Firdous Hassan

Self-help believer, a gadget lover and nature's admirer.
Presently Senior reporter at The Kashmir Monitor with an experience of nine years in reporting business, crime, defense, politics and environment.Have also contributed to reputed media organizations including First Post, India Spend, Forbes India

`More like seasonal infection’: Doctors urge people not to panic as Covid cases rise

Srinagar, June 2: Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, doctors have urged people not to panic, given that the virus is behaving more like a seasonal infection. Dr. Aijaz Nabbi Koul, head of

Jun. 3, 2025

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Saffron to almonds: How Pahalgam attack dealt a killer blow to Kashmir’s dry fruit industry

Srinagar, May 29: Dry fruit seller Abdul Hamid Bhat rearranges mounds of almonds and raisins for the third time in an hour — not because they’re being sold, but to keep himself busy. “Since the Pahalgam attack, business has collapsed.

May. 29, 2025

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Deepening worries, mounting losses: Post Pahalgam, tourist transporters face uphill battle to pay loans

Srinagar, May 23: At Srinagar’s once-bustling Tourist Reception Centre, rows of parked tourist vans and SUVs

How Techie’s thrift store is redefining fashion in Kashmir

Srinagar, May 20: Sameer Ahmad Bhat, 28 was doing a well-paying job in Bangalore. A techie by

RKFC’s Zahid among 2 selected for India U-16

Srinagar, Oct 31:Two teenagershave made Kashmir proud after they were selected for India’s U-16 football team. Two 15 year olds – Syed Zahid Hussain Bukhari of Natipora and Sajad Hussain Parray of

Nov. 1, 2019

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5 NON-LOCAL LABOURERS SHOT DEAD IN KULGAM

Srinagar, Oct 29: Tragedy struck south Kashmir yet again when five non-local labourers were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Kulgam district late Tuesday – the sixth such incident so far this

Oct. 30, 2019

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DAY 1 OF KASHMIR VISIT: EU MPs meet delegations

Srinagar, Oct 29: On the first day of their unofficial visit, European Union (EU) parliamentarians held wide ranging discussions with at least 15 delegations from the cross section of society. More than

Oct. 30, 2019

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Another non-Kashmiri trucker shot dead in south Kashmir

Srinagar, Oct 28: A day before European Union lawmakers unofficial visit to Kashmir, unknown gunmen shot dead a trucker in Anantnag district on Monday evening. This is the fifth such incident when

Oct. 29, 2019

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Of surge in apple exports:Fruit growers bust official claims

Srinagar, Oct 25: Fruit growers have punctured government’s claim that apple exports have increased by 1.91 lakh tonnes this year, despite tension and uncertainty. Department of Horticulture, Kashmir, had claimed that 7.34

Oct. 27, 2019

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BDC polls:Independents steal show, BJP distant second

Srinagar: Independents stole the show winning 217 out of 307 constituencies in the first ever Block Development Council (BDC) elections that recorded 98.3 percent turnout on Thursday. The BJP, which was riding

Oct. 25, 2019

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Zakir Musa’s successor killed, Ansar Gazwatul Hind wiped out: DGP

Srinagar, Oct 23: Director General of Police Dilbag Singh Wednesday claimed that they have wiped out militant outfit Ansar Gazwatul Hind (AGH) from Jammu and Kashmir after security forces killed its last

Oct. 23, 2019

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Sizable infiltration post Aug 5:DGP

Srinagar, Oct 23: Director General of Police Dilbag Singh Wednesday admitted that sizable infiltration has taken place after August 5 when Centre abrogated Article 370 and divided state into two union territories.

Oct. 23, 2019

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Grassroots democracy:First ever BDC polls today

Srinagar, Sep 29: Stage is all set for the first ever Block Development Council (BDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. Elections will be held in 310 out of 316 blocks

Oct. 23, 2019

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Farooq, Omar refuse legal aid to win ‘freedom’

Srinagar, Oct 21: Incarcerated National Conference President Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar Abdullah has refused legal aid from their party colleagues, to free them from the jail. Talking to The Kashmir

Oct. 21, 2019

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Firdous Hassan

`More like seasonal infection’: Doctors urge people not to panic as Covid cases rise

Saffron to almonds: How Pahalgam attack dealt a killer blow to Kashmir’s dry fruit industry

Deepening worries, mounting losses: Post Pahalgam, tourist transporters face uphill battle to pay loans

How Techie’s thrift store is redefining fashion in Kashmir

RKFC’s Zahid among 2 selected for India U-16

5 NON-LOCAL LABOURERS SHOT DEAD IN KULGAM

DAY 1 OF KASHMIR VISIT: EU MPs meet delegations

Another non-Kashmiri trucker shot dead in south Kashmir

Of surge in apple exports:Fruit growers bust official claims

BDC polls:Independents steal show, BJP distant second

Zakir Musa’s successor killed, Ansar Gazwatul Hind wiped out: DGP

Sizable infiltration post Aug 5:DGP

Grassroots democracy:First ever BDC polls today

Farooq, Omar refuse legal aid to win ‘freedom’

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