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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.

Kashmiri Pandits Seek Immediate Rehabilitation, Push for Encroachment Removal in Plea to LG

January 16, 2024 Editor

Shadi Lal Pandita, president of Jagti tenement committee urged the LG and Centre to look into the matter keenly and take necessary action to remove illegal encroachments and restore these properties to their owners Internally displaced Kashmiri Pandits, who live in Jagti satellite township in Jammu district on Monday urged the government to initiate some measures for their rehabilitation in Kashmir. Addressing media persons, Shadi Lal Pandita, president of Jagti tenement committee and Soan Kashmir Front said, “For the past, over 34 years, Kashmiri Pandits are living like refugees in…

Water Woes Grip Kashmir After 45-Day Dry Spell, Experts Fear ‘Doomsday Scenario’

January 16, 2024January 16, 2024 Editor

Kashmir Gasps for Water: A Valley Parched After 45 Days of Dry Spell By: Javid Amin Srinagar: The vibrant tapestry of Kashmir, usually woven with emerald valleys and snow-capped peaks, currently unravels a different picture. A relentless 45-day dry spell has thrust the region into a dire water crisis, its icy grip squeezing the lifeblood from not just its breathtaking landscapes, but also from the livelihoods and well-being of its people. The Jhelum, Kashmir’s life-giving artery, bleeds at its lowest recorded level in recent memory. Withered to -0.75 feet at…

Thirsty January: No Relief from Dry Spell in Valley Until Next Week

January 15, 2024 Editor

In the wake of harsh winter conditions, the Directorate of School Education, Jammu, has extended the winter vacations for schools located in the summer zone of Jammu Division till January 17 Earlier, the vacations were extended till January 13 as the schools were supposed to open on January 8. “It is further ordered that the timing of the schools shall be from 11 am to 3 pm during the extended vacations,” reads the order Cold wave conditions returned to Kashmir as the mercury plunged several degrees below freezing point after…

Srinagar shrugs off winter chill: City registers second-warmest January day in half a century

January 15, 2024 Editor

According to the meteorological department, Srinagar recorded 15 degree Celsius on January 13, “The all-time record is 17.2 degree Celsius on January 23, 1902,” the department said. Srinagar recorded the second highest temperature in January in 50 years on Saturday. According to the meteorological department, Srinagar recorded 15 degree Celsius on January 13. “The all-time record is 17.2 degree Celsius on January 23, 1902,” the department said. The prolonged dry spells, with no snowfall in plains in Kashmir, has pushed up the temperature at many stations in Kashmir. “Most stations…

The Jhelum River Whispers a Warning: A Looming Water Crisis in Kashmir

January 14, 2024 Editor

The Jhelum River Runs Dry: A Looming Crisis in Kashmir By : Javid Amin The mighty Jhelum River, once a vibrant artery pulsating through the heart of Kashmir, now murmurs a desperate plea. Its once abundant flow, nourishing the land and cradling diverse life, has dwindled to a mere shadow, exposing parched riverbeds and painting a grim picture of an impending water crisis. At Sangam, in South Kashmir, and Asham, in the north, the river has plunged to its all-time lowest levels, a chilling testimony to the fragile balance being…

Tensions Flare in Jammu: Police Officer Hurt in Raid Met with Stones and Gunfire

January 13, 2024 Editor

A policeman was injured after a police team he was part of, was shot at and pelted with stones during raids to arrest a notorious criminal-cum-bovine smuggler in Bishnah Jammu. A police official said that the cop was injured after a Jammu and Kashmir Police team headed by SP Headquarters Ramnish Gupta was fired at and pelted with stones on their visit to Chak Waziroo village, Bishnah in district Jammu. “The team was conducting raids to arrest the notorious criminal namely Gulzar Ahmed alias Lahu Gujjar son of Bashir Ahmed…

Gone with the White Wind: Melting Mountains Paint a Grim Picture for Spring Runoff

January 13, 2024 Editor

Gone with the White Wind: Melting Mountains Paint a Grim Picture for Spring Runoff Dry, snowless peaks have cast a shadow on tourism in Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh but the impact of the underlying causes on the next few months is far more worrying — for they could portend a warmer spring. The absence of active western disturbances and shortage of rain and snow will have implications for the Rabi (winter) crop and are suggestive of high temperatures early in spring, experts said. In December, the rain deficiency was 79%…

Possibility of Light Snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir Due to Western Disturbances

January 13, 2024January 13, 2024 Editor

As prolonged dry spell in Kashmir continues, the Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid on Friday organised a prayer for its end. A large number of people across the Kashmir valley participated in the prayers The Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid, overseeing the grand mosque of Kashmir in Srinagar, said the prayers were conducted in various mosques, dargahs and shrines as dry weather has impacted lives of people. A feeble western disturbance is likely to affect Jammu and Kashmir with a possibility of light snowfall over isolated places in the higher reaches, according to…

Political Groups, Individuals Renew Fight for Autonomy: Review Petitions Filed on Article 370

January 11, 2024January 11, 2024 Editor

A month after a five-judge Constitution Bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud upheld the Centre’s decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution that gave special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, several petitioners filed petitions in the Supreme Court seeking review of the December 11, 2023 historic verdict. In a unanimous verdict, a five-judge Constitution Bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud had ruled that Article 370 of the Constitution was a temporary provision and the President had the power to abrogate the provision which…

Giriraj Singh Calls Congress ‘Seasonal Hindus’ Over Temple Absenteeism

January 11, 2024 Editor

The Congress in a statement said that Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Lok Sabha floor leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury will not attend the ceremony Union minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday slammed Congress for declining invitation to attend the Ram temple ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony in Ayodhya on January 22. “These people are seasonal Hindus, when they feel they have to get votes, they try to become soft Hindus. No one in the Congress has gone to Ayodhya since Jawaharlal Nehru. It was the Congress party itself that had done the work…