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Dainik Jagran is a Hindi daily newspaper. It is principally published in Northern India.

History

It was Established in 1942, Dainik Jagran was the brainchild of a revolutionary Indian Freedom fighter, Late Shri Puran Chandra Gupta. Late Mr Narendra Mohan took the paper to meteoric rise. The first Edition launched was from Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh in 1942. In 1947, it shifted its headquarters to Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, and thus launched its second edition – the Kanpur Edition. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... , Jhansi   झांसी is a city of Uttar Pradesh state of northern India. ... , Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , translation: Northern Province, IPA: ,  ), [often referred to as U.P.], located in central-south Asia and northern India, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ... , Kanpur   (Hindi: कानपुर, Urdu: کان پور, spelled as Cawnpore before 1948) is one of the most populous cities in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ... , Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , translation: Northern Province, IPA: ,  ), [often referred to as U.P.], located in central-south Asia and northern India, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ...

Present

Currently, "Dainik Jagran" has 31 editions and the only daily to print over 200 sub-editions, each one customized in content to the needs of the readers in different geographical areas. Today, Dainik Jagran has 29 Printing Centers in 10 States, with over 200 sub-editions. Presently, it is published from Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh; Footprint states : West Bengal , Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , translation: Northern Province, IPA: ,  ), [often referred to as U.P.], located in central-south Asia and northern India, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ... , Uttarakhand (Hindi: उत्तराखंड), known as Uttaranchal from 2000 to 2006, became the 27th state of the Republic of India on November 9, 2000. ... For other uses, see Bihar (disambiguation). ... , Jharkhand   (Hindi: झारखंड, Bengali: ঝাড়খণ্ড,IPA: ) is a state in eastern India. ... , This article is about the Indian state of Punjab. ... For the town in Hoshiarpur district, see Hariana. ... , Madhya Pradesh (abbreviated as MP)   (HindÄ«: मध्य प्रदेश, English: , IPA: ), often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. ... For other uses, see Delhi (disambiguation). ... This article is about the area controlled by India. ... , Himachal Pradesh   (Panjabi: ਹਿਮਾਚਲ ਪਰਦੇਸ਼,(Hindi: हिमाचल प्रदेश, IPA: ) is a state in the north-west of India. ... , West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchimbôŋgo) is a state in eastern India. ...

Achievements

• According to NRS-2005 DAINIK JAGRAN,is the highest read National Daily across all languages (including English) in India with a phenomenal readership of 21.24 Million Readers .
• The 1st Indian publication to cross the 20 million mark. An ABC certified Net paid Sales of over 2.4 million copies (Source : ABC Jan-Jun 05).

The paper is seen as politically biased towards Hindu nationalist groups and parties in India. Several office bearers of Hindu groups like VHP, RSS and the BJP are regular contributors to the articles published. One owner of the paper Narendra Mohan also becamee a Member of Parliament(RAJYA SABHA) with the BJP support. During the demolition of Babri Mosque in 1992 and Gujrat riots in 2002 its reporting was grossly biased towards the BJP and other Hindu groups.

External links

• Dainik Jagran Home Page
• Epaper Edition