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Javid Amin - IT Consultant, Freelance Writer, Travel Enthusiast, Entrepreneur Javid Amin is a dynamic professional with a diverse skill set and a passion for technology, travel, and entrepreneurship. With a background in IT engineering, he excels as an IT consultant and is equally enthusiastic about staying ahead in the ever-evolving tech world. Javid's creative flair shines through his work as a freelance writer, where he crafts engaging content across a wide spectrum of topics. As a travel enthusiast and consultant, he shares his love for exploration and his deep knowledge of Kashmir's hidden gems. Javid is also the visionary behind several successful digital ventures, each contributing to the promotion of Kashmir's beauty, culture, and craftsmanship. His career embodies versatility, creativity, and a deep connection to his roots. Printer, Publisher, Editor of "Weekly Shohrat - Kashmir" (Print Edition) as well owner of online news portals www.KashmirPost.org / www.KashmirInFocus.com.

Carry Your Own Water: The True Cost of Every Resource in a World of Easy Abundance

January 19, 2026 Editor

Carry Your Own Water: Understanding the True Cost of Every Resource in Modern Life By: Javid Amin | 19 January 2026 When Effort Disappears, Value Follows Modern life is defined by convenience. Water flows at the turn of a tap. Money moves with a swipe of a finger. Food arrives at our doors with minimal effort. Electricity hums silently through wires, and time seems endlessly consumed by notifications, meetings, and entertainment. In this landscape of abundance, something subtle but profound has occurred: the disappearance of effort has diminished our sense…

Eight Soldiers Injured in Kishtwar Encounter as Security Forces Intensify Operation

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 Editor

Eight Soldiers Injured in Encounter With Militants in J&K’s Kishtwar By: Javid Amin | 18 January 2026 Drones, sniffer dogs deployed as security forces intensify anti-terror operation in Chenab Valley At least eight soldiers were injured in an ongoing encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Friday, as security forces launched a major counter-terror operation in the forested terrain of the Chenab Valley region, officials said. The encounter broke out during a cordon and search operation (CASO) after security forces received specific intelligence inputs about the presence…

Kashmir Faces One of the Driest Winters in Decades as Rainfall Deficit Touches 85 Per Cent

January 19, 2026 Editor

Kashmir’s Driest Winter in Years: 85% Rainfall Deficit Raises Alarms Over Water, Agriculture, and Climate Stability By: Javid Amin | 18 January 2026 A Winter Without Water: Kashmir’s Alarming Dry Spell Kashmir is grappling with one of its driest winters in recent decades, as an unprecedented rainfall deficit of nearly 85 per cent has been recorded during what is traditionally the region’s most important precipitation season. From November 1, 2025, to January 17, 2026, the Valley received just 20.6 millimetres of precipitation, far below the normal average of 139 millimetres.…

AR Rahman Breaks Silence On Backlash: Music, Misunderstanding, And The Weight Of National Conscience

January 18, 2026 Editor

AR Rahman Responds to Backlash: Patriotism, Music, and the Meaning of Misunderstanding in Modern India By: Javid Amin | 17 January 2025 After facing social media backlash over remarks made in an interview, A.R. Rahman releases a heartfelt video message reaffirming his love for India, his intent as an artist, and the deeper responsibility of cultural voices in a polarized era. When a Cultural Icon Speaks—and Is Misheard Few artists in India command the emotional, cultural, and global respect that Allah Rakha Rahman does. For over three decades, A.R. Rahman…

J&K Assembly Resolution Seeks Review of NMC Decision on Mata Vaishno Devi Medical College

January 18, 2026 Editor

Resolution Seeks Review of NMC Decision on Mata Vaishno Devi Medical College By: Javid Amin | 17 January 2025 Private Member’s resolution in J&K Assembly urges Centre, National Medical Commission to reconsider revocation of MBBS permission amid student anxiety and political controversy Assembly Steps In as Medical College Faces Uncertainty The controversy surrounding the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) has formally entered the legislative domain, with a Private Member’s resolution being submitted in the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly seeking a review of the National Medical Commission’s…

Kashmiri Students Return from Iran, Slam Media for ‘Distorted’ Portrayal of Ground Reality

January 18, 2026 Editor

Kashmiri Students Back from Iran Reject Panic, Criticise Media Coverage By: Javid Amin | 17 January 2025 Returned students say panic was manufactured by exaggerated coverage, insist life and studies continued normally in Iranian cities Relief at Home, Anger Over Narratives When more than three dozen Kashmiri students arrived home from Iran this week, their return was met with relief, tears, and tight embraces from anxious families. But alongside gratitude for safety, another emotion dominated their voices: anger. Anger not at Iran.Anger not at their universities.But at mainstream television channels…

Establishing Law University: PDP, People’s Conference Ask CM Omar Abdullah to Honour Promise Made to Kashmir

January 17, 2026 Editor

PDP, PC Urge Omar Abdullah to Honour Promise on Law University in Kashmir By: Javid Amin | 16 January 2026 As controversy grows over the National Law University’s location, opposition parties remind the Chief Minister of his commitment to Kashmir’s youth and legal infrastructure A Promise Recalled Amid Rising Regional Tensions The debate over the establishment of a law university in Jammu and Kashmir has intensified, with the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the People’s Conference (PC) jointly urging Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to honour what they describe as a…

Fresh Snowfall Brings Tourist Rush, Traffic Chaos to Kashmir’s Higher Reaches

January 17, 2026 Editor

Kashmir Sees Fresh Snowfall in Higher Reaches; Tourist Rush Triggers Traffic Snarls in Sonamarg By: Javid Amin | 16 January 2026 Snowfall Returns, So Do the Crowds Fresh snowfall once again transformed Kashmir’s higher reaches into a winter postcard on January 17, 2026, drawing thousands of tourists eager to experience snow-covered landscapes. From Sonamarg in Ganderbal district to Gulmarg, Pahalgam, and the Zojila Pass, the renewed spell of snow revived winter tourism after a relatively dry period. However, the surge in visitors also exposed familiar vulnerabilities. Narrow mountain roads, limited…

‘US an Enemy of Muslims’: Mehbooba Mufti Accuses Washington of Regime-Change Politics

January 17, 2026 Editor

US Is an Enemy of Muslims, Says Mehbooba Mufti Amid Iran Crisis and Kashmir Rallies By: Javid Amin | 16 January 2026 Strong Words Amid Rising Global Tensions Amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on January 16, 2026, launched a sharp attack on Washington, accusing it of being an “enemy of Muslims” and of systematically destabilizing Muslim-majority countries under the guise of democracy and human rights. Her remarks come at a sensitive moment, with: India issuing evacuation advisories for its…

India Issues Urgent Iran Advisory: Leave Immediately Amid Protests, Rising Death Toll and US Attack Fears

January 15, 2026 Editor

‘Leave Iran by Available Means’: India Issues Urgent Advisory as Death Toll Rises and US Attack Fears Grow By: Javid Amin | 15 January 2026 An Advisory That Signals Real Danger India has issued one of its strongest overseas safety advisories in recent years, urging all Indian nationals currently in Iran to leave the country immediately by any available means, including commercial flights, amid rapidly deteriorating security conditions. The advisory—issued twice within days by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)—comes against the backdrop of: A nationwide uprising in Iran A…