Hirra Azmat

When the world fails to make sense, Hirra Azmat seeks solace in words. Both worlds, literary and the physical lend color to her journalism.

Kashmir·Latest News·Lead Stories

July 6, 2023

Ladakh rolls out e-buses to make cold desert a carbon-neutral UT

Srinagar: Ladakh has introduced electronic buses to save the fragile environment in the cold desert. This initiative is aimed to transform Ladakh into a carbon-neutral Union Territory, while also focusing on the…

Kashmir·Latest News

July 3, 2023

Paradise calling: New survey says Kashmir most sought-after destination for solo traveling

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir is one of the most sought-after destinations for solo traveling, a latest travel report revealed. The research, carried out by a prominent travel fintech `SanKash’ found that almost…

Kashmir·Latest News·Lead Stories

June 28, 2023

A bite of heaven: Meet Kashmir’s chocolatiers who are making Eid sweeter this year

Srinagar: Finding a perfect Eid gift can be a daunting and time-consuming task. However, when in doubt, chocolates always come to the rescue. The chocolate makers in the valley have gone above…

No masks, hand sanitizers at Kashmir hospitals

Srinagar, Mar 16: Health workers are at grave risk of contracting infection as authorities have failed to provide personal protection equipment including N95 masks, eye-shields, gowns, gloves and hand sanitizers in the…

March 17, 2020

Health·Lead Stories

Yet another stroke for the stricken: All tourism promotion activities halted

Srinagar, Mar 15: In wake of coronavirus pandemic, the J&K tourism department has put all the promotional activities on halt in Kashmir. Tourist inflow was already on a significant decline due to…

March 16, 2020

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Life in times of COVID 19: Mourners skip funerals, wedding revelries cancelled

Srinagar, Mar 14: On Thursday, Hajra Begum, 80, received heartbreaking news: her younger sister died of a heart attack at her home in the outskirts of Srinagar city. However, instead of paying…

March 15, 2020

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Amid corona threat: Highway closed, thousands stranded

Srinagar, Mar 13: Amid coronavirus threat, thousands of passengers are stranded at different places along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway for the last three days. The 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking…

March 14, 2020

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Two new patients with coronavirus-like symptoms isolated at SKIMS

Srinagar, Mar 12: Two new patients having coronavirus-like symptoms have been isolated at the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) on Thursday. In-charge Medical Superintendent SKIMS, Dr. Ghulam Hassan Yattoo said one…

March 13, 2020

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Tackling coronavirus: Healthcare system reaches tipping point in Kashmir

Srinagar: Coronavirus is posing a greater challenge to the overstrained healthcare system in Jammu and Kashmir. Although no patient has tested positive for the coronavirus in the valley so far, people are…

March 13, 2020

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Despite testing negative for coronavirus: 7 patients to remain quarantined at SKIMS

Srinagar, Mar 11: Despite testing negative for coronavirus, seven patients will continue to remain quarantined at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) as a precautionary measure. In-charge Medical Superintendent, SKIMS, Dr. Ghulam…

March 12, 2020

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No sanitisers, masks for employees

Srinagar, Mar 10: Seemingly forgetting the famous dictum that `charity begins from home’, Jammu and Kashmir government has failed to provide sanitisers and masks to its employees. To tackle the coronavirus infection,…

March 11, 2020

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Two new suspected cases of coronavirus at SKIMS

Srinagar : Two new suspected cases of coronavirus are quarantined at SKIMS, Soura on Tuesday. Incharge Medical Superintendent, SKIMS Dr Ghulam Hassan Yattoo said the two male patients have traveled from Malaysia…

March 10, 2020

Woman tests positive for coronavirus in Jammu

A 63-year-old woman has been tested positive for coronavirus in Jammu, making her the first confirmed case in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday. Shafqat Khan ,Nodal officer, Corna Control J&K…

March 9, 2020

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