Month: June 2023

A herbal garden has been established at an altitude of nearly 15,000 feet above sea level in the mountainous ranges of Phobrang village in Leh, Kashmir News Observer reported. Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche, the Religious/Spiritual leader and founder of “Go Green Go Organic,” a non-profit organization dedicated to environmental and biodiversity conservation through large-scale plantations in Ladakh and other Himalayan regions, initiated the project. The initiative is supported by Konchok Stanzin, the Councillor of Chushul constituency and Chairman of High Altitude Herbal Garden. Dr Konchok Dorjey, the Vice Chairman of the herbal garden and an expert on medicinal plants in the region, is also involved. The medicinal herbal garden aims to promote the well-being of the environment, ecolog...

Jammu Kashmir Police late on Saturday claimed that they have arrested the woman accused of murdering her husband in Srinagar. An official said that the accused Shaheena Begum resident of Srinagar's Bhagat was arrested for allegedly killing her husband. He said that an FIR has been registered vide the number 54/2023 under the section 302 of the Indian Penal Code at Police station Sadar in Srinagar. "Prima facie the crime appears to be done in fit of rage, further investigation is on," Police said. Earlier, Shaheena had beaten her husband Abdul Rashid Dar injuring him critically. When Rashid was rushed to the hospital, he was declared brought dead on arrival.

A man lost his life after he was beaten ruthlessly by his wife in central Kashmir's Srinagar district on Saturday evening. An official told news agency Kashmir Scroll that one Abdul Rashid Dar son of Abdul Kareem Dar of Rawathpora area of Srinagar was critically injured after beaten ruthlessly by his wife. The officer said the injured man was immediately taken to nearby hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. A senior police officer also confirmed this news to Kashmir Scroll and said a case has been registered in this regard and further investigation has been set into motion. Pertinently, the incident has shocked the community and many are questioning the rising incidents of domestic violence in the region—(KS)

Suhail Dar A man allegedly gave poison to his two year old grandson in the Mir Bazar area of south Kashmir's Kulgam district. Family of the victim said that on Saturday afternoon, a man Ghulam Hassan Bhat aged 65, a resident of Khrewan in Lassipora Kulgam, gave poison to his grandson in the form of an injection in the south Kashmir area. "When the family members saw him lying unconscious, we rushed him to the hsopital in Anantnag from where he has been referred to Srinagar for treatment," the family members told The Kashmiriyat. They said that a dispute was going on between the father and the son's family for a long time due to various issues. Meanwhile, a Police official posted in the area said that Police have lodged an F.I.R. in this regard and started further investigati...