MUMBAI: Animal welfare activists from Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and other areas in Maharashtra have urged various bodies such as Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI), and local and civic authorities of the temple town of Shirdi, Ahmednagar district, to ensure that the local stray dogs are not harmed or illegally relocated ahead of prime minister Narendra Modi's visit to Shirdi on October 26.Activists said...
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CHENNAI: In yet another stray cattle-induced death on city roads, a 33-year-old food delivery agent was run over by a truck, when he swerved his vehicle suddenly to avoid hitting astray cow that was crossing the road near Tambaram on Thursday night.Maniyarasu, 33, of Panapakkam was returning home after the day’s work when the accident took place. He was riding back home on the...
In a bid to contain the cattle menace, the Greater Chennai Corporation has increased the fine to be levied on cattle owners from 2,000 to 5,000 per head if they let the animals roam the streets. This comes in the wake of an increase in stray cattle attacks, including on a nine-year-old girl in Arumbakkam recently. In Triplicane too, six people were attacked by cattle. The corporation has increased the...