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On January 13, a bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and N V Anjaria said authorities had not done anything for 75 years. It also said it may order “heavy compensation” to be paid by authorities in case of deaths due to stray dog bites. (File Photo)

'She was playing when they dragged her away’: Three-year-old girl killed by stray dogs in UP village

January 20, 2026 3:54 pm

A former village pradhan alleged the administration has failed to control the stray dog menace in the area.

120 stray dogs killed by lethal injection in two Telangana villages, police book sarpanches

January 14, 2026 3:39 am

The killings took place between January 6 and 8 within the limits of the Shayampet and Arepally gram panchayats in Hanumakonda district.

'It’s clearly a failure on their part’: Supreme Court says it will impose heavy compensation on states for every stray dog bite death

January 14, 2026 3:26 am

The Supreme Court also expressed its exasperation, and urged them to let it complete the hearing and pass orders on the stray dogs issue.

Meet Aloka, the Indian stray dog winning hearts for its 'Walk of Peace'

January 09, 2026 6:05 pm

Aloka will continue its over 100-day-long walk across the United States till February this year.

The current election campaign also brings out another facet of Maharashtra's current political picture.

SC shift on stray dogs is welcome — and humane

January 07, 2026 3:39 pm

The solution to overcrowded shelters is humane euthanasia, or “compassion”, constitutionally speaking — a quick end to unnecessary suffering

'4-5 litigants bitten by dogs in December': Gujarat HC bar association pens letter to Chief Justice

January 07, 2026 9:47 pm

The letter also refers to complaints of other advocates having “a narrow and near escape” and states, "One advocate was surrounded by four stray dogs in the chamber building itself. I have witnessed dogs roaming freely outside the open area of the Honorable First Court.”

In stray dogs and Aravalli hill cases, the Supreme Court has gone against its formidable legacy

January 08, 2026 11:17 am

The very institution that once insisted on expert-driven governance solutions now appears willing to substitute scientific analysis with judicial intuition. Interim orders, passed without a full evidentiary foundation or inclusive hearing, risk entrenching irreversible consequences

During the march, Aloka was struck by a car and later fell seriously ill

From Indian streets and across continents: The incredible journey of Aloka, the ‘peace dog’, currently on a 2,300-mile walk

January 05, 2026 4:47 pm

Believed to be an Indian Pariah, the dog initially began following Buddhist monks during their 112-day peace walk.

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To resolve the street dogs issue, use reason and compassion, not fear and cruel

January 03, 2026 9:37 am

The tragedy of India’s “dog problem” isn’t a lack of law. It’s a failure to apply it. The Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules already lay down a clear, evidence-based national protocol: Capture-sterilise-vaccinate-release