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

Civic Polls: After 4 attacks, scared candidates ask Govt to rethink

Srinagar, Sep 18: Attack on Panchayat Ghars in south Kashmir in the last two day has unnerved the incumbent Panchs and Sarpanchs, who now demand an improvement in situation even if that

Sep. 18, 2018

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HIV prevalence on decline in JK; men constitute 70% of infected population

Srinagar, Sep 18: Nearly 70 per cent of the HIV-infected persons in Jammu and Kashmir are men, a report by Union Ministry of Health said. A report titled ‘HIV Estimation 2017’ which

Sep. 18, 2018

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Panchayat elections in J&K from Nov 17

Polls on non-party basis; to be held in 9 phases till Dec 11

Sep. 16, 2018

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As harvest begins, farmers who followed govt’s advisory feel the pinch

Srinagar, Sep 16: Abdul Rehman is regretting his decision to not cultivate paddy this season, following the government’s advisory against growing the staple crop. Majority of the farmers in Naidkhai and its adjoining villages in

Sep. 16, 2018

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Schemes for specially-abled almost disabled in JK

Srinagar, Sep 14: The government has failed to implement the programmes for the specially-abled persons, whose number in the state has crossed three lakh. Many of the centrally sponsored schemes, which offer multiple

Sep. 14, 2018

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Congress indecisive over participation in civic polls

‘Let New Delhi clear whether it is election or a gimmick’

Sep. 12, 2018

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When 70 family members from Malaysia travel to Kashmir for a birthday

Srinagar, Sep 11: For years together Waheeda, a Malaysian, had desired to visit Kashmir. Every time she made an effort, professional engagements of her family members spoiled the plans. Finally, after years

Sep. 11, 2018

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Constructions shrink Narkara wetland by 81 hectare

Srinagar, Sep 10: Unchecked contractions have reduced Narkara wetland, a prime water absorbing basin here Srinagar, by 81 hectares in the last four decades. Situated on the outskirts of the city with

Sep. 10, 2018

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Exports from Kashmir down by 300% in five years

Srinagar, Sep 7: Jammu and Kashmir witnessed a decline of more than 300 per cent in exports in the last five years. As per data quoted by the Department of Industries and

Sep. 8, 2018

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Art 35-A: Mainstream parties suspect BJP’s intentions, expect favourable verdict

Srinagar, Aug 31: The deferment of Article 35-A hearing by the Supreme Court of India for the third time this month on Friday made the mainstream parties critical of BJP’s intentions and hopeful

Sep. 1, 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

Civic Polls: After 4 attacks, scared candidates ask Govt to rethink

HIV prevalence on decline in JK; men constitute 70% of infected population

Panchayat elections in J&K from Nov 17

As harvest begins, farmers who followed govt’s advisory feel the pinch

Schemes for specially-abled almost disabled in JK

Congress indecisive over participation in civic polls

When 70 family members from Malaysia travel to Kashmir for a birthday

Constructions shrink Narkara wetland by 81 hectare

Exports from Kashmir down by 300% in five years

Art 35-A: Mainstream parties suspect BJP’s intentions, expect favourable verdict

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