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…

Premature births: One in three pregnant women suffers from Vitamin D deficiency in Kashmir

Srinagar, Feb 15: Thirty four year old expecting mother Rukhsana (name-changed) was reported at Lal Ded Maternity Hospital with high blood pressure and searing pain in her calves. After examining her, doctors…

February 16, 2020

News

Hospitals face shortage of vaccines to deal with swine flu

Srinagar, Feb 13: Hospitals across the valley are running short of vaccines for H1N1 influenza leaving both the staff and patients vulnerable to the deadly infection. Fourteen patients were tested positive at…

February 14, 2020

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No infection detected: China returned scholar quarantined at SKIMS

Srinagar: A research scholar, who returned from Coronavirus-affected China, was on Thursday quarantined at the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) as a precautionary measure. Doctors attending on him said the patient,…

February 14, 2020

Health

11 patients admitted to SKIMS after testing positive for swine flu

Srinagar, Feb 11: Eleven patients have been admitted to Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) after they tested positive for H1N1inflenza (swine flu). Fourteen patients were tested positive, of who three have…

February 12, 2020

Health

Excessive use of chemical fertilizers poses serious threat to aquatic life

Srinagar, Feb 10: Experts have warned that excessive use of chemical fertilizers could lead to uncontrollable growth of algae and floating weeds which could have serious environmental implications. According to the official…

February 11, 2020

Environment

Forget women, men too can suffer from breast cancer

Srinagar, Feb 9: “Men haven’t got breasts, they have chests,” Abdul Majid (name-changed), 60, an orchardist from South Kashmir tried to reason with the doctor when he was tested positive for cancer…

February 10, 2020

Health

In a first: Satellite-based monitoring system to check illegal mining

Srinagar, Feb 7: For the first time, a satellite-based monitoring system will be introduced in Jammu and Kashmir to check illegal mining activities. Despite the court ban, the practice of illegal sand mining…

February 7, 2020

News

World Cancer Day: Meet 52-year-old cancer survivor who plays with colours to circumvent pain

Srinagar, Feb 3: Inside an old nondescript building at Srinagar’s Barazulla locality, the soft February sun sieves through the windows and lights up the profile of a man in earnest contemplation seated in…

February 4, 2020

Health

Climate change fallout: Kashmir glaciers lost 23% area in 60 years

Srinagar: A major environmental crisis is unfolding in Kashmir after a new study revealed that the Himalayan glaciers have lost 23 percent area in the last 60 years. Entitled “Stream flow response…

February 1, 2020

Environment

Hepatitis C cases surge as drug addicts switch to injectors

Srinagar, Jan 29: Umar (name changed), 19, disclosed the secret of heroin addiction to his parents when he puked repeatedly and developed a deathly pale yellow color in his eyes. After undergoing…

January 30, 2020

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