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

Action, drama, thrill : Excitement brews as countdown begins for IFFJK

Srinagar: Excitement is brewing as the countdown begins for the first International Film Festival of Jammu and Kashmir (IFFJK). Scheduled to be held from September 7 to 10, the festival is expected

Sep. 1, 2026

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Bhand Pather:Folk artists struggle to keep art form alive

Palhalan: Drum beats, folk songs and satirical performances that once echoed through this north Kashmir village have fallen silent. Folk artists struggle to keep the centuries-old tradition of Bhand Pather alive. Declining audiences, changing entertainment habits and dwindling livelihood opportunities

Aug. 27, 2026

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Aabha Hanjura, Khan Brothers’ new single breaks internet

Srinagar: The internet has gone gaga over Kashmiri folk singer Aabha Hanjura’s latest single O Ri

‘Mutton crisis’: Valley’s food industry takes a hit

Srinagar: Mutton crisis has hit Kashmir’s food industry, with several restaurants and hotels scaling down non-vegetarian

Srinagar-Jammu highway closure:Stocks fast drying up in Kashmir

Srinagar, Jan 6: Stocks of essentials are fast depleting in Kashmir even as few petrol pumps have already run dry following the closure of Srinagar-Jammu National Highway. Kashmir has been experiencing snowfall

Jan. 7, 2020

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Kashmir apt place for developing world-class footballers: Team India Technical Dir

Srinagar, Jan 5: On his maiden visit to Kashmir, the Technical Director of Indian National Football Team, Isaac Doru said the environment in Kashmir was apt to develop world-class professional footballers. Doru

Jan. 6, 2020

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NITI Aayog classifications: J&K ranks at bottom on Sustainable Development Goal index

Srinagar, Jan 4: For the second time in a row, Jammu and Kashmir has ranked at the bottom among the states and UTs on the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) index. Like 2018,

Jan. 5, 2020

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Govt places Iltija under ‘house detention’

Bars her to visit Mufti’s mausoleum; Police says she did not follow protocol

Jan. 3, 2020

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Srinagar: WITH STORY "JK- SMS" - A youth tries to send short message service (SMS) on his phone which is banned in valley, in Srinagar on Monday, 09, Dec 2019. SMS services were withdrawn as a "precautionary measure" hours after the government restored post-paid mobile connections in Kashmir in October. PTI Photo by Umar Ganie

Delivery failed…SMS service restored only on BSNL network

Srinagar, Jan 1: Twenty four hours on, SMS services have been restored only on the selected mobile networks even as the hospitals are eagerly awaiting resumption of broadband internet services in Kashmir.

Jan. 2, 2020

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Kashmir in 2020:From consuming region to a producing giant

Srinagar, Dec 31: A decade long association with tourism business has yielded 33-year-old Muneer Ahmad of Baramulla less than what he had expected in 2010 when he took a loan to invest

Jan. 2, 2020

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40 corporators move no confidence motion against Mayor

Srinagar, Dec 24: High drama continued in Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) for the second day on Tuesday after 40 corporators moved a fresh no-confidence motion against Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu. The no-confidence

Dec. 25, 2019

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Mayor weathers storm: Time up for SMC Dy Mayor?

Srinagar, Dec 23: Crisis in Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has deepened after more than 47 corporators moved a no-confidence motion against Deputy Mayor Sheikh Mohammad Imran seeking his ouster from the coveted

Dec. 24, 2019

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Kashmir tops Google’s list of most searched domestic vacation destination

Srinagar, Dec 22: Notwithstanding the dearth of tourists visiting it, Kashmir has topped the list of most-searched vacation destinations in India on Google’s ‘Year in Search’ list 2019. Wiling to quench their

Dec. 23, 2019

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Thanks to internet blockade:40 per cent traders miss deadline for filing GST returns

Srinagar, Dec 19: Internet blues continue to haunt Kashmir Inc. as more than 40 per cent of traders have missed the deadline for filing Goods and Services Tax (GST) returns in the

Dec. 20, 2019

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Firdous Hassan

Action, drama, thrill : Excitement brews as countdown begins for IFFJK

Bhand Pather:Folk artists struggle to keep art form alive

Aabha Hanjura, Khan Brothers’ new single breaks internet

‘Mutton crisis’: Valley’s food industry takes a hit

Srinagar-Jammu highway closure:Stocks fast drying up in Kashmir

Kashmir apt place for developing world-class footballers: Team India Technical Dir

NITI Aayog classifications: J&K ranks at bottom on Sustainable Development Goal index

Govt places Iltija under ‘house detention’

Delivery failed…SMS service restored only on BSNL network

Kashmir in 2020:From consuming region to a producing giant

40 corporators move no confidence motion against Mayor

Mayor weathers storm: Time up for SMC Dy Mayor?

Kashmir tops Google’s list of most searched domestic vacation destination

Thanks to internet blockade:40 per cent traders miss deadline for filing GST returns

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