going v ...Read More >
Pune, July 15 (PTI) As many as 14 deer have died over the last four to five days in the Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park in Pune due to unidentified reasons, officials said on Tuesday. A Pune Municipal Corporation veterinary officer said authorities are examining various possibilities including infection through the deer feed to identify the cause behind the fatalities. He said medical reports are awaited to understand the details. "Bucks are drying every day since the last four to five days. On ...Read More >
Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) [India], July 15 (ANI): Eight people were killed after a vehicle carrying 13 passengers met with an accident near the Suni bridge in Muwani town of Uttarakhand Pithoragarh district, a police officer said on Tuesday. Pithoragarh Superintendent of Police (SP) Rekha Yadav confirmed the incident and stated that a rescue operation is currently underway. Eight people died after a vehicle carrying 13 people crashed near the Suni bridge in Muwani town. The police officials ha ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Sivaganga Member of Parliament, Karti P Chidambaram, on Tuesday, took to X (formerly Twitter) to highlight the persistent problem of street dogs in the country. Reposting a tweet by a journalist, he called the street dog issue 'a national health & safety crisis (sic).' He also highlighted the lack of holistic efforts to tackle this issue nationwide. Woman Attacked By Stray Dogs In Indore The original post has a video of a woman being attacked by street dogs in Indore, and says t ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A Rs 2.88 crore pilot scheme by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to provide cooked chicken‑rice meals to 5,000 stray dogs has sparked a debate online as well as on political platforms. Aiming to curb aggressive canine behaviour, the city plans to deliver daily meals at 100 geo‑tagged feeding points, but reactions from activists, politicians and residents have been sharply divided. ...Read More >
Mysuru: Mysuru district has seen a significant rise in dog bite cases in the last six months. The district reported 9,428 dog bite cases from Jan to June this year. The department of health has stepped up efforts to raise awareness against dog bite cases like rabies, a notified fatal viral disease that poses a serious public health concern.According to sources, of the 9,428 dog bite cases reported in the district, 1,763 cases were children between 1 and 12 years old, 840 were adolescents between ...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 ...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 nutriti ...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 monit ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike's (BBMP) new pilot scheme to provide chicken-rice meals to stray dogs in the city has triggered a strong public response, with animal rights activists, health experts, and citizens raising concerns over its intent, implementation, and civic priorities. Animal rights activist Swarnima Nishant was highly critical of the move, calling it a "drama" and accusing BBMP of repeating publicity gimmicks from the past. "First, treat them as family. The BBM ...Read More >
Bengaluru, July 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bengaluru civic body's plan to serve chicken biryani to stray dogs has sparked outrage and drawn flak from the public and the opposition. BBMP Special Commissioner Vikas Suralkar Kishore has stated that a scheme has been introduced to feed stray dogs in eight zones of the BBMP in an effort to reduce their aggressive behaviour. A tender worth Rs 2.80 crore has also been floated for this purpose. The development has become a point of discussion on social media ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jul 11 (PTI) Every day for the last six years, promptly at noon, 37-year-old 'Protein' Prabhu has sat with a basket of bananas at the entrance of the sprawling Indian Institute of Statistics campus, adjacent to the Bangalore University campus, feeding the monkeys that live in and around the area. Prabhu also feeds about 30 dogs in the vicinity, but he waits until nightfall to avoid agitating neighbours who object to feeding strays. He is happy that the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Pa ...Read More >
BENGALURU: Every dog has its day. Certainly, at least, in Bengaluru. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike is set to start first-of-its kind initiative in the country in terms of dealing with stray dogs. The palike will feed around 4,000 stray dogs once a day and supply chicken and rice to avoid aggression in animals. The municipality has invited tenders will be spending Rs 2.88 crore annually for the initiative and claims to control aggression due to lack of food and arrest scavenging among s ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 11 (ANI): The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is set to roll out a daily feeding programme for stray dogs, under which around 5,000 dogs will receive chicken rice and non-vegetarian meals each day. A tender worth around Rs 2.8 crore has been issued to implement the programme across BBMP's eight zones. Each zone is expected to cover between 400 and 500 street dogs. Also Read | Stocks To Buy or Sell Today, July 11, 2025: TCS, Hindustan Unilever, and ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 11 (ANI): The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is set to roll out a daily feeding programme for stray dogs, under which around 5,000 dogs will receive chicken rice and non-vegetarian meals each day. A tender worth around Rs 2.8 crore has been issued to implement the programme across BBMP eight zones. Each zone is expected to cover between 400 and 500 street dogs. Special Commissioner Suralkar Vikas Kishore confirmed that an action plan has been subm ...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 can ...Read More >
Surat, Jul 4 (PTI) A no objection certificate (NOC) from at least 10 neighbours will now be required if residents of a housing society want to keep a pet dog at their home in Surat city of Gujarat, civic officials said on Friday. In case of a multi-storey apartment building, the pet owner must submit an NOC issued by the chairperson and secretary of the residential building, said officials of the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC). In view of some recent incidents, including a toddler's death i ...Read More >
NAVI MUMBAI: A new born girl was found abandoned on a pavement right outside an orphanage in Panvel Saturday morning. Swaddled in a blanket, she had been placed in a plastic basket which also had a feeding bottle, baby food and baby clothes. A note, in English, was also found in the basket.The handwritten note states that the person who has left the newborn feels "sorry for abandoning" the infant. It goes on to say that they are "mentally and financially incapable of taking care of her", and goe ...Read More >
Chennai, June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The forest officials in the Boluvampatti range have placed 10 pairs of camera traps around a grove on the north side of Kuppepalayam near Devarayapuram in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore district, after CCTV footage captured a leopard moving near the area, creating panic among villagers. The grove's owner, Sakthi, alerted authorities after the footage was widely circulated on social media. Officials said there have been no attacks on domestic animals in the area so fa ...Read More >
Thane, Jun 29 (PTI) Police have arrested a 30-year-old fruit seller for illegally possessing two country-made pistols in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said on Sunday. Acting on a tip-off, the police's anti-extortion cell raided the man's premises at Bandarpada locality in Kalyan area on June 25, assistant police inspector Sunil Tarmale said. The police seized two country-made pistols and a live cartridge, valued at Rs 1.05 lakh, from the fruit seller, who had two previous criminal ...Read More >
BENGALURU: A police case has been registered against a woman staying at Doddanekundi after she was accused of killing one of her pet dogs and keeping its carcass for days that led to foul smell coming out of her flat. Dr KL Rudresh Kumar, the assistant director of the Animal Husbandry (AH) Wing of the KR Puram subdivision of BBMP, filed the police complaint. The 38-year-old woman, Triparna Paik, stays at the flat number J-404 at Akme Ballet Apartment in Doddanekundi. The animal husbandry team ...Read More >
DHARMAPURI: For the third time in the past two months, a wild leopard wandered into a private farmland near Valaithottam village near Palacode and hunted chicken raised by a local farmer. Locals are increasingly distressed and urged the forest department to take steps to relocate the leopard. Over the past few months, there have been several reports of leopard sightings in forest areas near Palacode, particularly in Valaithottam village, near the forest's fringe. There have been two instances ...Read More >
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