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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.

Kashmir Freezes Deeper: Pulwama at –5.5°C as Cold Wave Intensifies Across the Valley

December 13, 2025 Editor

Kashmir Cold Wave Deepens | Pulwama at –5.5°C, Srinagar –3.6°C Amid Power Crisis By: Javid Amin | 12 December 2025 Winter Tightens Its Grip Earlier and Harder Kashmir is sinking deeper into an unforgiving winter as an intensifying cold wave pushes night temperatures sharply below freezing across the Valley. What makes this phase particularly concerning is not just the severity of the cold, but its timing, persistence, and overlap with a prolonged dry spell and power crisis. On the latest night, Pulwama emerged as the coldest place in the Valley…

Statehood, Governance and Growing Public Anger: Why Jammu & Kashmir’s Civil Society Says Resentment Is ‘Massive and Overwhelming’

December 12, 2025 Editor

Massive Resentment Over Non-Restoration of Statehood in J&K: Civil Society Flags ‘Overwhelming Public Anger’ By: Javid Amin | 12 December 2025 More than six years after the historic changes of August 5, 2019, the political climate in Jammu & Kashmir remains fraught with uncertainty, unfulfilled promises, and widening distrust between the people and the political establishment. The recent statement by a prominent civil society group — calling public resentment over the non-restoration of statehood “massive and overwhelming” — has once again placed the spotlight on a long-pending constitutional and emotional…

Adulteration Everywhere, Authorities in Hibernation: How a Toxic Egg Scare Unveiled a Food Safety Crisis in Jammu & Kashmir

December 12, 2025December 12, 2025 Editor

Toxic Eggs in Jammu & Kashmir Market | Govt Probe after MLA Sadiq Alarm By: Javid Amin | 12 December 2025 The Egg That Cracked Open a Food Safety Crisis In early December 2025, alarm bells began to ring across the kitchens, marketplaces, and legislative corridors of Jammu & Kashmir. Reports swirled that eggs being sold in local markets contained carcinogenic and toxic drug residues, previously believed to be strictly prohibited in food-producing animals. What seemed like an isolated claim quickly snowballed into a public health scare, a political flashpoint,…

Winter Tightens Its Grip on Kashmir: Sub-Zero Temperatures, Power Crunch & Frosty Lives

December 11, 2025 Editor

Biting Cold Wave Grips Kashmir in December 2025 | Sub-Zero Temps, Power Crisis & Frosty Daily Life By: Javid Amin | 10 December 2025 Kashmir Under a Winter Hammer As December 2025 advances, the snow-clad mountains and tranquil valleys of Kashmir are witnessing another, more ruthless manifestation of winter: a biting cold wave accompanied by sub-zero temperatures across much of the region. In towns, villages and tourist hotspots alike, thermometers have fallen sharply — bringing frost, snow, and a host of new challenges for residents already reeling from a protracted…

J&K’s Dry Spell Deepens: 86% Rainfall Deficit Sparks Water, Ecology and Fire Alarms

December 11, 2025 Editor

J&K Records 86% Rain Deficit | Shrinking Rivers, Rising Fire Risk, Water Crisis By: Javid Amin | 10 December 2025 A Region Parched as Rain Refuses to Come Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is witnessing a distressing environmental and humanitarian signal: an acute rainfall shortfall that has plunged the region into a precarious situation. Between November 1 and December 9, 2025, the Union Territory recorded a mere 6.1 mm of rain, against an expected 43.1 mm, marking a staggering 85.8% deficit. This prolonged dry spell — persisting since around November 5…

‘Bring Them Home’ — Mehbooba Mufti’s Push to Repatriate Kashmiri Detainees

December 10, 2025 Editor

Bring Them Home — Mehbooba Mufti’s HC Plea to Transfer Kashmiri Detainees to Valley Jails By: Javid Amin | 10 December 2025 A Plea for Humanity and Justice When a mother voluntarily walks 270 kilometres from Kashmir to Jammu to visit her imprisoned son, the journey is heartbreak made visible. Such was the moment shared by Mehbooba Mufti on social media — a powerful visual of human suffering that accompanied her latest plea before the High Court. Her petition calls for the repatriation of Kashmiri detainees — many undertrials —…

Kashmir’s Food Safety Crisis: How 119 Dead Chickens With a ‘Clean Certificate’ Exposed a Broken System

December 9, 2025 Editor

Kashmir’s Food Safety Credibility Crumbles: 119 Dead Chickens With a ‘Clean’ Certificate Spark Outrage By: Javid Amin | 08 December 2025 A Disturbing Discovery at Dawn The story begins on an ordinary winter morning in Srinagar — the kind where life in Kashmir moves slightly slower, bundled under layers of wool and cold breath. But what unfolded at Aluchi Bagh Bund was anything but ordinary. As workers and volunteers opened a truck carrying 2,700 poultry birds, they found a horrifying sight:119 chickens lay dead, stiff, and rotting. Yet the shock…

Cancer Surge Alarms J&K: 38 Cases a Day on Average, 67,000 Diagnosed in 5 Years | Why Jammu & Kashmir Is Facing a Silent Epidemic

December 8, 2025December 8, 2025 Editor

Cancer Surge Alarms J&K: 38 Cases a Day, 67,000 Diagnosed in 5 Years By: Javid Amin | 08 December 2025 A deep dive into the region’s rising cancer burden, its causes, its consequences and the urgent need for public health action. A Silent Epidemic Unfolding in the Himalayas Jammu & Kashmir, a region celebrated for its breathtaking landscapes, rich culture, and centuries-old heritage, is facing a growing health emergency — one that is not loud or sudden, but persistent, silent, and devastating. Over the last five years, more than 67,000…

KAS Row Sparks Political Firestorm: Sajad Lone Accuses Omar Abdullah of ‘Demolishing Careers’ of Aspirants

December 8, 2025 Editor

“He Has Demolished Their Careers”: How the KAS Row Turned Into Kashmir’s New Political Flashpoint By: Javid Amin | 07 December 2025 The political landscape of Jammu & Kashmir has always been layered, complex, and emotionally charged. But every few years, an issue arises that cuts beyond party lines and ideological identities—touching the deepest nerve in Kashmiri society: youth futures. The latest flashpoint is the Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS) recruitment row, a controversy that has pushed thousands of aspirants into uncertainty and provoked widespread public anger. What began as allegations…

Goa Nightclub Fire Kills 25 at Birch by Romeo Lane — Safety Crisis in Arpora’s Nightlife

December 7, 2025 Editor

Blaze in Fiesta: 25 Dead, Nightclub Fire Shakes Goa’s Party Image By: Javid Amin | 06 December 2025 The Night That Turned Deadly Shortly after midnight between 6 and 7 December 2025, a devastating fire broke out at Birch by Romeo Lane — a well-known nightclub in Arpora, North Goa — ripping through the club’s premises within minutes. According to police and fire-department officials, a suspected explosion of a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder near the kitchen area triggered the blaze. Flames and smoke soared rapidly, engulfing the structure and…