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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.

Govt to develop Srinagar cricket stadium as world-class facility

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State soon to get Rs 200 cr from Union Sports Ministry Minister for Youth Services and Sports Imran Raza Ansari today said the Sher-i-Kashmir Cricket Stadium here would be developed as a world-class sports facility. Ansari also said Rs 200 crore would soon be released by the Union Sports Ministry. The minister was addressing the inaugural function of the Super 16 Iqbal Khumanie (R A) Memorial Invitational T-20 Tournament at the Sher-i-Kashmir Cricket Stadium. The tournament, organised by the J&K Cricket Association (JKCA), will witness 64 teams from Srinagar city…

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Photo of policeman carrying BJP MLA on back goes viral

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A photo of a BJP MLA climbing on the back of his personal security officer (PSO) to cross a rivulet has gone viral on social media in Jammu and Kashmir. Justifying his action, the legislator said that the PSO has been employed by the government to help him. “This is not misuse of the power, the government has employed the PSO to help me, what is wrong if he helped me cross the rivulet,” Krishan Lal told reporters today. In the picture, the legislator from Chhamb Assembly seat, is seen…

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Militants dare security establishment, conduct patrols in Kashmir

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The terrorists took to social media to spread the message of jihad and to persuade the youth to join their movement. These videos surface at a time when Director General-level talks between border security forces of India and Pakistan are being held in Delhi. There have been reports of nearly 300 terrorists belonging to outfits like Hizbul Mujahideen, Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad waiting for opportunities to sneak into India from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). According to sources, a dossier that was prepared by India to be handed over by National Security Adviser…

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J&K High Court bans sale of beef

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Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday imposed ban on sale of beef in the state. A Division Bench of State High Court comprising Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Janak Raj Kotwal today banned sale of beef in Jammu and Kashmir. The ban came after a  Public Interest Litigation against cow slaughter filed by Advocate Parimoksh Seth. The PIL said that slaughtering or killing of bovine animals were an offence punishable under Section 298-A and possession of such slaughtered animal an act punishable under Section 298-B of the RPC. After hearing senior advocate Seth’s…

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Union cabinet approves revised cost for four laning of Highway

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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval to the revised cost estimate for the sub-project Udhampur to Ramban Section in J&K, approved by the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) for development of four laning of National Highways under National Highways Development Project (NHDP) Phase II. Approval of the investment/award decision for the sub-project of four laning of Udhampur-Ramban Section of NH-1A (now NH-44) of approximate length of 40.0 kms on EPC mode is at a revised cost estimate of Rs. 2136.97 crore,…

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BJP leader demands trifurcation of state

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Senior BJP leader Prof Hari Om on Wednesday demanded trifurcation of the state into Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh and a separate homeland within the Valley for internally displaced persecuted Kashmiri Pandits, saying a four-way split of the state had become absolutely imperative. “Trifurcation of the state and bifurcation of Kashmir is a must to restrict the area of strife to the Kashmir valley and enable people of Jammu and Ladakh and Kashmiri Hindus to shape and control fully their political and economic future within India and under the Indian Constitution,…

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Study reveals unique behaviour of captured wild animals

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With man-animal conflict on the rise in Kashmir, a first-of-its-kind scientific study has thrown light on the newer aspects of this conflict and the behaviour of the captured wild animals in the region. The research on captured Asiatic black bears at Dachigam by four wildlife scientists has revealed that wild animals venture out from the protected areas to human-dominated landscape during early springs and late autumn months in search of food as these areas have availability of high quality food than their natural habitats, which is forest and protected areas.…

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Experts stress on importance of cleanliness in life

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On the second day of the ongoing workshop on the theme “Cleanliness and healthy lifestyle”, being organised by the NSS unit of GGM Science College, two lecture were delivered by the resource persons from the Health Department here today. The resource persons were Dr Vinod Sharma, Block Medical Officer (BMO), Akhnoor, and Dr Parvesh Kumar from Hiranagar. Dr Ajeet Angral, Nodal Principal, Jammu division colleges, was the chief guest. Dr Parvesh Kumar gave a power-point presentation on “Healthy lifestyle”. He expressed in detail about the self-responsibility through self-employment, self-awareness and…

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Why Kashmir Needs A Literature Of Its Own?

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GHULAM MOHAMMAD KHAN The former US admiral and commander of NATO in Europe James Stavridis’ interesting injunction to read and closely scrutinize Russian Literature in order to get to the ‘soul of Russia’; its public behaviour and political actions to the people and politicians of Europe in general and America in particular, vindicates the relevance and authenticity of ‘Literature’, the discipline otherwise adjudged by many as something simulated or apocryphal. To figure out any possibility of getting closer to the otherwise cryptic Kremlin foreign policy, Stavridis preferred the reading of…

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Politics of Symbols

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A. G. NOORANI Section 144 of the Constitution of Jammu & Kashmir says in the plainest of words: “The Flag of the State shall be rectangular in shape and red in colour with three rectangular white vertical strips of equal width next to the staff and white plough in the middle with handle facing the strips. The ratio of  the  length  of  the  flag to its width shall be 3 : 2”. All the holders of office under this Constitution are required (Ss. 40, 64, 97 and the Fifth Schedule)…

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