Mysore/Mysuru: Apart from delivering essential commodities and cooked food to people at their doorstep during the lockdown, Mysureans are also feeding stray animals and monkeys. Thousands of stray cats and dogs depend on food and waste from markets, restaurants and grocery shops. But with Coronavirus sending people into isolation and public establishments shutting down, strays…
Student from Meghalaya takes on a mission to feed stray dogs Mysore/Mysuru: It has been 17 days since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced nationwide lockdown. This meant people staying indoors, which they are. Mahatma Gandhi’s quote reads, “The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” And in a…
Mysore/Mysuru: Two SJCE students, who are busy with online classes that the Institution is providing, have a reason to visit their campus every day even when the institution is shut. They come there to feed the hungry dogs. As the educational institutions are closed for long time now, stray dogs which used to get food…
Provide food, water to more than 150 strays daily Mysore/Mysuru: To prevent the spread of Coronavirus, the entire nation has come under lockdown following the Union Government’s order from Mar. 24 midnight till the midnight of Apr.14, which has resulted in hotels, restaurants, fast-food joints, roadside eateries and bakeries closing down. These places were the…
Mysore/Mysuru: Following the nationwide lockdown and closure of hotels and roadside eateries, stray animals are left starving. Noting this, various Associations and Organisations have been feeding the stray animals across the city every day. City’s Namma Mysore Foundation too launched a stray animal feeding programme. Foundation Managing Trustee K. Dasharatha said, “Due to lockdown, many…
Laws to control stray dog and cattle menace do not have teeth By S. Kenneth Shishir [Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav] Domesticated animals depend on humans for their everyday needs — food, water, shelter, veterinary care, love and more. Yet thousands of animals across city have no guardians to care for them, let alone a…
Mysuru: In a biting spree, a rabid dog bit more than 15 people in three different villages in Mysuru taluk on Thursday evening. The dog started its attack around 4 pm at Pillalli where it bit a lot of villagers whose names have not still been identified. The villagers, on seeing the attack, chased the…
Mysuru: An incident of a woman injuring her neighbour for allegedly throwing stone at stray dogs which she was taking care of has been reported on Tuesday at Gokulam here. While the injured has been identified as 52-year-old Chikkathayamma, the woman who injured her has been identified as Gayatri. On Tuesday morning, Chikkathayamma, who had…
There is stray dog menace in the city with each locality having tens of dogs on streets terrifying people, biting them and causing accidents. Veterinarian Dr. C. S. Arun discusses about Rabies and answers common questions that confront people when they are faced with dog bites. — Ed By Dr. C.S. Arun, M.V.Sc. Rabies is…
Mysuru: Mysureans have lived with the problem of stray dogs for years and there seems to be no relief in sight. They blame the Mysuru City Corporation’s failure to properly implement Animal Birth Control programme for the rise in number of stray dogs. Stray dogs are a menace to people on the road, especially children,…
1.2-kg gold bar dacoity case: Mastermind on t...December 5, 2025
Litigant collapses; Judge turns lifesaverDecember 5, 2025
Safari shutdown: Year-end tourism activities ...December 5, 2025
Puthari Namme: Harvest festival celebrated in...December 5, 2025
Recent Comments