Surathkal: Stray dog attack leaves nine-year-old girl seriously injured
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Mangaluru: A nine-year-old girl sustained serious injuries after being attacked by a pack of stray dogs in Kana Maindaguri, Surathkal, on Wednesday evening.
The victim, identified as Rida Fatima (9), daughter of Haider Ali, was reportedly on her way to a nearby shop when the attack occurred. According to eyewitnesses, a group of stray dogs fighting nearby ran toward the child. Frightened, she turned back to run home, accidentally dropping the money in her hand. As she bent down to pick it up, the dogs pounced on her, biting her arms and legs and causing severe injuries.
Locals who heard the girl’s screams rushed to rescue her from the dogs and immediately took her to the Surathkal Community Health Centre for first aid. She was later shifted to Wenlock Hospital in Mangaluru and then to a private hospital for further treatment.
Residents expressed strong anger against the Mangaluru City Corporation, accusing it of failing to control the growing menace of stray dogs in Surathkal and surrounding areas. They alleged that despite repeated incidents of dogs attacking children, women, and the elderly, the civic authorities have taken no effective measures.
Meanwhile, the girl’s uncle, Muhammad Sharif, alleged that Wenlock Hospital delayed treatment, forcing the family to move her to a private hospital for better care.
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Karnataka govt to strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy, after HC directive
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Labour Minister Santosh Lad has said that the government will strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy across all sectors at the earliest, following the High Court directive.
The High Court of Karnataka had recently directed the state government to "strictly and faithfully" implement the menstrual leave policy, pending formal enactment of the proposed legislation.
"I welcome the directive issued by the Karnataka High Court in support of our state government's ambitious menstrual leave policy," Lad said.
The state government has taken firm steps to implement the menstrual leave policy comprehensively, and as a model to the country, he said in a post on 'X' on Thursday.
"In line with the court's opinion that menstrual leave is a matter of women's dignity, justice, and humane recognition of their lived realities, we will strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy--equivalent to one day per month, or 12 days per year--across all sectors at the earliest," he added.
The court had said that in the interregnum, it shall be incumbent upon the state to ensure effective operationalisation of the policy through the issuance of suitable guidelines, circulars, and administrative instructions, as may be necessary to secure its uniform, consistent, and rigorous implementation across all sectors.
The court issued the directive while hearing on a petition filed by 41-year-old Chandravva Hanumant Gokavi, who works in a hotel in Mudalgi of Gokak taluk in Belagavi district, before the Dharwad bench, seeking implementation of the November 20, 2025, order of the government providing one-day menstrual leave for all working women.
