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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.

Nineteen​ Kashmiri students outside JK expelled post-Pulwama​ Fidayeen Attack

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7 Students suspended at Quantum University, Dehradun 3 Students arrested in Bengaluru from Spurthy College and Chinai College Bengaluru 1 Girl rusticated from SGT University of Gurgaon, Delhi 2 Students of SUS Engineering College Tangori Jharkhand suspended 4 Female paramedical students of NIMS slapped with sedition charges after suspension at Jaipur 2 Students of Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University arrested from Solan, HP At least 19 Kashmiri students studying outside Jammu and Kashmir have been expelled from various colleges following the Fidayeen attack at Lethpora Pulwama in which 40 paramilitary…

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Doctors in Kashmir plan to boycott Macleods, Intas Pharma for suspending Kashmiri employees

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Doctors in Srinagar have planned to boycott pharma companies that have suspended Kashmiri employees accused of posting “anti-national” comments on social media after Pulwama attack. The Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, a multinational pharmaceutical company, has issued a show-cause cum suspension notices to three Kashmiri sales executives all working from Srinagar. “It has been reported that you started posting hateful messages on your Twitter handle in the wake of Pulwama attack. Your tweet is insensitive in nature and has brought disrepute to the image of our organisation,” reads one of the…

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Politicians using soldiers as ‘Canon Fodder’ for their Politics, Why do their sons not join army? Riyaz Naikoo

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In his latest, 17 minutes video, the chief commander of Hizb ul Mujahideen has blamed the atrocities committed by Indian forces responsible for more Kashmir youth taking up arms. “We do not love seeing blood, we do not want to orphan anyone, neither do we want to see any women widowed, We do not celebrate the death of 45 Indian soldiers.” Naikoo is heard saying telling in this fresh audio while referring to the deadly attack on Indian Forces in Pulwama on Thursday. Nobody likes to die for anything worldly,…

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‘Boycott Kashmiris’: Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy’s tweet sparks row, Omar Abdullah hits back

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Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy has sparked a controversy again with his tweets. Citing a retired colonel, without disclosing the officer’s identity, Roy said he is “inclined to agree” to boycott Kashmiri traders in other parts of the country and tourism in the state. Roy wrote on Twitter, “An appeal from a retired colonel of the Indian Army: Don’t visit Kashmir, don’t go to Amarnath for the next 2 years. Don’t buy articles from Kashmir emporia or Kashmiri tradesman who come every winter. Boycott everything Kashmiri. I am inclined to agree.”…

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Ensure safety of Kashmiris across India urges​ Amnesty International

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Amnesty International India Monday urged the government of India and state governments to ensure that common Kashmiris aren’t attacked or harassed in the aftermath of the Pulwama attack.Amnesty’s appeal came days after Kashmiri students and other people have been harassed and beaten up in several places across the country following Lethpora militant strike. Amnesty said Central and state government authorities must ensure that ordinary Kashmiri women and men do not face targeted attacks, harassment and arbitrary arrests.Quoting media reports, the watchdog said Kashmiri university students and traders in northern states,…

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Uddhav Thackeray drives hard bargain with BJP’s Amit Shah, gets more seats than 2014 in poll pact

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Allies BJP and Shiv Sena, often seen taking potshots at each other, finalised a seat-sharing pact for 2019 Lok Sabha elections on Monday. The deal was reached after BJP president Amit Shah met Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray at his residence in Mumbai. The BJP will contest 25 of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra while Shiv Sena will fight on the remaining 23. “Shiv Sena and the Akali Dal are among our oldest allies. We had some differences but they are a thing of the past now. Our…

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Harassment of Kashmiris continues in parts of India

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Hundreds of Kashmiri students studying outside move to safer places, some return home Two more Kashmiri students arrested in Haryana Fearing attacks by violent mobs, hundreds of Kashmiri students studying outside Jammu and Kashmir have moved to safer places from Dehradun, Haryana and Chandigarh while many of them have also returned home.After killing of 40 CRPF men in suicide bombing at Lethpora, Pulwama on Thursday, Kashmiri students are facing harassments and life threats in different states.Many of them have been suspended by some college authorities.One of the Kashmiri students Adil…

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After 4 days curfew, 3-hr relaxation in parts of Jammu

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After four days of curfew, the administration on Monday gave three-hour relaxation in Jammu. The district administration had clamped curfew in Jammu on Friday in view of the violence in some part after the Pulwama attack. After reviewing the situation in the city, Jammu District Magistrate Ramesh Kumar relaxed the curfew for three hours in south Jammu. Restrictions continued in other parts of the city. “Curfew was relaxed in the areas falling under five police stations of south Jammu — Gandhi Nagar (except police post Nehru Park and Digiana), Channi…

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Govt scheme beneficiaries may have to raise BJP flag on their houses

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Under the nation-wide campaign that was launched by the BJP on Tuesday, the five crore BJP workers and supporters in the country will have to put BJP’s flag at their houses to show support for the party for the Lok Sabha polls. The campaign will go on till March 2 The 8.5 lakh families that have benefitted from the central and state government schemes in Himachal Pradesh will be approached by the BJP under the “Mera Parivar, Bhajapa Parivar” campaign, to put up the BJP flag over their houses and…

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Post Pulwama attack, India warns of backlash against Kashmiri Muslims

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Kashmiri Muslims are being warned to stay vigilant, amid reports of threats and intimidation after last week’s deadly attack on Indian forces. Isolated incidents of students from Kashmir being beaten up or evicted from their accommodation in northern Indian states were reported in local media. India’s Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) offered help to students in need, but also warned of false reports.The suicide attack killed 46 troops, the deadliest in Kashmir for decades.The bomber used a vehicle packed with explosives to ram a convoy of 78 buses carrying Indian…

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