Posts By Nasir Yousufi
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3.6KEcologyAfter flying thousands of kilometres, migratory birds land in Kashmir to be shot with pellets and bullets
Recently, viral pictures of blood stained whooper Swans generated hue and cry among netizens and nature lovers who were angry that after...
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1.4KGender
‘You are not a boy, speak in a low tone’: Gender equality, a distant dream
On International Day of the Girl Child, the 2020 theme “My Voice, Our Equal Future”, to recognise the power, potential and rights...
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8.3KFeature
In Kashmir, ‘black plague’ is eating away apples
As the harvest season is ready to set in, Rs 8,000 crore business supporting lakhs of people through the length and breadth...
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1.8KEducation
Tribute to a teacher
Reluctant to leave the warm lap, draped in care, I was scared. Unknown faces, strange voices and memories of home, made me...
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6.7KFaith
Muharram and messages: Banners as harbingers
As the lunar year of Al-Hijri starts with Muharram, the first month of the Islamic Calendar, Muslims across the world, particularly the...
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2.7KBusiness
‘We are struggling to find buyers this year’: Qurbani Market hit by uncertainty
The impact of the Pandemic, the following lockdown and the subsequent economic slowdown on the Qurbani market and the people related to...
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2.2KFeature
An Unending Ordeal: Staff without pay for 6 months, School Admin says parents don’t pay fees
As lakhs of people have been forced out of their jobs due to COVID, teachers of private schools say the burden of...
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2.6KEducation
In the times of e-learning, no education for the children of marginalised nomad community
While educational institutes are offering e-learning as an alternative to regular classes, thousands of children in the nomad bakarwal community are losing...
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2.3KHorticulture
Losing the gloss: Cherry crops destroyed, left unattended by farmers
The pandemic, subsequent restrictions imposed on transport, and lack of access to markets, has spelled doom for orchardists in Kashmir. Unlike the...
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1.4KSurvival
Keeping the stove burning: From selling fruits to shoes, daily wagers say the Pandemic has hit them hard
Struggling working classes are switching jobs to survive Srinagar: Pushing his fruit-laden cart through the streets of the semi-urban outskirts in Srinagar,...
