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Deadly Cough Syrup:Toxic Cough Syrup Kills Seven Children in...
( India )
New Delhi| WTNS | Oct 05: When the first child died in the quiet central Indian district of Chhindwara in late August, doctors thought it was an isolated case of sudden kidney failure. Within days, more children began arriving at the district hospital, gasping for breath, their kidneys shutting down, their parents pleading for help. By the end of the month, seven of them were dead , all under the age of five, and all of them had been given the same cough syrup. On Friday, tests confirmed the parents’...

Jammu & Kashmir Bans Unsafe Frozen and Chilled Meat...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar | WTNS | Oct 04:The Jammu and Kashmir administration has imposed a blanket ban on the manufacture, storage, distribution, transportation, and sale of frozen and chilled meat products that fail to meet food safety standards. According to an official order, inspections by the Food Safety Wing of the Drug and Food Control Organization revealed large quantities of rotten, decomposed, and unlabelled meat across multiple locations in the Union Territory. The unsafe stocks were seized and destroyed. The...

Hamas responds to Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan, expressing ...
( Palestine )
Doha | WTNS | Oct 04:Hamas has submitted its response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan, signaling readiness to release prisoners and transfer governance of the territory. The Palestinian Resistance movement said it had conducted “extensive consultations to reach a responsible position” on the proposal, motivated by its aim to halt Israeli aggression. Hamas declared its willingness to release all prisoners — both living and deceased — in line with the plan, and expressed...

Omar Abdullah: Won’t Compromise on J&K Statehood, Wil...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar | WTNS | Oct 01:Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday reaffirmed that his government will pursue the restoration of statehood through democratic and non-violent means, ruling out any alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to achieve the objective. Addressing a gathering in Anantnag, Omar said he was prepared to protest but would not allow the Valley to suffer “destruction, devastation and bloodshed.” He emphasized that his fight for statehood would remain...

Trump Pushes 21-Point Gaza Ceasefire Plan Amid Ongoing Strik...
( US )
Washington | WTNS | Oct 01:U.S. President Donald Trump has unveiled a 21-point plan aimed at ending Israel’s two-year military campaign in Gaza, which has left over 66,000 Palestinians dead and more than 168,000 injured since October 2023. The plan draws heavily on a proposal by former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and calls for a ceasefire, removal of Hamas from power, the creation of a temporary technocratic government, and the return of humanitarian aid at pre-war levels. Under the plan, Gaza...

Voices from the Mountains:Why Ladakh Needs Dialogue, Not For...
Muhammad Jawad Habib
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Following the 2019 separation from Jammu and Kashmir, there was initial hope among the local population. However, the absence of an assembly and local representation created a sense that key decisions were being made in Delhi rather than in Ladakh. There is no effective constitutional or administrative framework to safeguard land, resources, employment, and cultural identity. By Muhammad Jawad Habib: Introduction: Ladakh, with its towering mountains, unique culture,...

“Moulana Iftikhar Hussain Ansari:A Timeless Guardian of Hu...
Kifayat Hussainee
( Jammu and Kashmir )
From his early years, Moulana Ansari inherited the pulpit of his great family of scholars and custodians of Hussainiat. Yet, he took that legacy to heights never imagined before. By Kifayat Hussainee History occasionally gifts us men whose lives redefine courage, vision, and service. They are not remembered merely for the years they lived, but for the impact they left on generations. Among such towering personalities stands Moulana Iftikhar Hussain Ansari, a man who seamlessly united...

“Greed Over Nature:The Escalating Environmental Crisis in ...
Adv. Aqib Ul Ahad Wani,
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Environmental crimes in India have crossed the line from negligence to an organized attack on survival itself. Illegal mining, poaching, industrial pollution, and garbage dumping are no longer isolated incidents; they are part of a larger menace that is undermining the natural basis of life. The United Nations classifies environmental crimes as the fourth most serious form of organized crime worldwide, with India being one of the worst hit due to its delicate ecosystems. By Adv. Aqib...

The Absence That Sustains Presence: Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah ...
By Fida Hussain Bhat
( Jammu and Kashmir )
In the annals of resistance, few names echo with the spiritual gravity and strategic brilliance of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. His life was not merely a political journey—it was a metaphysical stance against tyranny, a living embodiment of the Qur’anic injunction: By Fida Hussain Bhat In the annals of resistance, few names echo with the spiritual gravity and strategic brilliance of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. His life was not merely a political journey—it was a metaphysical stance...

The Gardener Who Left the Garden:A Lyrical Remembrance of La...
Muzamil Malik
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Eleven years later, his absence is more visible than his presence ever was. In the faltering voices of orators who try to imitate him. In the hesitant footsteps of politicians who cannot match his conviction. In the collective sigh of a community that still whispers, “Ask one who lost a father like Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari.” By Muzamil Malik: There are losses that history records in dates and monuments. And then there are losses that creep into the bloodstream of a people,...