Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Broadsheet |
Owner(s) | GK Communications Pvt. Ltd. |
Publisher | GK Communications Pvt. Ltd. (Rashid Makhdoomi) |
Editor-in-chief | Fayaz Ahmad Kaloo |
Founded | 1987, 33 years ago |
Political alignment | Independent |
Language | English |
Headquarters | Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar |
Country | India |
Circulation | 1,000,000+ Per Day (Approx), Largest Circulated Newspaper in Jammu and Kashmir union territory |
Sister newspapers | Kashmir Uzma |
OCLC number | 143593517 |
Website | greaterkashmir |
Greater Kashmir is an English daily newspaper printed and published from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir .[1] The newspaper initially began its edition in 1987 as a weekly newspaper and later, started its first daily publication in 1989.[2]
The Greater Kashmir has its largest base of circulation in Jammu and Kashmir, and is the most widely read English daily newspaper in the state.[3] The Greater Kashmir group (GK Communications Pvt. Ltd) also publishes its sister projects in Urdu language – Nawa-e-jhelum[4] and Kashmir Uzma – and the English-language magazine Kashmir Ink.[5][6]
As of 2018, Greater Kashmir is being published from Srinagar and Jammu at the price of Rs. 5 per copy.[7] Its editor-in-chief is Fayaz Ahmad Kaloo. Greater Kashmir lately started Kashmir Ink, a weekly magazine featuring Kashmir's artists, poets and also writing many soft stories. The newspaper also launched its Endeavor Page, in which several start-ups in Jammu and Kashmir region are featured.
In February 2019, the Governor's office indefinitely stopped giving government ads to this paper[citation needed] as well as to the Kashmir Reader. The Kashmir Editors Guild decried this as an attempt to curb the freedom of the press in India.[8][9] However the government ads were restored to Greater Kashmir later on.[10]