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

Night Landing: Airliners not keen to announce flight schedule

Srinagar, Oct 11: The airline companies are not keen to announce their flight schedule for night landing at Srinagar airport, which was scheduled to commence after July. The authorities on August 9

Oct. 11, 2018

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8 more absent doctors to face action from government

Srinagar, October 11: Axe is likely to fall on eight more absent doctors, who have not responded to the notices from the state government’s Health and Medical Education department. Of the total

Oct. 11, 2018

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ULB polls: Phase II even bleaker, 97% stay away

Srinagar, Oct 10: Boycott overpowered ballot in Kashmir in second phase of municipal polls as well after only 3.4 % electorate turned to vote in the scheduled 49 wards, comparing to 8.2

Oct. 10, 2018

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CIVIC POLLS: Phase II today, all Kashmir booths ‘hypersensitive’

Srinagar, Oct 9: All 270 polling booths in Kashmir division, where polling will be held on Wednesday in the second phase of municipal elections, have been designated as ‘hypersensitive’. Considering the sensitivity

Oct. 9, 2018

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Municipal Polls: Bleak show as 92% stay away from polls

Srinagar, Oct 8:Kashmir on Monday preferred to stay away from the polls, as only 8.3 percent of the electorate preferred to cast their vote in the first phase of Municipal elections held

Oct. 8, 2018

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Jawahar Nagar incident: MLA says police ‘harassed’ him to hide its ‘failure’

Srinagar, Oct 6: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Legislator, Aijaz Ahmad Mir said “harassing” was an attempt by the police “to cover up their failure”. Days after his Special Police Official (SPO) decamped

Oct. 6, 2018

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Half a dozen candidates withdraw out of fear

Srinagar, Oct 5: Nearly half a dozen candidates withdrew their nominations for the municipal polls after two National Conference (NC) workers were shot dead in Srinagar city on Friday. The killings instilled a

Oct. 5, 2018

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Put up in city hotels, candidates not happy with security arrangements

‘We are at risk while BJP candidates have PSOs and weapons for security’

Oct. 4, 2018

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MUNICIPAL POLLS: Convinced of security, contestants defy relations to join fray

Srinagar, Oct 3: Hurriedly, Farooq Ahmad (name changed) enters a hotel reception room in Rajbagh and shows a bundle of papers, signed by an official from the Deputy Commissioner’s office, to the

Oct. 3, 2018

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Crackdown intensified on separatists to fail anti-poll campaign

Srinagar, Oct 2: Ahead of J&K civic polls slated to begin October 8, the state government has begun a crackdown on youths and separatists who are for election boycott. While Hurriyat (G)

Oct. 2, 2018

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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

Night Landing: Airliners not keen to announce flight schedule

8 more absent doctors to face action from government

ULB polls: Phase II even bleaker, 97% stay away

CIVIC POLLS: Phase II today, all Kashmir booths ‘hypersensitive’

Municipal Polls: Bleak show as 92% stay away from polls

Jawahar Nagar incident: MLA says police ‘harassed’ him to hide its ‘failure’

Half a dozen candidates withdraw out of fear

Put up in city hotels, candidates not happy with security arrangements

MUNICIPAL POLLS: Convinced of security, contestants defy relations to join fray

Crackdown intensified on separatists to fail anti-poll campaign

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