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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.

Noor Muhammad Tantray, Top Jaish commander killed in Samboora gunfight

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A top militant commander was killed and a policeman injured in a nocturnal gunfight in Samboora village of Pampore township in Pulwama district, the police said on Monday. A police official said that following a tip-off, a joint party of army’s 50 Rashtriya Rifles, police and central reserve police force cordoned off Karnabal Samboora village late on Monday night and launched searches. “The search operation turned into a gunfight after militants holed up inside a house opened fire on the forces. Improvised explosive devices were later used to blow up…

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Dineshwar Sharma meets 40 delegations in Baramulla

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A day after meeting over 20 delegations in Kupwara, Centre’s special representative to Jammu and Kashmir Dineshwar Sharma met over 40 delegations from different sections of society in Baramulla district of north Kashmir today. The delegations discussed issues ranging from the overall situation in the Valley to human rights issues and problems faced by the youth. Traders and members of the Baramulla Bar Association, however, stayed away from the meeting. The Bar Association described Sharma’s visit as a “futile exercise” while traders said the Kashmir problem was a political issue…

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Christmas spreads hope & cheer in ski resort of Gulmarg

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Christmas has brought some good news for the tourism sector in the ski resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir. While a mass was held at the church, other places, like the Gulmarg Gondola, were illuminated. Most of the major hotels were booked as the Tourism Department has lined up a host of activities in the run up to the New Year. “All major hotels are sold out at Gulmarg….an early snowfall this year augured well for the tourism sector and a mass was held on the festive eve. The church,…

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Majority businesses boycotted pre-budget meeting with Finance Minister: JKCC

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Demands JK as free economic zone, revocation of GST Jammu and Kashmir Coordination Committee (JKCC) has expressed gratitude to all those member-organizations which followed its programme of boycotting their participation in pre-budget discussions with the Finance Minister. JKCC said overwhelming majority of business organizations including Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Fed¬eration (KTMF), Federation of Chambers of Industries Kashmir (FCIK), Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industries-Kashmir (CCIK), Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA), Kashmir Hotel and Restaurant Association (KHARA),Kashmir Traders Federation (KTF), Kashmir Valley Fruit Growers and Dealers Union (KVGGDU), All Kashmir Chemists and…

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Cold wave, dry weather continues across Kashmir Valley

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Cold wave continued in Kashmir as the night temperature stayed several degrees below the freezing point but people experienced some relief after the mercury increased slightly at most places. Kargil, in Ladakh region, was the coldest recorded place in Jammu and Kashmir as the minimum temperature there settled at minus 11.4 degrees Celsius last night, an increase of nearly four degrees from minus 15.2 degrees Celsius the previous night, an official of the MET department said. He said the nearby Leh town recorded a low of minus 9.6 degrees Celsius,…

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On Christmas eve, markets abuzz with activity

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The city markets are abuzz with activity as locals are geared up for the Christmas celebrations tomorrow. The churches can be seen decked up with colorful lights and flowers. Even the Christian families have decorated their houses. Meanwhile, groups of youths dressed as Santa Claus can be seen distributing gifts among the children while several churches have organised carol-singing competitions. On Friday, a religious procession was also taken out in the city in which about 1,500 people took part. “The festival is not confined to the Christian community only, it…

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Separatists cry foul, center ‘Threatening’ us to talk to its envoy

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The fresh summon to NaseemGeelani, the son of Hurriyat chairman Syed Ali Geelani, by the national investigation agency is an “act of vengeance and harassment”, the joint resistance leadership (JRL) said on Sunday, and condemned the move. In a statement, the JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik said: “Summoning Naseem to Delhi again is an intimidation. New Delhi is using the NIA (against the resistance leadership).” The JRL said that the enforcement directorate (ED) has time and again summoned hundreds including both sons of…

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Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC in Poonch, 4 Indian soldiers killed in firing

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At least four Indian soldiers were killed Dec. 23 in Pakistani firing along the highly militarized de facto border that divides the disputed region of Kashmir between the nuclear-armed rivals, Indian officials said. Pakistani soldiers violated the 2003 cease-fire accord by targeting Indian posts in Rajouri sector, the Indian army said in a statement. It called the firing an “unprovoked cease-fire violation.” The statement said that the dead include an army officer and that Indian soldiers retaliated “strongly and effectively.” There was no immediate reaction from Pakistan. Following the incident,…

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Burhan Factor? Spurt in young Kashmiris joining militancy in 2017

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The spurt in locals joining militancy began after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen terror group’s poster boy Burhan Wani in an encounter in south Kashmir on July 8 last year. The number of young Kashmiris joining militant groups has witnessed a sharp spike and crossed 100 for the first time since such data started being collated in 2010, officials said on Sunday. By the end of November this year, 117 youths had joined militancy as compared to 88 in the whole of 2016.South Kashmir emerged as the main hub that…

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Kashmir Valley ‘Most expensive’, As retail inflation touches 8.61% in November

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Against the national retail inflation of 4.88 percent, the cost of living in Jammu and Kashmir has almost doubled as average prices have recorded year-on-year increase of 8.61 percent for the month of November, according to recently released consumer price index (CPI). The CPI figures released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MOSPI) reveal that J&K has emerged as one of the most expensive states in the country due to high inflation rate. J&K has recorded inflation of 8.61 percent for November, followed by Kerala with 8.1 percent,…

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