Kashmir Observer is one of the first English language daily newspapers published in 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...

 in Indian controlled Kashmir

Kashmir

Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...

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The daily began its publication in March 1997 when local population, caught up in a bloody conflict and hungry for news, was dependent on newspapers coming from New Delhi.

Observer is among the very few newspapers believed to have retained credibility despite heavy odds facing media in conflict ridden Kashmir.

Kashmir Observer Online is the global face of the daily Kashmir Observer on the internet. Kashmir Observer Online is a major source of news and information for vast Kashmiri diaspora, intending tourists, business leaders, diplomats, journalists and those interested in India-Pakistan affairs.

Sajjad Haider

Sajjad Haider

Sajjad Haider سجاد حيدرانصارى is a media personality of Indian administered Kashmir who has been in the field of journalism for more than two decades...

is the publisher and editor-in-chief of the Kashmir Observer.