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

‘SEHAT’ for all: 15 lakh J&K residents register so far, can avail cashless treatment in 23,000 hospitals

Srinagar: Centre’s flagship Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) SEHAT scheme is turning out to be a game-changer in Jammu and Kashmir with over 15 lakh people registering so far

Dec. 28, 2020

Health·Kashmir·Latest News·Lead Stories

When valley saffron was ‘mentioned in Akbar’s darbar’: PM Modi talks of making Kashmir saffron a global brand

Srinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday called for making Kashmir saffron a globally popular brand. Addressing the country through 72nd edition of his monthly radio programme and the last ‘Mann Ki Baat’

Dec. 27, 2020

Business·Kashmir·Latest News·Lead Stories

Sexual assault to physical violence: Over 9.6 % of J&K women experienced domestic abuse last year

Srinagar: More than nine percent of women between 18 and 49 years of age experienced domestic violence in Jammu and Kashmir in 2019-20, National Family Health Survey (NFHS) has revealed. Conducted by the

Dec. 25, 2020

‘The last bastion falls’: Mujahid Manzil loss overshadows NC’s victory

Srinagar: Call it a quirk of fate, National Conference (NC) lost municipal seat in its oldest bastion of Islamyarbal-Zainakadal to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday. Rehana Parvez of Peoples Democratic

Dec. 23, 2020

Kashmir·Latest News·Politics

Whose citizens? Counting stopped over nationality status of two north Kashmir candidates

Srinagar: Two Pakistani brides, who contested the DDC polls have accused political parties of using influence to force the election authorities to stop counting in two constituencies of north Kashmir. Soomia Sadaf and Shazia Aslam,

Dec. 22, 2020

Kashmir·Latest News

‘Babar Sher’ to ‘mere chehre ko vote do’: All gaffe masters lose DDC polls in Kashmir

Srinagar: Their bloopers made everyone laugh, but they failed to gain votes. From pronouncing UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath as ‘Yogi Anantnag’ to seeking votes for her face, many candidates became internet

Dec. 22, 2020

Kashmir·Latest News·Politics

People leaving London on December 20, 2020 soon after UK PM Boris Johnson announced a fresh, stringent lockdown due to the new covid strain (Source: Twitter)

‘Need to go back to March’: ‘New Covid strain puts recovered too at risk’, Kashmir doctors call for strict SOPs

Srinagar: Doctors in Kashmir have cautioned people against any SOP violation after the new Covid-19 strain struck terror in the United Kingdom. A sharp rise in Covid-19 infection caused by a new

Dec. 21, 2020

Health·Kashmir·Latest News·Lead Stories

Late marriage fallout: J&K among four states, UTs with lowest fertility rate among men, women

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir has the fourth-lowest Total Fertility Rate (TFR) among men and women in the country. National Family Health Survey-5 has revealed that TFR in Jammu and Kashmir, which was

Dec. 18, 2020

Lead Stories·Kashmir·Latest News·News

`Band, baja aur election’: DDC candidates hire folk singers to pull crowd in rallies

Srinagar: Abdul Hamid Rather, an independent DDC candidate from Pattan constituency, posted a message on Facebook that he will be addressing a rally in the area. The following day his rally was

Dec. 17, 2020

Lead Stories·Kashmir·Latest News

All 1300 languishing projects to be completed by Mar 31: J&K govt

Srinagar: Days after deciding to borrow Rs 1,500 crore from the open market, Jammu and Kashmir government has gone into overdrive and set March 31, 2021 deadline for completing all 1300 languishing

Dec. 14, 2020

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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

‘SEHAT’ for all: 15 lakh J&K residents register so far, can avail cashless treatment in 23,000 hospitals

When valley saffron was ‘mentioned in Akbar’s darbar’: PM Modi talks of making Kashmir saffron a global brand

Sexual assault to physical violence: Over 9.6 % of J&K women experienced domestic abuse last year

‘The last bastion falls’: Mujahid Manzil loss overshadows NC’s victory

Whose citizens? Counting stopped over nationality status of two north Kashmir candidates

‘Babar Sher’ to ‘mere chehre ko vote do’: All gaffe masters lose DDC polls in Kashmir

‘Need to go back to March’: ‘New Covid strain puts recovered too at risk’, Kashmir doctors call for strict SOPs

Late marriage fallout: J&K among four states, UTs with lowest fertility rate among men, women

`Band, baja aur election’: DDC candidates hire folk singers to pull crowd in rallies

All 1300 languishing projects to be completed by Mar 31: J&K govt

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