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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.

Is mosque integral to Islam? Query may delay Babri case

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Adjudication of the politically sensitive Ayodhya land dispute case will be delayed as the Supreme Court on Friday said it will first decide whether the apex court’s 1994 decision that a “mosque is not an essential part of Islam” needs to be re-examined by a Constitution bench. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices Ashok Bhushan and S Abdul Nazeer said it would examine whether a five-judge bench was required to go into the question of whether a mosque was integral to Islam, but they turned down the…

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Rambagh flyover Ist phase to be inaugurated in May

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Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan, today reviewed the traffic management and status of related mega projects underway in the summer capital. In a series of meetings, the Div Com stressed on the need to put in sustained efforts to improve the traffic scenario in Srinagar. The meetings were attended by CEO ERA, chief engineer ERA, JC SMC, DIG JKP, SP traffic, traffic adviser and others. The Div Com said that there has been satisfactory progress in the pace of works of Rambagh flyover and new Mahjoor nagar Bridge. He…

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Asiya Andrabi celebrates Pakistan Day in Srinagar, Police registered FIR

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Separatist outfit Dukhtaran-e- Millat chief Asiya Andrabi celebrated Pakistan National Day in Srinagar today by singing the country’s anthem and hoisting its flag. She then said that all Muslims on the subcontinent are Pakistani, reported ANI. “For us, people are either Muslims or ‘kaafirs’ (infidels) and if they are Muslims, then their country is Pakistan,” the pro-Pakistan separatist said. “Pakistan was not formed on basis of a nationality (like India), Islam is the basis of its foundation…Every Muslim is a Pakistani on the basis of Islam, Iman (faith), Quran and…

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Gunfight breaks out at Dooru two militants killed

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The gunfight that started last night in Dooru area of Anantnag in south Kashmir has ended with the killing of two militants, police said today. “The encounter is over and two militants were killed and arms & ammunition recovered,” said the police, in a tweet. The identity of the slain militants is being ascertained, it added. The gunfight, according to the police, broke out last night between militants and the government forces in Shistargam in Dooru area. An official said that SOG of Jammu and Kashmir Police, army and CRPF…

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Hindu Ekta Manch and Hiranagar residents protest ‘Harassment’ in Kathua Rape & Murder Case

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Hindu Ekta Manch activists and Hiranagar residents on Thursday staged a protest against the government for its failure to handover the alleged rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Rasana village of Kathua to the CBI. They accused the Crime Branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Police of “harassing” innocent people. The protesters blocked the Jammu-Pathankot national highway at Kootah Morh and burnt the effigies of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh for their alleged failure to fulfil their demand for a CBI probe. “The…

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No end to parking woes in city centre as authorities fail to streamline traffic system

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The much-hyped mechanized car parking lot and roadside slots marked by the authorities have failed to streamline traffic in the city centre here. The woes are set to worsen after the shifting of offices to Srinagar from Jammu in May as part of biannual Durbar Move. The “state-of-the art” automated car parking at erstwhile KMD yard, which can accommodate 288 vehicles has been a failure due to “exorbitant charges” by the Srinagar Development Authority. “They charge Rs 20 for the first hour and Rs 10 for each next hour. At…

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Jammu simmers with anger against BJP- PDP Govt

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Jammu is simmering with anger against the PDP-BJP Government “for its failure to redress various issues being confronted by the people across the division”. There are fears that situation may snowball into major agitation, ahead of Darbar move to summer capital Srinagar. To take up the agitation to its logical conclusion, prominent organizations like CCI Jammu Rakesh Gupta, Jammu Bar Association and All Sikh United Front have joined hands with the agitators “to fight for their rights”. Like Nowshera, Jammu-Samba-Kathua districts are also up in arms on various issues i.e.…

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Students went on rampage after protest turns ugly in JU

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Tension prevailed in the University of Jammu (JU) on Thursday after the students of different departments turned violent and ransacked the Vice Chancellor’s secretariat and the office of the Dean Students Welfare (DSW) against the alleged thrashing of a fellow by the latter on the campus. DSW Prof Satnam Kour, however, said she was allegedly “manhandled and pushed” by the students, who also made an attempt to “strangulate” her. She said she thrashed the student in “self-defence”. The university has decided to lodge an FIR against the students who ransacked…

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45 Posts referred to SSB by health department, 90 Selected

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In 2012 the state health department referred 45 posts of physiotherapists to J&K Service Selection Board (SSB) to be filled up on “priority” basis. No action followed in the next five years. And in January, the board finally issued a list, selecting 90 candidates in place of 45. Now, the administrative department of health and the recruiting agency are clueless on how to resolve the issue of surplus recruitments. A source in health department said that the issue has been taken up with the administrative department. “We are discussing what…

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Enforcement Directorate attaches Rs 3 lakh terror funds of LeT cadre in Kashmir

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The ED on Thursday said it has attached Rs 3 lakh cash of alleged terror funds in connection with its money laundering probe against terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba(LeT) which operates in the Kashmir Valley. The central probe agency said that it attached the cash, in Indian currency, after it was found that the money was the “proceeds of crime” of terrorism and that it was to be delivered to hardcore militant Mohd Hussain Dar alias Raju by his associate Abdul Hamid Lone. “The attached amount was meant for militant activities,” the…

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