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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.

Jammu-Srinagar national highway shut due to landslides, leaving more 3000 vehicles stranded

January 8, 2022 Editor

Over 1,000 vehicles were cleared from Srinagar to Jammu on Friday after which landslides and shooting stones at multiple places in Ramban district again block the highway Landslides triggered by incessant rain on Saturday blocked the Jammu-Srinagar highway, leaving 3,000 vehicles stranded, according to traffic department officials. The officials said over 1,000 vehicles were cleared from Srinagar to Jammu on Friday after which landslides and shooting stones at multiple places in Ramban district again blocked the highway. “It is heavily raining in Udhampur and Ramban districts along the Jammu-Srinagar highway.…

Strategic Areas Notification: Now army can carry construction in Sonamarg & Gulmarg

January 8, 2022 Editor

Almost 14 months after the Jammu and Kashmir administration notified a law allowing earmarking of land for use by armed forces, a patch of some 70 hectares in Gulmarg and Sonamarg tourist resorts in the Valley has been declared as “strategic areas”. The armed forces can now carry out construction activities on this land. Officials said the land was already under the use of the Army for years and no change or transfer of the land was being made. “The land is under the Army’s use for decades for training…

MeT issues red alert in Kashmir, forecasts ‘Very-Heavy’ Snowfall

January 8, 2022 Editor

The weatherman on Friday issued a red alert for heavy-very heavy snow in Jammu and Kashmir. “IMD issues Red Colour (be vigilant) weather warning for J-K for 7 January,” an official of the MeT said. Currently, it is snowing at most places of Kashmir and hilly areas of Jammu while raining at a few places of the Jammu region. “Expect further increase in rain/snow intensity as the day progresses with the main intensity of heavy to Very heavy rain/snow during 7th (night) and January 8th,” he said in a statement to GNS.…

MeT predicts heavy snowfall across Kashmir valley; may disrupt Surface, Air Traffic

January 7, 2022 Editor

As the weather improved on Thursday across Kashmir after a snowfall, Met has predicted another spell of heavy snowfall as another western disturbance is heading towards Jammu and Kashmir in the next 24 hours As the weather improved on Thursday across Kashmir after the snowfall, the Met Office has predicted another spell of heavy snowfall as another western disturbance is heading towards J&K in the next 24 hours. The MeT office has issued an orange level warning and predicted fresh heavy to very heavy snowfall. “As expected, the weather improved…

J&K logs 349 Covid cases, 3 deaths; Srinagar tops with 80 infections

January 7, 2022 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir is reporting an increase in daily cases after recording 349 Covid cases and three deaths. Kashmir valley witnessed 80 cases in Srinagar followed by 21 in Baramulla and 16 in Budgam Jammu and Kashmir is reporting an increase in daily cases after recording 349 Covid-19 cases and three deaths on Thursday a day after witnessing a six-month-high of 418 infections, an official health bulletin said. The first four days of January had recorded daily cases ranging between 165 and 199 while in December the union territory had…

National Highway Shut, Flights delayed at Srinagar airport for 3rd straight day

January 6, 2022 Editor

Srinagar- Jammu National Highway remained closed due to incessant rains and snowfall at Patnitop and Jawahar Tunnel while shooting stones at various places between Chanderkote and Ramban sector affected the smooth movement of the traffic. As per Traffic Police advisory, “In view of heavy rain shooting stones and slippery road conditions, vehicular traffic on both sides of the highway shall remain suspended on Thursday.” As per reports received, the highway was closed for any type of vehicular movement by the authorities as precautionary measures after the weatherman forecast said there…

Kashmir the epicenter of Depression

January 5, 2022 Editor

By: Azhar U Din Among every five people in Kashmir, one shows symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to the Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (IMHANS). Kashmir has been entitled as “the saddest place in the world” by psychiatrist Dr. Arshad Hussain. It is not easy to live in Kashmir, for in Kashmir everyone is vulnerable to disasters at every time. Ages-long political turmoil, sky-high unemployment rate, earthquakes, floods, avalanches make this beautiful place a living hell for the local residents. “When elephants fight, it is the grass…

Kashmir and Kangri

January 5, 2022 Editor

Kangri, the firepot, which has served the people of Kashmir for centuries now, is battling for its own survival in the wake of new heating appliances available to the people. In cold and freezing days of winter when the temperature drops below zero, it is kangri that thaws and makes life a little easier. The popularity and utility value of kangri can be gauged from its wide acceptance in Valley; the general percept being that in almost every home in Kashmir you can find a kangri. Its importance is also…

‘Lingering Kashmir conflict continues to consume lives’: Hurriyat (M)

January 5, 2022 Editor

All Parties Hurriyat Conference Tuesday said that 2021 was one more year lost to killings, bloodshed, and violence in J-K -a result of the lingering Kashmir conflict. In a statement issued here, a spokesperson said, “And as the year 2022 begins, each day since its beginning, precious human lives of young boys killed in gunfights are being lost, which is extremely sad.” APHC said that the lingering conflict continues to consume lives on all sides bringing only pain and sorrow with it. “It has been seventy-five years since J-K was…

For ‘Selling’ MBBS seats, Special Investigation Agency of JK Police files charge-sheet against Hurriyat leader and 8 others

December 30, 2021 Editor

The special investigation agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir Police filed its first charge-sheet against nine people, including a Hurriyat leader, in a case related to “selling” of MBBS seats in Pakistan to Kashmiri students and using the money to support and fund terrorism, officials said on Thursday. The case was registered by the Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK), a branch of the police’s CID, in July last year after receiving information through reliable sources that several unscrupulous people, including some Hurriyat leaders, were hand in glove with some educational consultancies…