Daily Excelsior
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Print, online |
| Owner(s) | Excelsior |
| Founder(s) | S. D. Rohmetra |
| Publisher | Daily Excelsior |
| Editor | Kamal Rohmetra, Neeraj Rohmetra |
| Founded | 1 January 1965 |
| Language | English |
| City | Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Country | India |
| Circulation | 3,75,000 |
| Website | www |
| Free online archives | epaper |
The Daily Excelsior is an English-language newspaper published in Jammu, a city in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It was established by S. D. Rohmetra. The newspaper has been in publication since 1 January 1965. Its current editors are Kamal Rohmetra and Neeraj Rohmetra. It is one of the most circulated English dailies in J&K. [1]
History
Started as a weekly English newspaper in 1965, it became a daily English newspaper in 1967.[2]
Journalist death
On 11 May 2008, photojournalist Ashok Sodhi was killed while photographing an armed confrontation between terrorists and security forces in the Samba District of Jammu and Kashmir. He had moved closer to capture better coverage of the confrontation when a stray bullet hit him.[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ "About Us".
- ^ "Daily Excelsior - Jammu Kashmir Ladakh News". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "In memoriam". Global Journalist. 7 January 2009. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ Khajuria, Ravi (11 May 2008). "Ultras strike at Samba: Photojournalist among 8 killed". The Tribune. Chandigarh. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
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