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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.

Iran Strikes Jordan After U.S. Destroys Five Oil Tankers: Middle East Tensions Surge

September 9, 2026 Editor

U.S.-Iran Conflict Escalates: 5 Iranian Oil Tankers Destroyed, Iran Strikes Jordan

U.S.-Iran Conflict Escalates: Five Iranian Oil Tankers Destroyed as Tehran Strikes U.S. Targets in Jordan By: Javid Amin | 08 September 2026 The U.S.-Iran confrontation has entered a more dangerous phase, with Washington striking five Iranian oil tankers and Tehran responding with a ballistic-missile attack on U.S.-linked military positions in Jordan. Amman says 18 of 20 missiles were intercepted, but the episode shows how quickly the conflict is spreading beyond the Gulf. The latest escalation between the United States and Iran has shifted the battlefield once again. On Tuesday, September…

654 Vulnerable Villages, 7.22 Lakh at Risk: Why Jammu & Kashmir Must Rethink Disaster Preparedness

September 8, 2026 Editor

Jammu & Kashmir Disaster Preparedness Under Pressure: Can the Valley Stay Ahead of the Next Disaster? By: Javid Amin | 07 September 2026 From the 2014 floods to flash floods, cloudbursts and landslides, Jammu & Kashmir has repeatedly been reminded that geography can turn a weather event into a humanitarian crisis. The administration has expanded forecasting, emergency operations and vulnerability mapping, but the harder question remains: can warnings, plans and infrastructure reach people quickly enough when the mountains and rivers turn dangerous? There is a peculiar contradiction at the heart…

Jammu Road Safety Crisis: 215 Deaths in 2025 Raise Questions Over Black Spots, Enforcement and Infrastructure

September 8, 2026 Editor

Jammu’s Road Safety Crisis: Hundreds Die, Black Spots Persist and the Same Questions Return By: News Desk | 07 September 2026 Jammu is not short of road-safety campaigns, traffic challans or government committees. The harder question is whether the system is fixing the conditions that repeatedly turn mistakes on the road into deaths. Every serious road crash in Jammu tends to produce the same sequence. There is shock. Then anger. Officials visit the site. Traffic police step up checking. Authorities announce a special drive. Politicians demand action. Families grieve. For…

From ‘Exploitation’ to ‘Ground the Airlines’: How One PIL Pushed India Toward Airfare Regulation

September 7, 2026 Editor

Airfare Regulation in India: How a Year-Long Supreme Court Battle Reached Its Deadline Moment By: News Desk | 07 September 2026 A single PIL filed nearly a year ago has slowly forced India’s government to admit something uncomfortable: nobody actually has the legal authority to stop an airline from charging whatever it wants. If you’ve ever watched a domestic airfare double in the 48 hours before a festival, or paid more for a checked bag than you did for the flight itself, you’ve experienced exactly what a quietly escalating Supreme…

J&K Bank’s Big Lending Shift: Why 30.9% Growth Outside J&K Is Raising Questions at Home

September 7, 2026 Editor

J&K Bank Lending Row: 30.9% Growth Outside J&K vs 9.3% in UT Raises Questions Over Local Credit By: News Desk | 06 September 2026 As J&K Bank posts record ₹2,363 crore profit, the sharp difference in credit growth between its home market and operations outside the Union Territory has triggered a wider debate over profitability, local development and the bank’s historic role in Jammu & Kashmir Srinagar: The numbers tell a story that is difficult to ignore. Jammu & Kashmir Bank ended the financial year 2025-26 with its highest-ever annual…

Delhi Building Collapse in Satya Niketan: 6 Dead, 13 Rescued as Rescue Ops Enter Day 2

September 7, 2026 Editor

Delhi Building Collapse in Satya Niketan: 6 Dead, 13 Rescued as Rescue Operation Enters Day 2 By: News Desk | 06 September 2026 NEW DELHI: The dust had barely settled over Satya Niketan on Sunday afternoon when a busy student neighbourhood near Delhi University’s South Campus turned into a rescue zone. A multi-storey building being used as a boys’ paying guest accommodation collapsed around 1:30 pm on September 6, trapping students and other occupants beneath tonnes of concrete and rubble. What followed was an overnight operation involving the Delhi Fire…

J&K Sex-Racket Raids Raise Bigger Questions: Is Human Trafficking Hiding Behind Legitimate Businesses?

September 7, 2026 Editor

J&K Sex-Racket Raids Put Human Trafficking, Exploitation and Victim Protection Under Spotlight By: News Desk | 06 September 2026 Recent police raids in Jammu, arrests in alleged prostitution cases and earlier trafficking investigations involving Srinagar are exposing a darker question: how effectively can Jammu and Kashmir distinguish organised exploitation from consensual adult sex work while protecting women and children caught in criminal networks? The latest raids may have begun with intelligence inputs and searches of private premises, but the larger story is considerably more complicated. Across Jammu and Kashmir, police…

Justice Sanjay Kumar Agrawal Appointed Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice: What the Judicial Shake-Up Means

September 6, 2026 Editor

Centre clears Justice Sanjay Kumar Agrawal’s appointment after Supreme Court Collegium recommendation, amid an unusual controversy surrounding Rajasthan High Court’s acting Chief Justice By: News Desk | 06 September 2026 Justice Sanjay Kumar Agrawal Is Rajasthan High Court’s New Chief Justice: Why the Appointment Matters The Rajasthan High Court is set for a change at the top at a moment when questions about the court’s internal administration have drawn unusual public attention. On September 5, President Droupadi Murmu approved the appointment of Justice Sanjay Kumar Agrawal as the Chief Justice…

J&K Declared Fully Literate Under ULLAS: The 98.43% Milestone and What Comes Next

September 6, 2026 Editor

J&K Declared Fully Literate Under ULLAS: The 98.43% Milestone and What Comes Next By: News Desk | 05 September 2026 Srinagar: A classroom milestone in Jammu and Kashmir has taken on a much bigger meaning. The Union Territory has been declared “Fully Literate” under the Centre’s ULLAS-Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram, with Education Minister Sakina Itoo highlighting a literacy figure of 98.43 per cent at a Teachers’ Day programme in Srinagar. Itoo made the announcement at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), crediting teachers, education officers, volunteers and, most importantly, adult…

Ladakh Apex Body Warns of ‘Bigger Agitation’ Ahead of September 9 MHA Talks: What Is at Stake for Ladakh?

September 5, 2026 Editor

Centre-Ladakh talks could become a decisive test of trust as LAB and KDA seek statehood, constitutional safeguards, an elected legislature and justice over last year’s violence By: News Desk | 04 September 2026 Ladakh’s September 9 Moment: Talks With Delhi Could Decide What Comes Next For Ladakh’s political leadership, September 9 is no longer just another date on the negotiation calendar. It is becoming a test of whether years of dialogue with New Delhi can produce something tangible. The Leh Apex Body (LAB), one of the principal civil society platforms…