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

by Firdous Hassan

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

by Firdous Hassan

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

Tourists try `Zindagi Na Milegi Dubara’ style road journey to visit Kashmir

Srinagar: Traveling to Kashmir by road is picking up among globetrotters, thanks to soaring airfares. For the last two months, road trips to Kashmir have surged exponentially. This comes against the backdrop

Jun. 8, 2023

Kashmir·Latest News

Mutton rate fixed at Rs 650 per kilo: Meat dealers form inspection squads to check overpricing

Srinagar: Days after Jammu and Kashmir government decontrolled mutton prices, meat dealers have constituted teams to check overpricing. Last week, the Union Territory administration directed the Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs

Jun. 7, 2023

Kashmir·Latest News

Amid Covid, a youth picks cherry while wearing a mask on the outskirts of Srinagar on June 09, 2021. Cherry farmers have started harvesting the fruit in Kashmir – KM/Umar Ganie

Cherry farmers suffer huge losses as hailstorms damage 60% crop

Srinagar: Fifty-five-year-old Showkat Ahmad Wani was on cloud 9 as his orchards were bursting with cherries. From spraying quality pesticides to timely usage of manure and fertilizers, he took every measure to

Jun. 6, 2023

Kashmir·Latest News·Lead Stories

World Environment Day: Over 70k tonnes of Dal waste to be converted into manure

Srinagar: India’s leading energy solutions company has tied up with the government to convert 70,000 tonnes of waste including weeds, and lilies from Dal Lake into organic manure and allied products. Clean

Jun. 5, 2023

Kashmir·Latest News·Lead Stories

Inclement weather damages 20% strawberry crop in Kashmir

Srinagar: Strawberry farmers have suffered huge losses due to the inclement weather in Kashmir. May is the peak season for strawberry farmers of Kashmir, who harvest the fruit and sell it locally.

Jun. 2, 2023

Kashmir·Latest News

Kashmir second best summer tourist destination in India: Survey

Srinagar: Kashmir has been ranked second best summer tourist destination in India. According to Summer Vacation Index 2023, 82% of Indians are intending to travel to Kashmir during summer. 92 percent are

Jun. 1, 2023

Kashmir·Latest News·Lead Stories

Meet Wasifa Nazir who shattered glass ceiling to become J&K powerlifting champion

Srinagar: Nineteen-year-old Wasifa Nazir of Baramulla suffered from chronic migraine for years. She could hardly concentrate on her studies. It was her mother who motivated Wasifa to get a membership in a

May. 31, 2023

Kashmir·Latest News·Lead Stories

Forget Nishat, Shalimar; Polo View Market, Jhelum Riverfront are new hangouts

Srinagar: Newly redesigned Polo View market and Jhelum Riverfront in Srinagar city have become the center of attraction. The grand transformation of the historic market Polo View has infused a new life

May. 30, 2023

Kashmir·Latest News

Over 15000 register for Srinagar bicycle service in first 15 days

Srinagar: Every time Saleem Ahmad Wani left for his office, he would end up spending almost half an hour in a traffic jam. This had become a routine for him till last

May. 29, 2023

Kashmir·Latest News

The Indian food vlogger’s tryst with Kashmiri `noon chai’

Srinagar: Gaurav Wasan, India’s leading food vlogger, famed for Sawd official, was recently on his world food tour. While exploring street food in Dubai, Thailand, and Singapore, he came across pink tea,

May. 26, 2023

Kashmir·Latest News

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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

Tourists try `Zindagi Na Milegi Dubara’ style road journey to visit Kashmir

Mutton rate fixed at Rs 650 per kilo: Meat dealers form inspection squads to check overpricing

Cherry farmers suffer huge losses as hailstorms damage 60% crop

World Environment Day: Over 70k tonnes of Dal waste to be converted into manure

Inclement weather damages 20% strawberry crop in Kashmir

Kashmir second best summer tourist destination in India: Survey

Meet Wasifa Nazir who shattered glass ceiling to become J&K powerlifting champion

Forget Nishat, Shalimar; Polo View Market, Jhelum Riverfront are new hangouts

Over 15000 register for Srinagar bicycle service in first 15 days

The Indian food vlogger’s tryst with Kashmiri `noon chai’

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