Kashmir Times

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Kashmir Times
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Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
OwnerKashmir Times
FounderMr. Ved Bhasin
PublisherKashmir Times
Founded1954 (as weekly)
1964 (converted to daily)
Political alignmentNational Conference
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters Srinagar, J&K, India
Circulation 2,000,000
Sister newspapersDainik Kashmir Times (Hindi edition)
Jammu Prabhat (Dogri daily)
Website www.kashmirtimes.com

Kashmir Times is an Indian English-language daily newspaper published from the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. [1] It was first published in 1954 as a weekly. In 1964 it was converted as a daily. This newspaper is the oldest and largest circulated newspaper of Jammu and Kashmir and it has a total subscription of two million it is worldwide also known as "Key to Kashmir affairs. [2]

On 19 Oct 2020, the Srinagar Office of Kashmir Times was sealed by the Indian Government without any explanation. [3]

In November 2025, the State Investigation Agency of the Jammu & Kashmir Police raided the office of the Kashmir Times in Jammu for allegedly promoting anti-national activities. According to sources in the police, Ak-47 cartridges, pistol rounds and three grenade levers were recovered during the searches that began earlier in the day and are still underway. [4]

References

  1. "Kashmir Times ePaper info". Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  2. "About Kashmir Times". Kashmir Times. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  3. ‘Vendetta’: Kashmir newspaper’s office sealed by India officials, Al Jazeera, 20 October 2020.
  4. "Kashmir Times Office Raided In Jammu, AK-47 Cartridges Found: Police". NDTV. 20 November 2025.