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The Rotten Meat Scandal in Jammu & Kashmir: Governance Failures Expose Public to Health Risks

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The Rotten Meat Scandal in Jammu & Kashmir: Governance Failures Expose Public to Health Risks

The Rotten Meat Scandal in Jammu & Kashmir: When Governance Fails, Citizens Pay By: Javid Amin | 16 February 2026 Srinagar/Jammu, February 2026 — The seizure of more than 12,000 kilograms of rotten meat, valued at nearly ₹29 lakh, has shaken public confidence across Jammu & Kashmir. What began as a routine enforcement drive has now exposed deeper cracks in regulatory oversight, inspection systems, and institutional accountability. For many residents, the question is no longer just about contaminated meat — it is about governance. This is not merely a food…

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Kashmir’s Food Safety Crisis: How 119 Dead Chickens With a ‘Clean Certificate’ Exposed a Broken System

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Kashmir’s Food Safety Crisis: How 119 Dead Chickens With a ‘Clean Certificate’ Exposed a Broken System

Kashmir’s Food Safety Credibility Crumbles: 119 Dead Chickens With a ‘Clean’ Certificate Spark Outrage By: Javid Amin | 08 December 2025 A Disturbing Discovery at Dawn The story begins on an ordinary winter morning in Srinagar — the kind where life in Kashmir moves slightly slower, bundled under layers of wool and cold breath. But what unfolded at Aluchi Bagh Bund was anything but ordinary. As workers and volunteers opened a truck carrying 2,700 poultry birds, they found a horrifying sight:119 chickens lay dead, stiff, and rotting. Yet the shock…

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Rotten Meat Scandal in Kashmir: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Demands Transparency, Accountability & Urgent Food Safety Reforms

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Rotten Meat Scandal in Kashmir: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Demands Transparency, Accountability & Urgent Food Safety Reforms

Rotten Meat Scandal in Kashmir: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Demands Transparency, Accountability & Urgent Food Safety Reforms By: Javid Amin | 05 December 2025 A governance lapse becomes a moral crisis as Kashmir’s top religious leader amplifies public anger and calls for decisive action. A Scandal That Shook Public Trust Kashmir has weathered countless challenges—political, economic, environmental—but few issues strike as close to home as something as basic and universal as food safety. When the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) uncovered tonnes of rotten, unlabelled, and potentially unlawful meat being sold…

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