animal control

Haridwar, Apr 2 Ahead of the Ardh Kumbh scheduled next year in Uttarakhand, the Haridwar administration has proposed relocating all raw meat shops operating within the city’s urban limits to Sarai village on the outskirts.Haridwar Mayor Kiran Jaiswal toldAccording to the Haridwar Municipal...

Nashik, March 28 A leopard wandered into a residential area in Satpur, Nashik, on Saturday, causing panic among residents, officials said.The leopard was tranquilized after a four-hour effort by personnel from the forest, police, and district administration, they added.The big cat was...

Jammu, March 27 The government estimates that more than 1.52 lakh stray dogs are present in major urban centers of Jammu and Kashmir, including 64,416 in Srinagar city, citing a survey.Responding to a question from National Conference MLA Tanvir Sadiq in the assembly, Chief Minister Omar...

Hamirpur (HP), March 20 The stray dog menace has once again become a problem for residents in parts of this district, with at least 10 people, including a schoolgirl, being bitten by stray dogs in Sujanpur Tira and Hamirpur towns in the past three days.In Ward Number 5 of the Hamirpur...

Patna, March 14 – A stray bull caused a brief security incident on Saturday during Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s visit to Begusarai, where preparations were underway for his helicopter’s landing as part of his ongoing Samriddhi Yatra.According to officials, the helipad area had been...

Thrissur, March 12 – A tragic incident involving a stray dog resulted in the death of an 84-year-old woman at Erumapetty, near here, on Thursday evening. Her 60-year-old son, who has a mental disability, also sustained serious injuries in the attack.According to local authorities, the attack...

Jaipur, March 11 A female police constable was injured after a homeowner allegedly unleashed a pitbull dog on a police team investigating a complaint in Bikaner, Rajasthan, police said on Wednesday.The incident occurred in the Jaynarayan Vyas Colony police station area when a three-member...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 8 The Kerala government has extended the validity of orders permitting the controlled culling of wild boars that stray into human habitations and cause damage to life, property, and crops by one year.According to a recent order issued by the state Forest Department...

Dhar (MP), March 7 A sub-tehsildar and a Public Works Department (PWD) sub-divisional officer were among five people bitten by a monkey in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, on Saturday, an official said.The incident occurred in Badnawar, about 50 kilometers from the district headquarters, he...

Mumbai, February 27 A total of 420 people were killed in attacks by wild animals in Maharashtra over the past five years, with 248 – more than half of these deaths – being caused solely by tigers, and another 104 by leopards, state Forest Minister Ganesh Naik said on Friday.In a written reply...

Thane, February 27 Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator Tejashree Hemant Gaikwad submitted a memorandum to the Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation commissioner on Friday, expressing concern over the increasing stray dog population in the area.Gaikwad pointed out that a 7-year-old child was recently...

Kathmandu, February 24 – The Nepali government has formally declared wild boars – except for small species that enter private farmland – as agriculture-damaging wild animals, allowing farmers to chase them away, capture them, or even kill them without obtaining a permit from authorities.Just...

Jaipur, February 23 – The growing problem of monkeys entering residential areas and attacking people was raised in the Rajasthan Assembly on Monday, with Congress MLA from Shahpura, Manish Yadav, drawing attention to the issue through a Calling Attention Motion.Responding to the motion...

Indore, February 19 A construction agency has been fined Rs 50,000 after a video of a cat roaming in a major government hospital in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, went viral on social media, an official said on Thursday.Incidentally, last year, two infants had reportedly died due to rat bites in the...

Bhopal, February 17 Concerns were raised in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly on Tuesday regarding attacks by stray dogs, following which the government assured that it would take all necessary steps to address the issue.Congress MLAs Atif Aqeel and Rajan Mandloi raised the issue through a motion to...