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

by Firdous Hassan

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

by Firdous Hassan

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

BJP distances from Lal Singh’s remarks; Says use of tricolour by Hindu Ekta Manch was wrong

Srinagar, April 15: Bhartiya Janta Party on Sunday distances from the remarks made by its leader and former Minister for Forests Chaudhary Lal Singh, who said that Chief Minister had “followed dictation

Jul. 2, 2018

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Asifa Rape, Murder:Details of horror shock world; voices for justice get stronger

Srinagar: The voice for justice to Asifa, who was gang-raped and murdered in her hometown Kathua, has started to come from across India and abroad. The widespread response to the case has

Jul. 2, 2018

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‘Working animal of Kashmir’, Zanskari horse is nearing extinction

Srinagar, Apr 12: Once known as the ‘working animal of Kashmir’, Zanskari horse, a rare species of native Himalayan equines, is nearing extinction, with this breed no more traceable in rural Kashmir.

Jul. 2, 2018

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Fresh gory details in Asifa’s rape and murder has left her family shattered

Srinagar, Apr 11: The charge-sheet filed by police’s Crime Branch in the Asifa rape-and-murder case has brought to fore the horrendous details of how the 8-year-old girl from Kathua, Jammu, was drugged,

Jul. 2, 2018

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Kathua rape and murder: NC demands shifting of case

Srinagar, Apr 10: A day after Jammu lawyers blocked the Crime Branch officials from filing charge sheet against accused of Kathua rape and murder case at the concerned district court, Opposition National

Jul. 2, 2018

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Walnuts with leaf isolated on a white background.

‘Crown of Kashmir’s horticulture’ losing market supremacy to imported varieties

Srinagar, Apr 07: Kashmir’s walnut industry is fast losing its Indian market to imported products, with its rates declining by more than 50 per cent in the last five years. Jammu and

Jul. 2, 2018

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A piece of Kashmir’s ancient history missing since 1989

Srinagar, Apr 03: The state chapter of the Archeological Survey of India is yet to recover nine precious terracotta tiles that had gone missing from the ancient Buddhist site at Harwan here

Jul. 2, 2018

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20 killed on bloody Sunday in three south Kashmir encounters

Srinagar, Apr 01: The first Sunday of April 2018 turned out the bloodiest, witnessing killing of at least 20 people including 12 militants, four civilians and three forces personnel in three separate encounters and

Jul. 2, 2018

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The Water we drink comes from pipes laid in 1948

PHE admits need for replacement but needs money

Jul. 2, 2018

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KM Impact:Chicken, fish dealers procure refrigerated vans, set up cold chains

Srinagar, Mar 29: Following the government order, the dressed chicken and fish dealers have procured refrigerated vans while they also claim to be establishing cold-storage facilities. Earlier this month, the Drug and Food

Jul. 2, 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

BJP distances from Lal Singh’s remarks; Says use of tricolour by Hindu Ekta Manch was wrong

Asifa Rape, Murder:Details of horror shock world; voices for justice get stronger

‘Working animal of Kashmir’, Zanskari horse is nearing extinction

Fresh gory details in Asifa’s rape and murder has left her family shattered

Kathua rape and murder: NC demands shifting of case

‘Crown of Kashmir’s horticulture’ losing market supremacy to imported varieties

A piece of Kashmir’s ancient history missing since 1989

20 killed on bloody Sunday in three south Kashmir encounters

The Water we drink comes from pipes laid in 1948

KM Impact:Chicken, fish dealers procure refrigerated vans, set up cold chains

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