Nationwide survey on animal bite burden & human rabies estimates 5,726 human rabies deaths annually, down 75% in 20 years, suggests steps to eliminate dog-mediated human rabies by 2030.
About 96 percent of the mortality and morbidity due to rabies is associated with dog bites. India faces uphill struggle as it attempts to eliminate disease by 2030.
National Centre for Disease Control formed panel to discuss such vaccinations through Universal Immunization Programme. Evidence being gathered to present to NTAGI, it is learnt.
Percentage up from 61% last year, says LocalCircles. Moreover, 71% respondents want govt to make stray animal management effectiveness a criteria for Swachh Bharat rankings.
District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission also directed the municipal corporation to cancel the registration of banned dogs with immediate effect.
The girl, from Madhya Pradesh's Bakawa village, lost her life Friday, after being attacked by half-a-dozen stray dogs. while on her way to pick up groceries from a neighbourhood store.
Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
This would not solve the problem. It will just shift the problem from one site to another.
Besides, stray dogs are a menace in every city and town of India, not just Delhi. Across India, there are frequent news reports of children dying in stray dog attacks and senior citizens getting badly mauled.
The only solution to this menace is mass culling. Genuinely hope the Justices will understand the gravity of the problem and allow mass culling of stray dogs.
Thanks to the Supreme Court for coming to the aid of the common man.
Whosoever feels strongly for stray dogs (the editors at The Print certainly do, as evident from the asinine editorial take) should adopt them and keep them at home.
Anyone who obstructs the removal of stray dogs must be arrested and prosecuted by the concerned authorities.
Out cities and towns must be rid of this nuisance. The only viable solution is mass culling of stray dogs. Hope the Supreme Court will allow culling of stray dogs to eliminate the menace.
Kudos to the Supreme Court! Heartfelt gratitude to the Justices for this landmark judgement.
Hope the municipal authorities do their part of the job efficiently and rid the city streets of strays at the earliest.
At times, the SC does seem to bat for the common man.
This would not solve the problem. It will just shift the problem from one site to another.
Besides, stray dogs are a menace in every city and town of India, not just Delhi. Across India, there are frequent news reports of children dying in stray dog attacks and senior citizens getting badly mauled.
The only solution to this menace is mass culling. Genuinely hope the Justices will understand the gravity of the problem and allow mass culling of stray dogs.
Thanks to the Supreme Court for coming to the aid of the common man.
Whosoever feels strongly for stray dogs (the editors at The Print certainly do, as evident from the asinine editorial take) should adopt them and keep them at home.
Australia is culling Kangaroo, Sweden is culling Brown bears, Kenya is culling ELEPHANTS, India should be culling stray dogs….
Anyone who obstructs the removal of stray dogs must be arrested and prosecuted by the concerned authorities.
Out cities and towns must be rid of this nuisance. The only viable solution is mass culling of stray dogs. Hope the Supreme Court will allow culling of stray dogs to eliminate the menace.
Kudos to the Supreme Court! Heartfelt gratitude to the Justices for this landmark judgement.
Hope the municipal authorities do their part of the job efficiently and rid the city streets of strays at the earliest.
At times, the SC does seem to bat for the common man.