The ''Daily Excelsior'' is an
English-language newspaper
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published in
Jammu
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, 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.
History
Started as a weekly English newspaper in 1965, it became a daily English newspaper in 1967.
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
Samba district is a district in the Indian Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir formed in 2006. Before its formation, this area was part of Jammu district and Kathua district.
Geography
The district covers Samba town and adjoining tehsils: Ba ...
of Jammu and Kashmir. He had moved closer to capture better coverage of the confrontation when a stray bullet hit him.
See also
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Communications in India
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List of newspapers in India
, there were over 100,000 publications registered with the Registrar of Newspapers for India. India has the second-largest newspaper market in the world, with daily newspapers reporting a combined circulation of over 240 million copies . There are ...
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Media of India
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References
External links
''Daily Excelsior'' website{{Newspapers in India
English-language newspapers published in India
Publications established in 1965
Jammu (city)
Mass media in Jammu and Kashmir
1965 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir