Kashmir Times

Overview

Kashmir Times is one of the oldest English-language news outlets in Jammu and Kashmir, India. Since November 2023 it has operated in a fully digital, multi-media format, having discontinued its print edition.

History

Founded in 1954 by Ved Bhasin. His daughter, Anuradha Bhasin, joined as a trainee reporter in 1989 and later became executive/managing editor. The paper's Srinagar office, allotted to the Bhasin family since the 1990s, was sealed by Jammu and Kashmir's Estates Department in October 2020 after Anuradha Bhasin filed a Supreme Court petition challenging the 2019 communications blackout in Kashmir; the outlet has said the office has been unused since 2021. The paper stopped its Srinagar print edition in March 2020 amid the COVID-19 lockdown and a reported cutoff of government advertising. In November 2025, Jammu and Kashmir's State Investigation Agency searched the unused Srinagar premises and filed a complaint naming Anuradha Bhasin, who currently lives abroad, alleging the outlet shared content it considered a threat to national sovereignty; Bhasin said she had received no formal notice of legal proceedings. Reporters Without Borders condemned the action as harassment.

Notable works

Anuradha Bhasin's 2019 Supreme Court petition contributed to a partial restoration of communication services during the Jammu and Kashmir communications blackout. She authored "A Dismantled State: The Untold Story of Kashmir After Article 370," which Jammu and Kashmir's Home Department banned in August 2025 along with 24 other books on Kashmir's conflict, history and politics.

Key personnel

Editor: Prabodh Jamwal
Managing/Executive Editor: Anuradha Bhasin

Audience

Readers in Jammu and Kashmir and the broader Indian and international audience following the Kashmir conflict.

Location and contact info

Note
The outlet's website is serviced by Open Circle Network LLC, California, USA; its Srinagar office has been unused since 2021.
Website
https://kashmirtimes.com