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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.

BJP leaders in J&K prefer to contest local bodies’ polls as independents

August 20, 2023 Editor

BJP leaders don’t want to contest on party symbol J&K BJP leaders are keen that the panchayat and local bodies’ elections in J&K are not fought on party symbol as they feel that it could help them make gains in Muslim-majority Kashmir Valley and they say they could get more votes as Independent candidates. However, the PDP and NC, which had boycotted the panchayat and civic elections in 2018, want the polls to be held on party lines. The last panchayat elections in J&K were also held on non-party lines.…

Tragic Incident claims lives of nine Army Personnel as vehicle plunges into gorge in Ladakh

August 20, 2023 Editor

Nine army personnel were killed after the truck they were travelling in plunge into a deep gorge in Ladakh on Saturday. “The death toll has increased to nine while one has been injured”, Lt Col PS Sidhu, defence PRO, Leh, said. “The convoy was moving from Leh to Kiari. One vehicle went offroad leading to mishap”, the defence official added. The army team reportedly constituted of 311 Medium Regiment (artillery). There were a total of three officers, two JCOs and 34 jawans travelling in three vehicles that comprised a Maruti Gypsy, a…

Elderly Kashmiris abandoned in old-age homes due to disease, distress, and desertion

August 20, 2023 Editor

Kashmiris have been known for their strong community bonds, but some of them now abandon their old ones at newly opened old-age homes. By: Shaista Altaf Coppersmith Bashir struggled throughout his life for family welfare. He never let his loved ones suffer despite the situational-crippled market and his limited means of income. They appreciated his selfless efforts until the octogenarian suffered a heart attack. His ailing state eventually sent him packing to an old-age home in Kashmir. The brutal shift took place shortly after the demise of his spouse. Alone…

J&K Bank fires Chief Manager over security concerns

August 20, 2023 Editor

The Jammu and Kashmir Bank on Saturday dismissed an employee from service for allegedly being a threat to the security of the state. His services were terminated with immediate effect with an official statement informing that the decision was taken in view of allegations of Bazaz being a threat to the security of the state. He was working as a chief manager of the bank. In an order, the managing director of the bank stated that after the facts and circumstances of the case contained in the report received from…

Exploring North Kashmir’s LoC Proximity: Tourist Hotspots in Keran, Gurez, Tangdhar, Machil, and Bangus

August 20, 2023 Editor

After some peaceful years along the LOC, the government of Jammu and Kashmir, along with the department of tourism, have opened many areas close to the LoC for tourists and visitors. The opening up of the regions, including Keran, Gurez, Tangdhar, Machil and Bangus, has not only unveiled their natural beauty but also provided a unique opportunity for tourists to witness a border that divides two nations. These picturesque areas lying in close proximity to the Line of Control (LoC) in North Kashmir are emerging as the new frontiers of…

Rahul Gandhi accuses RSS of controlling Union ministries

August 19, 2023 Editor

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched an attack at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) alleging the right-wing organisation of placing its own people in every institution of the country. In a video clip, reportedly from a public interaction in Ladakh, Gandhi claimed ministers in the Union Cabinet are not the ones taking decisions but a certain ‘gentleman from the RSS’ who they have to work with to decide what should happen in the ministry. The RSS is widely considered as the ideological wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the…

Muslim man lynched in Alwar over chopping wood; Rajasthan minister slams BJP’s ‘Faltu Baateh’

August 19, 2023 Editor

A 27-year-old Muslim youth, identified as Wasim, was killed and his two associates were injured when a mob attacked them on the suspicion that they were illegally chopping wood in a forest in Rampur area of Bansur tehsil of Rajasthan’s Alwar district on Thursday night. Those who allegedly attacked the three persons included forest officials. Two to three people have been taken into custody in connection with the incident that took place on Friday and an investigation is underway in the incident, Neemrana additional superintendent of Police Jagram Meena told…

Victim recounts hate rants, abuse, threats by RPF train killer in 2016

August 19, 2023 Editor

Years before Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable Chetan Singh killed his senior and three Muslim men aboard the Jaipur-Mumbai Central Superfast Express in a hate crime on July 31, he harassed over the course of several days, and then unlawfully detained, assaulted and threatened to frame a 45-year-old Muslim auto driver in Ujjain as a “terrorist”, the victim of that abuse, Wahid Khan told HT. The incessant abuse, with constant communal overtones, forced Khan to file a complaint against Singh. An inquiry was launched more than a year after the…

Kashmir Valley Grapples with Severe Air Pollution Crisis

August 19, 2023 Editor

Govt must seek an explanation from J&K Pollution Control Committee for allowing construction of fresh brick kilns Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat Last year in December the Director of Sher e Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences-SKIMS Dr Parvez Koul said that 10,000 deaths were attributed to air pollution in J&K every year. He said that Srinagar City has the highest incidence of lung cancer in India and a large number of people were suffering from chronic lung diseases in J&K. Dr Koul called for an urgent need to act and control…

Emergence of the Canine Civilization: The Rise of the Planet of the Dogs

August 19, 2023 Editor

For every 13 people, there is a dog in Srinagar meaning we have a personalised foe for nearly every household! Dr. Ambreen Hamadani They are everywhere, even in our nightmares. You should (or rather shouldn’t) see them after sunset. It is their reign. They run in packs and cast terrifying shadows under the streetlights. Their sight sends shivers down the spine of us humans, the weaker mortals. Needless to say, that the Gabbar Sighs who scare our toddlers into sleep are the hordes of these canines that howl under the…