Posts By Umar Khurshid
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52CrimeBihar and Delhi harassment cases put spotlight on women safety in India
New Delhi: Two separate cases involving teenage girls in Bihar and Delhi have triggered widespread concern over the safety of women and...
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38OpinionAre we teaching our children to forget Kashmiri?
There is a language problem growing quietly in Kashmir. We may not notice it every day, but it is happening around us....
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113OpinionWhy Kashmir’s great writers still matter
There is more to Kashmiri literature than old verses, fading manuscripts and names remembered on anniversaries. It is, in many ways, a...
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62EducationHouse defeats Bill seeking govt schooling for officials’ children
Srinagar: The Legislative Assembly on Thursday defeated a Private Members’ Bill seeking mandatory enrolment of children of public representatives and government servants...
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233LanguageIs the legacy of Kashmiri poets diminishing, or are we losing the readers?
Kashmir has a long and rich tradition of poetry. From Lal Ded and Sheikh-ul-Alam to Habba Khatoon, Mahjoor, Rasool Mir and, in...
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303LiteratureA critical analysis of Shakespeare’s Macbeth: Ambition, power and guilt
William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is one of the most famous tragedies in English literature. The play tells the story of Macbeth, a brave...
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260Jammu & KashmirWhy JK’s power tariff is rising: The politics, promises and numbers behind the 6.83% hike
Srinagar: A 6.83% average increase in electricity tariffs in Jammu and Kashmir has triggered a political storm, with opposition parties demanding a...
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380Jammu & KashmirHow a taunt against Kashmiri women backfired
A rally intended to mark the anniversary of the end of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status has produced outrage, suspensions and allegations...
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356Jammu & KashmirBJP’s derogatory anti-Kashmiri women slogans in Anantnag, suspension of 9 members and their corruption allegations
Anatnag: What was planned as a Bharatiya Janata Party celebration of August 5, the day the BJP-led government of India (GoI) scrapped...
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247Jammu & Kashmir1,700 trucks stranded as landslide hits Srinagar-Jammu highway
No fresh traffic allowed from either side till restoration is completed; passenger vehicles given priority Udhampur: A fresh landslide in the Dewal...
