Vijaya Karnataka
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Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Broadsheet, Online[1] |
Owner(s) | The Times Group |
Editor | Hariprakash Konemane |
Founded | 4 October 1999 |
Language | Kannada[2] |
Headquarters | Bangalore |
Website | www |
Free online archives | www |
Vijaya Karnataka is a Kannada newspaper published from a number of cities in Karnataka.[3] The newspaper is published from Bengaluru, Hubballi, Mangaluru, Shivamogga, Kalaburagi, Gangavathi, Belagavi, Davanagere, Hassan, Chitradurga. It was started by VRL group, headed by entrepreneur and politician, Vijay Sankeshwar in October 1999. The newspaper along with sister publications (Vijay Times) was purchased by the Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd., publishers of India's leading newspaper, The Times of India in 2006.[4]
Editors[edit]
- Ishwara Daitota (Founder, chief editor from July 1999, to February 2001)
- Mahadevappa
- Vishweshwar Bhat
- E Raghavan
- Sugata Srinivasaraju
- Thimmappa Bhat
- Hariprakash Konemane
Controversy[edit]
In the March 28, 2020 edition of Vijaya Karnataka, It criticised the Muslim community and blamed it for the spread of the corona virus. The Campaign Against Hate Speech stated that it approached the Press Council of India since such articles created an environment of hate against Muslims and this hate translated into real-life violence against the members of the community.[5]
The Press Council of India has issued a bailable warrant against the editor of Vijaya Karnataka, for not appearing for proceedings in a hate speech complaint against an article published by the newspaper.[6]
See also[edit]
- Chanakyaloka
- List of Kannada-language newspapers
- List of Kannada-language magazines
- List of newspapers in India
- Media in Karnataka
- Media of India
References[edit]
- ↑ http://www.vijaykarnatakaepaper.com
- ↑ "history-of-kannada-journalism". pressinstitute.in. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ↑ "Times-Group-acquires Vijay karnataka". m.timesofindia.com. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ↑ "Times-group-buys-vijaya-times-two-kannada-dailies". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 16 June 2006. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ↑ "PCI issues bailable warrant against editor of Kannada newspaper over anti-Muslim article". The News Minute. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ↑ Scroll Staff. "Press Council issues warrant against Kannada newspaper editor on hate speech complaint". Scroll.in. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
External links[edit]
- Mini Vijaya Karnataka e Paper (in Kannada)
- Vijaya Karnataka e Paper (in Kannada)
- Website of Vijaya Karnataka (in Kannada)
- Pages using infobox newspaper with unknown parameters
- Articles with Kannada-language sources (kn)
- Kannada-language newspapers
- Newspapers published in Bangalore
- Publications of The Times Group
- 1999 establishments in Karnataka
- Publications established in 1999
- Karnataka stubs
- Newspapers published in India stubs