Ajit (newspaper)

Ajit
Front page of 12 February 2020
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Pudhari Group
Editor-in-chiefBarjinder Singh Hamdard
Founded1941
Political alignmentConservative, Punjabism, Sikhism
LanguagePunjabi
HeadquartersJalandhar, India
Sister newspapersAjit Samachar (Hindi daily)
Daily Ajit (Urdu daily)
Pudhari
Websiteajitjalandhar.com
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Ajit (Daily Ajit) is a Punjabi language daily newspaper published in Jalandhar, India.[1] The newspaper is run by Sadhu Singh Hamdard Trust[2] and has been publishing since 1941.[3] Veteran journalist and ex-Rajya Sabha member, Barjinder Singh Hamdard, is the current editor-in-chief. In 2007–08, it claimed a circulation of more than 333,000.[4]

  1. ^ "Badal lauds contribution of 'Ajit Newspapers' as the group launches Chandigarh Editions". yespunjab.com. 26 December 2014. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  2. ^ Damodaran, Harish (2008). India's new capitalists: caste, business, and industry in a modern nation. Palgrave Macmillan. The exceptions are The Tribune and Ajit. a Punjabi daily run by a Saini-Sikh
  3. ^ Daily Ajit (Urdu), Lahore 1942; chief ed., 1943–47; chief ed.; Daily Ajit, Jullundur, INFA press and advertisers year book, INFA Publications., 1968
  4. ^ "Appendix I Dailies" (PDF). rni.nic.in. Registrar of Newspapers for India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2014.