Early Times (newspaper)

Early Times
Front Page of Early Times (14 January 2022)
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
OwnerMunish Gupta
FounderBansi Lal Gupta
EditorMunish Gupta
FoundedJuly 24, 2002 (2002-07-24)
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersJammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
CityJammu
CountryIndia
RNIJKENG/2002/7815
Websiteearlytimes.in

Early Times is an English-language daily newspaper published from Jammu in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It was established on 24 July 2002.[1][2] The newspaper maintains multiple editions covering districts such as Jammu, Srinagar, Leh, Anantnag, Baramulla, Udhampur, and Kargil.[3][4]

Early Times is registered with the Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI) under title code JKENG/2002/7815.[5]

It has received government advertisements from the central government,[6] and is listed among newspapers empanelled by the Department of Information and Public Relations, Jammu and Kashmir (via the PIB Jammu & Kashmir media list).[7] The newspaper has been cited in legal proceedings[8] and referenced by other regional and national outlets.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Early Times ePaper". EPapers Land. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Early Times". ePaper Hub. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Early Times Newspaper". EPapers Land. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Early Times". Catalog.in. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Registered Title | Press Registrar General of India". Press Registrar General of India. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. Retrieved 26 November 2025. JKENG/2002/7815
  6. ^ "Modi govt spent Rs 70 cr on print ads in Kashmir". Newslaundry. 6 August 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  7. ^ "J&K Media List" (PDF). Press Information Bureau, Government of India. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  8. ^ "Early Times Newspaper Jammu And Ors. vs State Of J&K And Ors". CaseMine. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  9. ^ "Refugees twice over: Why Rohingya who had found shelter in Jammu are fleeing again". Scroll.in. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  10. ^ "J&K editors urge LG's intervention to align advertisement rates with DAVP norms". Rising Kashmir. 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2025.