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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.

Mehbooba Mufti meets Narendra Modi, discusses security, development in J&K

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J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti and PM Modi on Wednesday discussed the security situation in the Valley as well as along the border with Pakistan. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday. During the hour-long meeting, Mufti briefed the PM on the security situation in the Valley as well as along the border with Pakistan, which has been witnessing heavy cross-border firing and continuous attempts of infiltration by militants, an official said. The two leaders also discussed the ongoing peace initiatives undertaken by the…

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NHAI awards Rs 939 Cr contract to Ramky Infrastructure for ring road around Srinagar

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The National Highways Authority of India has awarded a Rs 939-crore project for the construction of the proposed Srinagar ring road to Ramky Infrastructure, the government said today. “The NHAI has issued the letter of award for construction of the proposed ring road/ bypass from Galander to Crossing of the Sumbel Road on the Jammu-Srinagar highway (NH-IA),” the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said in a statement. The 42.10-km project with a cost of Rs 939.41 crore has been awarded to Ramky Infrastructure and would be implemented on engineering,…

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Militant killed in encounter in Bandipora, combing operation underway

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A heavy gunbattle is still underway in Hajin area of Bandipora in J&K. A militant was gunned down in an encounter with security forces early on Thursday morning at Hajin in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, officials said. “One terrorist of LeT (Lashkar-e-Taiba) apparently FT (foreign terrorist) killed in an encounter in Hajin Bandipore today morning in a joint operation of J&K Police/Army/ CRPF,” director general of state police SP Vaid tweeted. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Shakurdin village in the morning after receiving information about presence…

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Understanding IS & Al-Qaeda in Kashmir: Tryst With ‘Branded Jihad’

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In November 2017, the Amaq News Agency, which is directly aligned with the so-called Islamic State’s (ISIS) operations, announced the first attack in Kashmir by the terror group in which a police officer was killed in Srinagar’s Gulabh Bagh area. Three months later, ISIS has claimed responsibility for a similar incident, this time in the city’s Soura area after constable Farooq Ahmed Yatoo was shot dead in front of separatist leader Fazal Haq Qureshi’s house, reportedly by ‘freelance’ militant Isha Fazli who also had connections with Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen.…

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BJP’s cyber pirates

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When India contested her first general election in 1952, the grand-old party – Congress – and its educated leader Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru won the election hands down. Since 1952, a lot has changed in India including her political spectrum with the advent of social media. No one in mainland India would have thought that social media would play a role in re-shaping the fortunes of a party and its leader. In this social media frenzied world, comes a book by one of India’s best known investigative and broadcast journalists Swati…

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Despite ceasefire, Syrian rebels fire at humanitarian corridor in Eastern Ghouta

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Moscow also accused Syrian rebel fighters of firing mortar shells at a humanitarian corridor in the area between Harasta and Douma. Rebels in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta have gone on the offensive despite attempts to hold a “humanitarian pause”, the Russian defence ministry said on Tuesday. “During the ‘humanitarian pause’ fighters from armed groups continued attacking the positions of the government forces in the areas of Hazrama and Nashabia settlements and after 1 pm went on the offensive in other directions too,” the ministry said in a statement. “These actions were…

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Heavy shelling by Pakistan escalates border tensions

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The Pakistan army today resorted to heavy mortar shelling on Indian forward posts and civil areas in Manjakot, Tarkundi and Ghambhir sectors in Rajouri. “A few mortar shells landed near the forward posts of the Border Security Force (BSF) in the Manjakot sector, resulting in injuries to two constables” said sources. The injured have been identified as Constable Dhana Shekhar and Constable Balvinder Singh. After being provided first aid, both were taken to Army Hospital at Rajouri. The Pakistan army resorted to heavy mortar shelling in Tarkundi Gali and Kangagali…

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Kashmir unfinished agenda of Partition: Syed Ali Geelani

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Separatist leader flags routine violence in State in address to Pak. varsity “The Kashmir issue is the unfinished agenda of the Partition plan,” Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chairman Syed Ali Geelani told an audience in Islamabad on Tuesday. “It was India and not Pakistan that took the [Kashmir] case to the United Nations… Indian authorities are now desperate to the change narrative of the Kashmir issue. However, Kashmir issue is the unfinished agenda of Partition plan,” Mr. Geelani at an event hosted by the National University of Modern Languages in Islamabad.

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Al-Qaida affiliate calls to hit Army convoys in J&K

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Zakir Musa, the head of Al Qaeda-affiliated Kashmiri outfit Ghazwat-ul-Hind, has reportedly asked “able” Indian youth to attack military convoys with petrol bombs in order to make the Army’s movements difficult. While urging ‘fighters” in Kashmir to “rise above group and hero worship,” Musa in a video of his speech released on Telegram on Sunday, asked them to also target companies associated with the Indian government as well as foreign firms seeking investment opportunities in India, the SITE Intelligence Group reported. Musa’s call for attacks on Indian Army, which he…

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Shabista Shabir & Sabiya Nabi to represent India in Asian ski championship

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Jammu and Kashmir Tourism department Tuesday felicitated two young female skiers from Valley with International Ski Federation (FIS) approved ski sets for their participation in the Junior Asian Alpine Ski Championships to be held in Iran from March 1. Director tourism Kashmir, Mahmood A Shah handed over two ski sets to each skier who left today for Delhi to report to the Winter Games Federation of India were from they would fly to Iran for the championship. Deputy Director Tourism Peerzada Zahoor was also present at the occasion. Shabista Shabir…

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