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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.

Sportspersons to be felicitated on I-Day: Div Com

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Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan today directed all deputy commissioners to felicitate young sportspersons on the upcoming Independence Day to mark their contribution. He also asked them to involve maximum number of youth for the event. The Divisional Commissioner made the comments during a high-level officers’ meeting held here to review the arrangements for the upcoming Independence Day celebrations in the districts of the Kashmir valley and Ladakh region. An official statement said the Divisional Commissioner was apprised by the officers of the arrangements made for the smooth conduct…

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Dalai Lama visits Leh Idgah

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Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama visited the Leh Idgah today where both Shia and Sunni communities jointly hosted a lunch in his honour. Dalai Lama is in Ladakh for over a month-long visit since June 29. He is visiting the worship place of Muslims on the invitation of Anjuman Moin-ul Islam and Anjuman Imamia and it is his second visit to the religious place. He also released a book on the occasion titled ‘Ladakh kay tariqay aham goshay’ authored by historian Abdul Gani Sheikh. Dalai Lama felicitated two Buddhists, namely…

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Smelly bomb to douse protests in Kashmir doesn’t raise a stink

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Bombs that smell like sewage didn’t meet the CRPF standards. Officials say the liquid used in the bomb is harmless and the protesters would manage to tolerate the smell without much difficulty. A bomb that smells like sewage and was intended to be used on protesters in Kashmir and elsewhere has been found to be a dud. Reason: the “high threshold of Indians to tolerate stench”. Israeli security forces have been using the bomb on Palestinian protesters through water cannons since 2008, but it didn’t meet the standards of the…

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Joint Resistance Leadership calls Friday protests against military court’s ruling, arrest of separatists

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The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yaseen Malik Wednesday asked people to stage peaceful protests against suspension of death sentence to army men involved in Machil fake encounter and persecution and arrest of separatist leaders. In a joint statement, the separatist leaders said BJP-led government in New Delhi was working on pushing from all ends to crush the people’s movement in Kashmir. “Crackdown has been launched against separatist leadership. Besides, there was a propaganda blitzkrieg to target the leadership and their activists…

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Historic Khanqah Naqshbandia craves for attention: Neglected Heritage

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The historic sixth century mosque in heart of the city is craving for attention as insects from dead pigeons and the excreta of birds drop down upon the devotees from the roof top of once majestic centre of Islamic learning which housed the holy relic of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) before being shifted to Dargah Hazratbal. Ritually on July 13 every year the who’s who of the government throngs Hazrat Khawaja Naqshband Sahab (RA) shrine to pay tributes to 1931 Martyrs who are buried here but within a short distance lies…

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Ex-bureaucrats groom youth for civil services exams

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60 students registered; given free weekly tips Concerned and dismayed over the lack of interest among displaced Kashmiri Pandit youth in a career in civil services, former civil servants have started a programme to groom youngsters and prepare them for competitive examinations like those for the KAS, IAS and the IPS. About 60 boys and girls have registered themselves with the group, which meets every Sunday in a small room at Durga Nagar, having a sizable population of migrant Pandits. They are given tips about ways to prepare themselves for…

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Military court suspends life terms, grants bail to 5 accused army men

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Three Kashmiri youth were dubbed as Pakistani militants in the 2010 fake encounter case A military court has suspended the life sentences of five army men accused of killing three unemployed Kashmiri youth and then trying to pass them off as Pakistani militants in a fake encounter in Machil sector along the Line of Control in April 2010, a media report said. According to Mail Today, the armed forces tribunal also granted them bail in the case related to the death of three civilians in Kashmir Valley in 2010 where…

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Another Assault on Article 370, RS extends statistical data bill to J&K

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RS passes bill empowering GoI to collect statistical data from JK Opposition says move overrides JK’s special status Further eroding Article 370, which accords a special status to Jammu Kashmir, Rajya Sabha Wednesday passed amendments in the Collection of Statistics (Amendment) Bill, 2017, in the Parliament for applying it to the Jammu Kashmir. The decision comes within three weeks of the passage of the controversial Goods and Services Tax regime in the State despite protests by opposition and traders who over fears of compromise of State’s fiscal autonomy. Before the…

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Are Geelani, Mirwaiz, Malik next? Time will decide, says DGP

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Commenting on the recent arrest of several Hurriyat leaders by National Investigation Agency (NIA), director general of police SP Vaid on Wednesday said that time will decide the fate of senior Hurriyat leaders, referring to Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik. He said that people of Kashmir have right to know who is responsible for bloodshed in Kashmir. “I can’t say anything about further arrests, especially of senior Hurriyat leaders at this time. Time only will decide,” said SP Vaid while replying to media questions during…

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Stone Pelting incidents have come down across Valley: CRPF

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The number of stone-throwing incidents in the Kashmir valley has come down this year and this time we used less lethal weapons and had minimum collateral damages, said CRPF Director General Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar today. “So far in 2017, only 424 stone-throwing incidents have been reported in comparison with 1,600 incidents last year,” said the Director General, CRPF, during the 78th anniversary celebrations of the CRPF. Giving credit to the security forces, Jammu and Kashmir Police and Central agencies, the DG said: “The combined efforts of the security forces, Jammu…

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