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

World’s costliest vegetable gasps for breath-`Kanegeich’ faces threat from habitat destruction, urbanization:

Srinagar: World’s costliest mushroom is feeling the tremors of habitat destruction in Kashmir. Locally known as ‘Kanegeich’, the morel mushroom is a rare sight in the valley as it cannot be cultivated

January 11, 2020

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SMHS hospital sans life-saving drugs: No country for hemophilia patients

Srinagar, Jan 8: When 27-year-old hemophiliac Yasmeen (name-changed) bled from her mouth, she immediately rushed to Day Care Centre at SMHS Hospital Srinagar, only to find that it has run out of

January 9, 2020

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Poor menstrual hygiene poses new challenge for Kashmir women

Srinagar, Jan 6: Rehana (name changed), 22, an artisan from a poor family, shudders at the memory of a morning, when she woke up to the searing pain of boils in her

January 7, 2020

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Cultivable land shrinks by over 50 per cent:Saffron production falls by 88 percent in 20 years

Srinagar, Jan 5: Bashir Ahmad, 70, vividly remembers the purple bloom on his six hectares of land at Pampore, two decades back. However, days of glory are over. The old farmer is

January 6, 2020

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Govt mulls health benefits to all under Ayushman Bharat scheme

Srinagar, Jan 2: Jammu and Kashmir government is mulling to do away with the socio-economic status clause in Ayushman Bharat and incorporate everyone, irrespective of his or her financial status, under the

January 3, 2020

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Good Samaritan:Meet young driver who keeps wheels running for free in crisis

Srinagar, Jan 1: On August 5, when public transport in the valley came to a grinding halt, one man strove to keep the wheels running. When people lost contact with personal and

January 2, 2020

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`Diabetic foot’ poses new challenge in Kashmir

Srinagar: Fifty-year-old artisan Manzoor Ahmad (name changed) is learning to walk all over again. It has been six months since Manzoor’s right foot was amputated after he developed a serious infection. Manzoor,

January 2, 2020

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Fallout of climate change: Annual precipitation level drops considerably in Kashmir

Srinagar: Serene Kashmir is feeling the pinch of climate change as new study has revealed consistent decrease in the annual precipitation level across the valley. Entitled `Recent trends in precipitation regime of

January 2, 2020

Kashmir

A lifeline in an electrocardiogram and an ambulance

Now internet gag hits Critical Care Ambulance project

Srinagar, Dec 24: Much awaited 102-108 Critical Care Ambulance service has again been suspended in Kashmir, thanks to internet gag. In January, Health Department had decided to roll out 102 and 108

December 25, 2019

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Specialists just a call away:Meet doctors with golden heart

Srinagar, Dec 21: When the pulse of internet stopped in the valley on August 5, a group of concerned doctors found a way to bypass the roadblock and keep the hearts of

December 22, 2019

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