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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.

‘You can’t have a Hamlet without the Prince of Denmark’

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Pakistan won’t accept any talks without Kashmir: Mushahid Hussain Chairman of the Senate’s Committee on Defence, Mushahid Hussain Syed says if India-Pakistan relation is the Shakespearean drama Hamlet, Kashmir is the Prince of Denmark.“You can’t have a Hamlet without the Prince of Denmark,” Syed told a 12-member journalist delegation from Kashmir. “Similarly, India and Pakistan can’t have peace and normalization of relations without resolving Kashmir.” Syed said there was a consensus in the country that Pakistan should engage with India by playing cricket, carrying commerce and indulging in cultural exchanges…

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‘Threat of nuclear war will continue till Kashmir solution’

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Senior Hurriyet leader and the Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) Chairman, Shabbir Ahmad Shah has said that if the Kashmir dispute is not resolved at the earliest, the threat of nuclear war will continue in the region. Shabbir Ahmad Shah in a statement issued in Srinagar lauded the stance of Pakistani leadership on Kashmir regarding talks with India that Kashmiris were the main stakeholders in the dialogue process. He maintained that the rising discourse on Kashmir dispute at global forums was moral victory for the people of Kashmir…

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Azad, Mehbooba, Mir greet public on Janmashtami

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Former Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad Azad, PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti and J&K Congress Chief Ghulam Ahmed Mir on Saturday greeted people of the state on the auspicious occasion of Janmashtami. He expressed hope that this great occasion will usher in an era of peace, harmony and prosperity in the state. Azad said that spirit of holy festivals is to strengthen the bonds of amity and foster brotherhood and harmony in the society. On this auspicious occasion, Azad also prayed for well-being of the people of the state. “While extending…

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Clashes in Srinagar after march foiled

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Violent clashes erupted between stone-pelting youth and security forces after Friday prayers in old city areas of Srinagar as authorities prevented a march being taken out, police said. Soon after the congregational Friday prayers ended inside the Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta area, a group of youth came out on the streets displaying posters of Burhan Wani, commander of the separatist guerrilla outfit Hizbul Mujahedeen. As the youth tried to take out a protest march, a large posse of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and state police intercepted them triggering clashes,…

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Hajjis pray for Palestine, Kashmir

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As the people from all over the world are assembling here before proceeding towards Makkah Sharief for Umrah and Hajj, Kashmir along with Palestine figures prominently in the prayers of Muslims from different nationalities. Kashmiri Hajjis are easy to identify among the lot due to their colour, psyche and looks and one can easily make out that they are different from Pakistanis and Indians. There is a tradition at Masjid-e-Nabvi (SAW) that Muslims greet each other after every Namaz and pray for peace and prosperity for each other. Despite there…

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BJP urges NIA to audit assets of separatist leaders in Valley

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The BJP today urged the National Investigating Agency (NIA) to conduct an audit of the assets of the separatist leaders in the Kashmir valley. State BJP spokesperson Khalid Jehangir, in a statement, urged the premier agency to audit the ‘illegal assets’ accumulated by the Kashmiri separatist during the past 20 years. He said the offices of the NIA in J&K were as important as the police stations to fight Pakistan-sponsored terrorism in Kashmir in a better and professional way. He added that the NIA’s presence in the state would also…

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HC asks Centre to submit relief policy for flood-hit

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Wants compliance report on Rs 44,000-cr package sought by J&K The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the Central government to produce the policy for grant of relief to flood victims and also submit its compliance report on the Rs 44,000-crore relief package sought by J&K within one week. These directions were issued today by a division bench headed by Chief Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar, which is hearing the public interest litigation on the floods of 2014, which caused havoc in central Kashmir, including Srinagar city, south Kashmir and…

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People will be equal partners in ushering peace in J&K: CM

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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said the state is on the cusp of a historic change and the present coalition Government would make the people equal partners in ushering in an era of peace and development. “The Valley has gone through difficult times in the last two-and-a-half decades. But credit must be given to the fruit growers in horticulture sector and craftsmen in the handicraft industry for sustaining the state’s fledgling economy. “Now, J-K is on the cusp of a historic change and the present Government…

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Kashmir is your responsibility, Mufti tells PM Modi

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Peoples Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti on Friday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take responsibility for Jammu and Kashmir. “I want to tell Prime Minister Modi that if youths of 22 years, who have completed MA/ BA are still picking up arms, it is your responsibility and not Pakistan’s,” said Mehbooba Mufti. “Getting two generals from India and two generals from Pakistan to endlessly debate on television won’t help tom resolve the problems of Kashmir,” she added. Mehbooba Mufti also criticised the government for failing to end the deadlock…

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One year after flash floods, illegal construction continues along Tawi

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Even after one year of flash floods, nothing seems to have changed when it comes to removing encroachments along the Tawi in Jammu. During September-2014 flash floods, several residential colonies constructed illegally along the river bank were damaged. The administration had promised to stop such activity. Between September 3 and 6, 2014, heavy rainfall had led to massive flooding in the Tawi, which breached its banks and devastated several areas. Most of them were built in an illegal way during the last two decades when Jammu saw massive expansion due…

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