Direction is in line with SC's 7 November order asking all states/UTs and Centre to secure educational institutions and other public places from stray canines, says UGC.
A 10-city empirical study by the think tank Esya Centre shows most street dogs in India are not aggressive and that the majority of residents value them.
We have failed terribly at two important things. One, we are reacting to this issue only emotionally, not logically. And two, we are not asking the right questions.
‘If the govt had done their job then I don’t think so many people would be here protesting,' said Madhu, who was at Delhi's Palika Bazaar to protest SC's Friday ruling.
In a related directive, top court orders authorities to ensure the removal of cattle and other stray animals from highways and expressways across the country.
The Supreme Court had earlier expanded the scope of the stray dogs case beyond the confines of Delhi NCR, and directed that all states and UTs be made parties in the matter.
Delhi Animal Welfare Board executive committee member Dr Asher Jesudoss told ThePrint that at previous events at JLN Stadium, stray dogs were peacefully cordoned off without incident.
A new UP rule says dogs that bite humans twice will be locked up for life, leading to a wave of jokes and memes. ‘Will such dogs be released on parole like Ram Rahim?’ joked one X user.
Delhi govt has come up with elaborate guidelines for stray dog population management, rabies eradication, and mitigating human-stray dog conflict, less than a month after SC order.
Sneha Shrestha feeds hundreds of stray dogs a day in Kathmandu. A long-awaited draft animal welfare law was under process in Nepal, but then the violence happened, she rues.
A bad turn in Venezuela would raise the same questions that have dogged the unlawful US strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean: Why now, and why at all?
The concern is not that 2025’s rally was irrational, but that it may be difficult to repeat. Outlooks remain anchored to AI investment and growth without reigniting inflation.
If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
COMMENTS