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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.

In exile, Kashmiri Pandits making efforts to save Kashmiri Language

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1,000 children attending workshops to learn language since 2016 In exile, the mother tongue of Kashmiri Pandits is facing a threat of extinction, but efforts by some social activists are bearing fruit as Pandit children born in Jammu are coming forward to learn Kashmiri. In the last one year, workshops teaching Kashmiri culture and traditions have seen an increased participation from Pandit children. The workshops have been focusing on children between the age group of 4 and 14. Nearly 1,000 children have taken part in the programme since 2016 when…

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Long lasting conflict in Kashmir is a big hurdle for economic growth: Ambassador Sabit Subasic

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Youth in Kashmir are capable to select the best leaders: Ambassador Sabit Subasic  Bosnia and Herzegovinian Ambassador Dr. Sabit Subasic believes the intractable conflict in Kashmir valley has drastically affected the state’s economic growth and that the tourism sector has been a victim of negative publicity. Dr. Subasic spoke about his impressions from his recent visit to the state. What was purpose of your visit to Kashmir? Jammu Kashmir is a state in India that I had never visited. Being ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH), it is my duty…

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Variation in drug prices leaves patients in a fix

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Pharmacies in govt hospitals charging more than those in markets Variation in the prices of medicines at private medical shops and government-approved shops on the premises of the Government Medical College and Hospital has left the patients in a fix. The health sector of the state, which is already facing controversy for not providing due healthcare to the needy in all hospitals, is now ‘looting’ patients. Mohinder Datta, a patient who purchased Enclex 60, manufactured by Cipla, from government-run Sanyog Pharmacy, a unit of Sanyog Enterprises Private Limited, at the…

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High Court restricts entry of taxis in Srinagar city

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In a decision likely to affect thousands of commuters, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court today directed the Traffic Police authorities not to allow entry of Tata Sumos and other taxis coming from other districts into the city. The directions were issued by a division bench of the High Court which is hearing a public interest litigation to streamline the traffic in Srinagar. As per the latest order of the High Court, the traffic authorities have been told not to allow Tata Sumos and taxis coming from south and north…

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With three more H1N1 deaths at SKIMS toll reaches 11

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Three patients have died of H1N1 influenza at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) here in the past 48 hours, taking the death toll due to the influenza to 11 this season. An official source said that a man from Anantnag, aged around 40, who had tested positive for the infection and was undergoing treatment at the institute’s isolation ward, died on Wednesday. “He was undergoing treatment in isolation ward for the past three days,” the source said. Last week, the SKIMS had decided to send to media organisations daily…

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BJP leader’s house set on fire in Sopore

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The identity of the attackers was also not immediately known. Miscreants on Wednesday night set a local BJP leader’s house on fire in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore in Baramulla district but there was no immediate report of casualty, a media report said. The incident took place in Sopore’s Dangarpora area, the ANI reported. However, it was not immediately clear whether BJP leader Farooq Ahmad Rathers was in the house at the time of the attack.

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Appointment Scandal in Information Department

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What should the people of Jammu and Kashmir expect from such a government that is run by a Chief Minister whose own department is a culture of corruption. The same happened during NC rule and nothing seems to have changed yet. In just a span of 2 months another scandal has come to light and it has been found out that there have been a number of backdoor entries in the Information Department, Kashmir Division. According to top sources, many of the officials are allegedly involved in the backdoor entries…

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Gunfight erupt in Pakherpora, teens hit by bullets & pellets in clashes

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A gunfight between militants and government forces broke out in Futlipora village of Pakharpora in central’s Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday. A teenage boy was injured in the clashes in Pakharpora. An official said that Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police and 10 Garhwal of army cordoned off Futlipora today morning around 6 am after “specific inputs” about the presence of militants. “As the forces approached the suspected house, the militants opened fire, triggering a gunfight,” he said. He said two to four militants are believed to…

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Centre to offer better monetary incentives to surrendered militants

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The Centre is planning to soften its surrender policy for terrorists at a time when footballer Majid Khan returned from the LeT after the security forces led a well-coordinated plan to get him back. The Centre is preparing a new surrender policy to bring terrorists back into the mainstream with the possibility of more attractive monetary and social security support. Apart from launching a multi-pronged crackdown on jihadis and their sympathisers in the Kashmir valley, the government is also trying to woo the local population with the promise of a…

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Gaw Kadal Massacre of 1990 back to haunt Govt, Police accepts 22 persons died in forces firing

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After 27 years, police in a reply to State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) have accepted that 22 persons were killed and 12 others were injured in a Gaw Kadal Massacre. Zonal Police Office East Zone Srinagar through District Police Headquarters Srinagar in a report submitted before SHRC have stated that “Report sought from Station House Officer (SHO) Police Station Kral Khud reveals that 22 persons died and 12 others were injured at Gaw Kadal on 21-01-1990.” SHRC Wednesday said that the Chief Prosecuting Officer of the commission has submitted the…

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