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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.

Eating antibiotic injected chicken can prove fatal for humans

February 28, 2018 Editor

Doctors in Jammu and Kashmir have expressed their concern over the use chicken that has been administered with antibiotics for quick growth. The recently conducted research has revealed the consumption of such chicken might put the lives of people at risk. According to the recent research an antibiotic growth controller ‘Colistin Sulphate’ has been found inside chickens that doctors believe is extremely dangerous if consumed. A recent study by researchers from the Centre for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy (CDDEP) revealed that two-third of poultry farmers in Punjab were found…

Unfit minibuses go off road in city, courtesy IGP Rath

February 28, 2018 Editor

Several Matadors and minibuses have gone off road in the past over a week, courtesy strict measures by new Inspector General of Police, Traffic, Basant Rath. Hundreds of vehicles are either standing idle at their owners’ places or are undergoing servicing at various workshops in the city while many stand seized at the police department yard. To control traffic chaos in the city, Rath has been challaning and seizing vehicles on the spot in case drivers fail to produce valid driving documents. A cross-section of drivers and conductors confess that…

Youth forced into labour by army alleges Kulgam Village

February 28, 2018 Editor

For the past several days army soldiers have been snatching I-cards of youths in Ashmuji village of Kulgam and then summoning them to their camp where they are beaten up and forced to do labour jobs, local residents allege. Army has termed residents’ statements as “baseless”. “My I card was snatched by army and later asked to report to their camp. As I went there next morning I was beaten up on the allegations that I am a stone pelter. I was then made to work as a bonded labourer.…

‘Harassed’ by cops, residents flee Kathua village

February 28, 2018 Editor

The alleged rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua today turned murkier when fear-stricken villagers belonging to the Hindu community from Rasana village migrated for “safety”, alleging “torture and harassment” of their children by the Crime Branch of the J&K Police which is conducting the investigation into the case. Local villagers, including women and young children, said they were living under “constant fear” due to “random detention of young children” in the name of questioning and refused to return to their native village. Hundreds of people of adjoining…

Haj airfares slashed, J&K benefits most

February 28, 2018 Editor

A month after it scrapped subsidies for Haj pilgrims, the government today announced a significant reduction in airfares for devotees travelling to Saudi Arabia, with the prices of round tickets being slashed by Rs 20,000 to Rs 97,000. Union Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi described the move as a “major step” that would end the “political and economic exploitation of Haj performers as was being done during the Congress-led UPA regime”, allegedly in the name of offering subsidies. The minister said the move sought to address concerns about airfares going…

Abu Haris a Pakistani militant injured in Hajin gunfight succumbs laid to rest by locals

February 27, 2018 Editor

A Pakistani militant who was injured in a gunfight with a joint team of government forces at Hajin on Monday has succumbed to injuries. Identified as Abu Haris, the militant was buried in the Hajin and a large number of people attended his funeral. This is for the first time in recent past that a foreign militant has been buried by the locals. The authorities had barred people from burying the foreign militants after a huge funeral was witnessed to Abu Qasim, Lashkar-e-Toiba commander who was killed in a gunfight…

Kashmir witnesses 161 Hepatitis, 207 Chickenpox cases in 2017

February 27, 2018 Editor

At least 161 cases of hepatitis and 207 cases of chickenpox have been reported in 2017 from Kashmir valley, fresh figures of health department have revealed. According to figures available with Directorate of Health Services Kashmir, at least 207 cases of chickenpox were reported in Kashmir between January-December 2017 but there is no mention of where from these cases were reported. The figures reveal that 161 cases of hepatitis (an inflammation of the liver) were reported in the previous year. Government figures reveal that the cases have gone down as…

BJP Minister’s segregating Kashmiri Officers

February 27, 2018 Editor

Saffron party’s ministers decline Kashmiris, Muslims as Admin Secys Kashmiri officers threaten mass resignation, raise issue with ministers, to take up matter with PM The Secretary-level Kashmiri officers Monday threatened mass resignation after they were conveyed that no Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) minister was willing to take them as administrative secretaries in their ministries. According to sources, after they were conveyed the decision of the rightwing BJP ministers, they raised the issue with some ministers of the BJP’s ruling ally Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who informed Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti…

PDP manipulated khadi board recruitments: National Conference

February 27, 2018 Editor

The selection of the Chief Minister’s cousin in a state-level exam has turned into a major political controversy as the National Conference (NC), the lead opposition party in the legislative Assembly, today accused the ruling PDP of manipulating the recruitment process. The party leaders said “someone has to be held accountable” for the illegal selections for the various posts of the Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB), Waqf Board, Sports Council and Integrated Child Development Services. “In recent days, some such issues have come to the fore, which are directly…

Under trial militant killed, policeman injured in grenade attack in Tral

February 27, 2018February 27, 2018 Editor

The attack comes a day after two policemen were killed by militants in two separate attacks. A militant was killed in a grenade blast as his attempt to escape police custody was foiled on Monday at police station in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said, adding that a policeman was also injured. “A terrorist Mushtaq Chopan died in grenade explosion when challenged by sentry while trying to escape from police station Tral,” director general of state police SP Vaid wrote on Twitter. The attack comes a day…