Two children among four hospitalised after stray dog bite in Chennai
The Hindu
Four people, including two children, were hospitalized after a stray dog bite incident in Chennai's MGR Nagar.
Four persons including a six-year-old boy were injured after a stray dog bit them at MGR Nagar in Chennai on Tuesday (February 25, 2026) night.
Police said the residents in Nagathamman Koil Street of Sanjay Gandhi Colony have been complaining about stray dog menace in the locality in recent times. On Tuesday night, four persons including residents of the locality and those passing through the street, were bitten by a stray dog.
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The victims were identified as K. Panneerselvam who works as a painter and a resident of the street, along with three residents of Choolaipallam including P. Pradeep (25), B. Bhuvanesh (13), and S. Hariharan (6).
While three persons who were admitted to the K.K. Nagar Government Hospital were later referred to the Royapettah Government Hospital for treatment, the six-year-old boy Hariharan is undergoing treatment at the Egmore Children’s Hospital.

The Clamorous reed warbler is as loud as they come, but in the urban environment, it is outshouted. Weed clearing in urban habitats brings down its home, the bulrushes. Bulrushes in wetlands are not encroachments, but ‘legal homes’ to birds in the crake and rail family and warblers, so government line agencies ought to tread on them thoughtfully

The Clamorous reed warbler is as loud as they come, but in the urban environment, it is outshouted. Weed clearing in urban habitats brings down its home, the bulrushes. Bulrushes in wetlands are not encroachments, but ‘legal homes’ to birds in the crake and rail family and warblers, so government line agencies ought to tread on them thoughtfully











