Goa achieved a “rabies-controlled” status in 2021 after eliminating human rabies cases since 2017, following a 2014 outbreak that claimed 17 lives. Mission Rabies initiated mass vaccination and sterilization drives, significantly reducing cases. Cross-border transmission from neighboring states remains a challenge, prompting intensified vaccination efforts in border regions and mandatory pet vaccination declarations for visitors. Post navigation ‘War 2’ box office: Hrithik Roshan, Jr NTR, Kiara starrer crosses Rs 100 cr mark; Janmashtami may hit day 3 biz ‘Congress caused partition’: NCERT’s new module blames party for ‘blunders’; key extracts
