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

Kashmir’s Traditional water mills dying a slow death

Srinagar: The wooden wheel creaks briefly inside a small stone-and-timber structure in Guiwa village of Baramulla. Seventy-two-year-old Abdul Rashid Bhat taps the mill gently as he collects freshly ground rice flour. “It

Jun. 3, 2026

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C-section deliveries hit 51% in J&K

Srinagar: Caesarean section (C-section) deliveries have crossed 50 percent in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6), 51 per cent of births in Jammu and Kashmir were delivered through caesarean section during 2023-24, up from 41.7

Jun. 2, 2026

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Anti-hail nets become lifeline for orchardists

Srinagar: Once a luxury, anti-hail nets have become a necessity among the apple growers, with demand

Solo travellers discover Kashmir

Srinagar: Come summer, Kashmir is witnessing a surge in queries from solo travellers seeking to explore

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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SSA teachers end strike as Govt agrees to implement 7th pay comm

Srinagar, Sep 26: The state government on Wednesday agreed to implement 7th pay commission for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) teachers, who have been on a hunger strike since September 3. As per

Sep. 26, 2018

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From frying-pan and drill to bangle and necklace: EC issues list of 161 symbols for municipal polls

Srinagar, Sep 23:Election Commissions of Jammu and Kashmir has allotted symbols for the upcoming municipal polls, and it is one unique collection for the candidates to choose from. Municipal polls, beginning October

Sep. 23, 2018

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JK MLAs are among most paid legislators in India

Srinagar, Sep 22: The average annual income of Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in Jammu and Kashmir is nearly Rs 13 lakh, a study by National Election Watch (NEW) and Association of

Sep. 22, 2018

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Killings followed by cops’ ‘resignations’; Police denies, Centre says ‘propaganda’

Srinagar, Sep 21: Soon after three policemen were abducted and killed in south Kashmir just days after Hizbul Mujahideen posted a video with a ‘resign or get killed’ threat, at least seven

Sep. 22, 2018

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Srinagar: State Congress Chief Ghulam Ahmad Mir along with senior party leaders addressing a press conference regarding elections,in Srinagar on Wednesday, Sept 19, 2018. Congress decided to contest upcoming elections while National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) decided to boycott the elections. PTI Photo by Umar Ganie

Congress to contest JK Civic Polls

‘To keep BJP-RSS at bay’

Sep. 19, 2018

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Firdous Hassan

Kashmir’s Traditional water mills dying a slow death

C-section deliveries hit 51% in J&K

Anti-hail nets become lifeline for orchardists

Solo travellers discover Kashmir

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

SSA teachers end strike as Govt agrees to implement 7th pay comm

From frying-pan and drill to bangle and necklace: EC issues list of 161 symbols for municipal polls

JK MLAs are among most paid legislators in India

Killings followed by cops’ ‘resignations’; Police denies, Centre says ‘propaganda’

Congress to contest JK Civic Polls

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