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

Insomnia to fear psychosis: COVID resurgence fuels new wave of depression in Kashmir

Srinagar: Twenty-five-year-old Ayaan (name changed) often feels restless and shudders with fear. He is not able to concentrate on his studies since his mind remains occupied with the constant thoughts of his

May. 5, 2021

Health·Kashmir·Latest News·Lead Stories

Jammu seeing more deaths; its GMC says patients ‘reporting late’

Srinagar: Jammu division has recorded nearly 55 percent of the total COVID deaths despite witnessing only 31 percent of the total cases in the union territory for the last one week. As

May. 4, 2021

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Covid vaccination: J&K Govt advises pregnant, lactating mothers to stay away

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government has advised pregnant and lactating mothers to avoid COVID-19 jabs. For the last one month, COVID-19 cases have recorded 700 per cent increase in Jammu and Kashmir. From

May. 3, 2021

Kashmir·Health·Latest News

COVID crisis: Kashmir e-commerce hubs suffer huge losses, demand drops by 50%

Srinagar: E-commerce hubs in Kashmir have taken a huge hit with demand dropping by 50 percent following the ban on high-value shipments. This follows the second COVID 19 wave which has battered

Apr. 30, 2021

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OPINION – Beyond tourism: IT, Agri sectors can push economic growth, generate employment in J&K

Tourism in Kashmir is one of the vital industries that provide employment to lakhs of people. Tourism contributes almost seven percent to Jammu and Kashmir’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Post-2008, more and

Apr. 30, 2021

Kashmir·Business·Latest News·Opinion

COVID crisis: Industrial production drops, 60% workers flee Kashmir

Srinagar: Fledging industrial sector of Kashmir has started feeling the tremors of the second COVID wave. Production has dropped considerably as most of the unitholders are facing a manpower crunch. Industrialists fear

Apr. 29, 2021

COVID crisis: Shunning inhibitions, Kashmiris throng vaccination centers to receive jab

Srinagar: Only a month before, 40 -year-old Muneer Ahmad was adamant not to receive a COVID-19 jab given the myths and misconceptions about vaccinations. He would justify his hesitancy with the dwindling

Apr. 28, 2021

Kashmir·Latest News·Lead Stories

COVID crisis: Remdesivir shortage hits Kashmir hospitals; drug disappears from market too

Srinagar: It has been almost two days that Arzaan Ahmad’s father has been put on oxygen support after testing positive for COVID 19. Doctors at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences has prescribed

Apr. 27, 2021

Health·Kashmir·Latest News·Lead Stories

Attendants of COVID19 patients collecting Oxygen cylinders at a Government Hospital in Srinagar on Monday, April 26, 2021 (KM/Umar Ganie)

Neighbours to maids: Unmindful of own safety, locals volunteer to help COVID positive families in Kashmir

Srinagar: Forty-nine-year-old Abdul Rashid (name changed) of Baramulla tested positive for COVID-19 last week. Advised home isolation with mild symptoms, his family took care of his food and medicines. Barely a week

Apr. 26, 2021

Kashmir·Latest News·Lead Stories

No stamp duty, no court fee: Govt doles out sops for corporates to invest in J&K

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to exempt new investors from paying stamp duty and court fee in a bid to make union territory an aspiring investment destination in next 10

Apr. 24, 2021

Business·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

Insomnia to fear psychosis: COVID resurgence fuels new wave of depression in Kashmir

Jammu seeing more deaths; its GMC says patients ‘reporting late’

Covid vaccination: J&K Govt advises pregnant, lactating mothers to stay away

COVID crisis: Kashmir e-commerce hubs suffer huge losses, demand drops by 50%

OPINION – Beyond tourism: IT, Agri sectors can push economic growth, generate employment in J&K

COVID crisis: Industrial production drops, 60% workers flee Kashmir

COVID crisis: Shunning inhibitions, Kashmiris throng vaccination centers to receive jab

COVID crisis: Remdesivir shortage hits Kashmir hospitals; drug disappears from market too

Neighbours to maids: Unmindful of own safety, locals volunteer to help COVID positive families in Kashmir

No stamp duty, no court fee: Govt doles out sops for corporates to invest in J&K

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