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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.

PDP, BJP at loggerheads over tax imposition on chopper service

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A decision by the Jammu and Kashmir government to impose service tax on commercial helicopter services has brought the alliance partners BJP and PDP at loggerheads with each other. The decision, according to sources, has irked the Bharatiya Janata Party which has sought its roll back immediately, while Finance Minister Dr. Haseeb Drabu blamed “some parties” for “trying to communalize a simple administrative order applicable across J&K.” The two notifications issued by the Finance Ministry, which have become a bone of contention between the alliance partners, read: “SRO 296: In…

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RSS for tough action against separatists

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Stating that separatists were fomenting trouble in Kashmir, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has asked Central and Jammu and Kashmir government to act tough against them (separatists). “We have asked Central and J&K governments to take strict steps against separatists for their anti-national activities,” RSS ideologue and spokesman, Rakesh Sinha told. He said separatist were following “the agenda of ISI and Pakistan.” “It is only in liberal India where separatists have been tolerated till now despite their anti-national activities. It is because of their inciting that Islamic State and Pakistan flags…

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“Ashai Kocha” to be preserved as heritage building: Akhtar

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The State Government today said the erstwhile residence of Ghulam Ahmad Ashai, one of Kashmir’s leading educationists, will be preserved as a “Heritage Building”. The announcement was made by the Education Minister, Naeem Akhtar, while interacting with the staff and students of Government Girls High School in Fateh Kadal locality of Srinagar. “Our society lacks role models and it is a small effort by the Education Department to recognize the immense work of Ashai towards the Kashmiri society,” the Education Minister said, while recalling the contribution of Ashai towards the…

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Modi wants to dictate terms for Indo-Pak dialogue: Aziz

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In provocative remarks on the eve of Indo-Pak security talks, Pakistan’s National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to dictate terms for dialogue with Islamabad which will never accept any parleys without Kashmir being on the agenda. “Narendra Modi contested elections on an anti-Pakistan platform and now wants to dictate terms for the dialogue with Pakistan but we will never accept this and we have already conveyed it to New Delhi,” Aziz was quoted as saying by Dawn News. He also asserted that a…

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Mega job festival begins today in Kashmir

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Taking into account the unemployment problem which has become one of the biggest challenges for the government to address in Kashmir, the Department of Technical Education is organising a mega job festival here tomorrow. The festival to be inaugurated by Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayed would be one of the biggest job festivals in Kashmir. “Delegates from various industrial and corporate houses are going to participate in the job festival. Our aim is to help youth in getting jobs in good corporate houses where they can learn, prove their talent…

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DyCM orders for speeding up schemes in power sector

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The Deputy Chief Minister, Dr. Nirmal Singh has asked the officers to speed up various schemes undertaken by the Government for augmentation of the electric infrastructure in the State so that the people get benefitted by these. The Deputy Chief Minister was addressing officers during a review meeting convened to discuss the implementation of Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyut Karan scheme (RGGVY). The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, B.B Vyas, Principal Secretary PDD, Sandeep Naik, Commissioner Secretary Finance, Navin K Choudhary, Director General Budget, Mohammad Isak…

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CM orders realignment of 388 houseboats in Dal Lake

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Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today ordered the Lakes & Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) to immediately undertake realignment of houseboats at Doldum to prevent the untreated sewage from entering the Dal Lake here. He also directed LAWDA to develop a model housing colony with all basic amenities at Rakh-e-Arth so that Dal Lake dwellers could be shifted there without any further delay. He was reviewing the progress achieved under the National Lake Conservation and Management Programme (NLCP), a Rs 298.78-crore project sanctioned by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF)…

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Next round of protests will be decisive, say Valley traders

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A day after the shutdown called by them threw normal life out of gear, flood-affected traders in the Valley are bracing for the next round of protests. They said the government could not afford to continue ignoring victims of last year’s devastating floods and they would soon come up with a decisive protest calendar. “The government has seen our power even though we are non-political. It cannot afford to take us for granted,” said Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA) chairman Showkat Chowdhary. “People from different walks of life gave their verdict…

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A year after floods: Victims suffer homelessness, depression

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Nayeema, 25, had been married for two years when the devastating flood ravaged through the region in September last year and led to the collapse of her newly bought house in the city’s Raj Bagh locality. The flood washed away the lifetime savings of her family. “On September 6, the flood water entered our area. My husband and I were rescued in a boat on September 7. For the next four weeks, we shuttled between various relatives till the water started receding at Rajbagh,” Nayeema said. “We were happy that…

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PDP-BJP trying to break religious bonding of J&K: NC

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The opposition National Conference (NC) on Tuesday accused the ruling PDP-BJP coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir of trying to break the religious and regional bonding in the state. “The PDP-BJP government is trying to break the religious and regional bonding in Jammu and Kashmir. We won’t allow the divisive agenda to submerge peoples’ yearning for peace, togetherness, cohesiveness and single entity of the State”, the party’s Provincial President Devender Singh Rana said. Rana cautioned the people against machinations of divisive elements who were hell-bent on to create gap between various…

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