Sambad

Sambad
Editor-in-chief Soumya Ranjan Patnaik
Founded October 4, 1984
Political alignment Biju Janata Dal
Language Odia
Headquarters Bhubaneswar
Website sambad.in

Sambad is a regional Odia language daily newspaper. It is one of the largest circulated Odia newspapers in Odisha.[1] It is published from the capital city of Bhubaneswar, as well as from Cuttack, Berhampur, Rourkela and Balasore.[2] The first edition of this newspaper was published on October 4, 1984 in Bhubaneswar.[1][3][4] Editor since foundation is Saumya Ranjan Patnaik.[3]

Notable columnist

References

  1. 1 2 Hari Krishna Behera. Gender Bias in Indian News Media. Maharashtra: Laxmi. ISBN 1329786440. OCLC 1005612945. The Sambad is another Odisha's most widely read and largest circulated daily newspapers. It was born on October 4, 1984. The newspaper ushered in a revolution in the print media industry, with introduction of offset printing technology.
  2. Vir Bala Aggarwal, ed. (2002). Media and Society: Challenges and Opportunities. New Delhi: Concept. p. 151. ISBN 8170229960. OCLC 603671961. Sambad is the only newspaper in the State of Orissa to be published simultaneously from Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Berhampur, Rourkela and Balasore.
  3. 1 2 S. C. Bhatt (1997). Indian Press Since 1955. New Delhi: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. p. 83. ISBN 8123005555. OCLC 37442873. The Sambad was established in 1984 with Saumya Ranjan Patnaik, son-in-law of J.B. Patnaik, in the saddle. Saumya Ranjan was once a senior BJP leader in Orissa but his father-in-law is said to be the main force behind the paper. The paper has come up in a big way and has an English daily, the Sun Times, in tow. Already the Sambad has editions from Rourkela and Berhampur, apart from its base in Bhubaneswar
  4. "Unknown". Business India. Mumbai: Ashok Hotchand Advani. 1984. ISSN 0254-5268. OCLC 4525594. Today begins a new era of journalism in Orissa. The launch of a new Oriya daily Sambad, published from Bhubaneswar. And with it you can reach 3,00,000 of Orissa's most affluent consumers, brought together every morning under its masthead. This is 'because Sambad has a number of firsts' that make it qualitatively superior to any other newspaper in Orissa. And a good advertising medium for you. First with a stylish get-up, Sambad boasts of the latest computerised phototypesetting technology. And is printed by the offset process.
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