Posts By Umar Khurshid
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21LiteratureWhen nothing is ever enough
There is something strange about human happiness. We spend years chasing something, believing it will finally make us content. But once we...
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33Jammu & KashmirA warm home is important, but a safe home is essential
From gas heaters and electric blankets to traditional Bukharis and Kangris, unsafe heating practices continue to put lives and homes at risk...
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64LiteratureWhen beauty fades, what remains?
Beauty attracts attention. It wins compliments, draws admiration, and often becomes the starting point of love. But beauty has one unavoidable weakness....
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45LiteratureWhen love becomes ownership
Jealousy is often mistaken for love. A person who constantly questions a partner’s movements, friendships or conversations may even claim to be...
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70LiteratureThe visitor we cannot avoid
Most of us are willing to talk about almost anything except death. We discuss careers, money, holidays, marriages and retirement. We make...
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56LiteratureLove does not need a perfect face
We live in a world obsessed with beauty. Faces are edited, photographs are filtered and appearances are judged within seconds. Everyone seems...
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62LiteratureWhen love becomes a race against time
Andrew Marvell’s famous poem raises questions about love, persuasion, consent and our endless rush to live in the moment Love is supposed...
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115Jammu & KashmirCabinet complete, discontent simmering: NC faces heat from left-out members
Srinagar: The expansion of Jammu and Kashmir’s Council of Ministers triggered discontent within the ruling National Conference on Tuesday, with supporters of...
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127Jammu & KashmirKashmir Marathon: Kenyan runners win all titles; specially-abled runner, woman carrying child steals show
Specially-abled runner without arms wins hearts; Kenyan runners Omolo, Harpaa clinch full marathon titles Srinagar: Kenyan runners Kanab Kalob Omolo and...
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67LiteratureParveen Shakir and the universal language of women’s freedom
Can a woman writing in Urdu share a literary bond with Jane Austen, Katherine Mansfield and Virginia Woolf? Their languages, cultures and...
