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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.

Grenade attack in Sopore, four policemen injured

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Burglars steal ATM containing Rs21 lakh in Anantnag Four policemen were injured when militants carried out a grenade attack against a group of police personnel on Wednesday afternoon in north Kashmir’s Sopore town. A senior police official said the militants lobbed a grenade at a police party deployed near a bank in the main chowk at Sopore town around 4:10 pm. “Four personnel were injured in the explosion,” the official said. The injured policemen were immediately shifted to hospitals, where they were treated for wounds and are reported to be…

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14 JK candidates qualify UPSC-2016 examination

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At least 14 candidates from J&K have qualified the Union Public Service Commission-2016 examination whose result was declared on Wednesday. Dr Bilal Mohiuddin Bhat, a resident Unsoo Waipora in north Kashmir’s Handwara area has bagged the 10th position in the IAS examination. Bhat has earlier qualified the Kashmir Administrative Service examination in 2013 and later qualified the IFS in 2014. He joined as DFO in Forest Department Lucknow and is presently working there. Meanwhile, Nandini K R has topped the UPSC Civil Services examination. She has a BE in Civil…

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Syed Ali Geelani rules out talks with GoI

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‘We’ll never talk with those pursuing fanatical ideology’ Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani Wednesday ruled out talks with Government of India (GoI) saying there will be no talks with Delhi till it accepts Jammu and Kashmir as a disputed territory and they will never talk to those pursuing fanatical ideology. “There can be no talks with GoI unless it accepted J&K as a disputed territory. We’ll never beg for talks,” Geelani said in a statement issued here today. He said authorities in New Delhi are “irrational, following fanatical…

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Cannot afford to take U-turns on dialogue

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When dialogue is demonised as a “sell-out”, it becomes an ugly word. The Centre has complicated matters by treating dialogue as an evil that grants justification to violence in Kashmir. The PDP-BJP coalition government’s Agenda of Alliance states it clearly that the coalition will initiate talks with the internal stakeholders, including the Hurriyat Conference. The PDP is all out for a dialogue with separatists, while the BJP now refuses to acknowledge this crucial commitment. The point 21 of the Agenda of Alliance recalls former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s initiative…

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Governor NN Vohra visits Kheer Bhawani shrine, reviews arrangements

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J&K governor N N Vohra visited Mata Kheer Bhawani shrine at Tulmulla, Ganderbal and prayed for peace and well-being of people. He extended his greetings to the people, particularly Kashmiri Pandits, on the occasion of ‘Jyestha Ashtami’. BB Vyas, chief secretary; Baseer Ahmed Khan, divisional commissioner, Kashmir; Tariq Hussain Ganai, deputy commissioner Ganderbal; Fayaz Ahmad Lone, senior superintendent of police Ganderbal, representatives of Dharmarth Trust and several members of Kashmiri Pandit community received the governor on his arrival at the shrine. “The governor discussed with chief secretary and other officers…

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Valley returning to normalcy post three days Shutdown, Restrictions

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Normalcy returned in Kashmir valley today after three days of restrictions and strike in the aftermath of killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Sabzar Bhat in an encounter with security forces. There were no restrictions anywhere in Kashmir, officials said, adding life was going on normally across the valley. Shops, offices, fuel stations and other business establishments opened here this morning, while public transport resumed after three days, the officials said. They said similar reports of restoration of normalcy were received from other districts of the valley. However, the officials said…

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Schools and Colleges across Kashmir have been shut on 60 percent of working days since July 2016

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Every time her seven-year-old son returns from school, Rayeesa Akhtar, a young Kashmiri mother who lives in uptown Srinagar’s Bemina area, thanks God and prays for schools to remain open through the summer. Hundreds of thousands of parents across Kashmir share her worries–children including Akhtar’s son stayed home on 130 days last year, when the July 8, 2016, killing of militant commander Burhan Wani had led to a series of curfews imposed by the police and strike calls issued by Kashmiri separatists. In all, 2016 witnessed 2,690 incidents of stone-pelting,…

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Jammu-Srinagar highway closure enters 3rd day, fruit traders submit memorandum to IGP

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As the Jammu-Srinagar Highway closure entered third day three on Tuesday and goods worth crores of rupees remained stranded on this vital road, Kashmir-based fruit growers and dealers shot across a letter to IGP Kashmir Munir Khan urging him to allow movement of traffic immediately so that rhw perishable goods didn’t rot on way. Speaking to Kashmir Post, president, New Kashmir Fruit Association, Parimpora Fruit Mandi, Bashir Ahmad Basheer said more than 150 truckloads carrying fruits, vegetables and dates are stranded on the highway since Sunday evening. Basheer said, in…

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Kashmir, Kashmiris, Kashmiriyat belong to India: Rajnath Singh

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Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said that the government is making efforts to resolve the problems being faced in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Assuring the people of the state, Mr Singh said that ‘Kashmir, Kashmiri and Kashmiriyat’ belonged to India. Mr Singh however, condemned the attacks on soldiers and security personnel saying, “Those who make attempts to hurt the pride of jawans (soldiers) also need to be taught a lesson”. He also said that the Narendra Modi government is taking steps to tackle corruption and terrorism. He said…

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Deft handling prevented unrest in Kashmir post Sabzar’s killing

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Unlike Burhan Wani’s killing, death of his close aide Sabzar Ahmad Bhat, also a resident of the volatile Tral area, did not plunge Kashmir into an unending unrest. The situation, which developed immediately after the killing of Burhan’s close aide, had all the elements that could have triggered unrest, but it was the deft handling this time that seems to have prevented the situation from going bad. As the news about the death of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Sabzar along with his accomplice spread on Saturday afternoon, shopkeepers downed their shutters,…

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