Greater Kashmir
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Greater Kashmir is the leading Indian English
language newspaper printed daily from Srinagar
, the summer capital of the state of Jammu and Kashmir
in India
. The newspaper started publication in the 1987 as a weekly newspaper. Greater Kashmir was the first English language newspaper from the Kashmir Valley.
Greater kashmir follows an adulterated Kashmiri nationalism and criticizes both the Pakistani and Indian Governments as well as the J&K State Government and pro-Pakistan separatists. It has spoken out against atrocities by Indian security forces and Pakistani militants. The paper went through some very rough moments in the initial stages when it was banned by the authorities as well as by pro-Pakistan militants. The state government stopped issuing advertisements, and political parties used their own means of coercing and gagging it. The paper's staunch advovcation of Kashmiri nationalism obviously does not go down well with many powerful people in both India and Pakistan, and they are afraid because the paper's main readership consists of the urban educated middle-class Kashmiris.
The paper received many threats from ISI-supported militants as well as from the Indian Government but it survived the turbulent period. Greater Kashmir covering socio-religious, political, employment, health, business issues all in one.
The newspaper became a daily in 1993, and since then has emerged as the leading English language newspaper in the Jammu and Kashmir state. This position remains unchallenged till date in the entire J&K state.
Indian English
Indian English is an umbrella term used to describe dialects of the English language spoken primarily in the Republic of India.As a result of British colonial rule until Indian independence in 1947 English is an official language of India and is widely used in both spoken and literary contexts...
language newspaper printed daily from Srinagar
Srinagar
Srinagar is the summer seasonal capital of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated in Kashmir Valley and lies on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus. It is one of the largest cities in India not to have a Hindu majority. The city is famous for its gardens, lakes and houseboats...
, the summer capital of the state of Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and internationally with the People's Republic of China to the north and east and the...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The newspaper started publication in the 1987 as a weekly newspaper. Greater Kashmir was the first English language newspaper from the Kashmir Valley.
Greater kashmir follows an adulterated Kashmiri nationalism and criticizes both the Pakistani and Indian Governments as well as the J&K State Government and pro-Pakistan separatists. It has spoken out against atrocities by Indian security forces and Pakistani militants. The paper went through some very rough moments in the initial stages when it was banned by the authorities as well as by pro-Pakistan militants. The state government stopped issuing advertisements, and political parties used their own means of coercing and gagging it. The paper's staunch advovcation of Kashmiri nationalism obviously does not go down well with many powerful people in both India and Pakistan, and they are afraid because the paper's main readership consists of the urban educated middle-class Kashmiris.
The paper received many threats from ISI-supported militants as well as from the Indian Government but it survived the turbulent period. Greater Kashmir covering socio-religious, political, employment, health, business issues all in one.
The newspaper became a daily in 1993, and since then has emerged as the leading English language newspaper in the Jammu and Kashmir state. This position remains unchallenged till date in the entire J&K state.