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Lokmat

Lokmat. The Lokmat is one of the leading newspapers in the city of Nagpur in Maharashtra The Lokmat was named by Bal Gangadhar Tilak. The first edition of the Lokmat was not a printed newspaper but a written version. It was published from Yavatmal in Maharashtra.

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Lokmat

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  1. Lokmat

  2. The Lokmat is one of the leading newspapers in the city of Nagpur in Maharashtra • The Lokmat was named by Bal Gangadhar Tilak. • The first edition of the Lokmat was not a printed newspaper but a written version. It was published from Yavatmal in Maharashtra . Seema Narendran, Ramnarain Ruia College

  3. The newspaper was created by Loknayak Bapuji Aney. • He started this newspaper with a view to protest against the rule of the British colonizers in India. • He thought of this newspaper of Nagpur in an attempt to encourage and enhance the initiative in the common people to break free from the British rule. Seema Narendran, Ramnarain Ruia College

  4. The former Prime Minister of India, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru formally inaugurated Lokmat as a daily publication in 1958 at Yavatmal and on December 15th 1971, the first full fledged edition was started from Nagpur, Maharashtra. Seema Narendran, Ramnarain Ruia College

  5. From the year 1953, Jawaharlal Darda started publishing this newspaper. • In the year 1971, the first complete version of the Lokmat was published from the city of Nagpur. • Initially, it was published once in a fortnight, but now, it is printed on a daily basis. • Jawaharlal Darda has been replaced by his two sons, Rajendra and Vijay Seema Narendran, Ramnarain Ruia College

  6. Lokmat claims to be a popular paper with the masses as it exhibits a perfect blend of technology, good journalistic networking, quality marketing strategies and the urge for revealing the truth. Seema Narendran, Ramnarain Ruia College

  7. Lokmat Group publises 17 editions in three languages; Lokmat (Marathi), Lokmat Samachar (Hindi) and Lokmat Times (English). • Its flagship daily Lokmat is the 4th largest read daily in the country (National Readership Survey 2006) and sells over 1.2 million copies in Maharashtra every day. Seema Narendran, Ramnarain Ruia College

  8. The Group's combined readership is over 12.3 million. Lokmat prints its dailies from 11 modern printing plants spread across Maharashtra. • the Mumbai-based Lokmat Group and Pune-based Sakaal Media Group are in the race for primacy in the Marathi newspaper space. Seema Narendran, Ramnarain Ruia College

  9. The Lokmat Group, which publishes newspapers in three languages—Lokmat (Marathi), Lokmat Samachar (Hindi) and Lokmat Times (English)— has editions from Solapur, Jalgoan, Pune, Nagpur, Ahmedabad, Satara, Sangli andGoa • Lokmat Group a has 16 editions of its three publications across Maharashtra. Seema Narendran, Ramnarain Ruia College

  10. Sakhi Manch • Sakhi Manch regularly undertakes workshops on health, beauty, cooking, parenting, music and drama, personality development, career development as well as variety of entertainment events every month. It also organizes foreign and domestic trips for its large membership thereby promoting interactivity, networking and social harmony. Seema Narendran, Ramnarain Ruia College

  11. YuvaManch • Yuva Manch is spread across the colleges of Maharashtra where several activities are undertaken every month related to topics of interest to the youth. From social issues to entertainment and talent, Yuva Manch provides something for every youth. Seema Narendran, Ramnarain Ruia College

  12. Social Contribution • Construction of schools in the flood affected villages in Nanded and Parbhani districts of Maharashtra in 1984.Rs 1.8 million donation to Prime Minister's Fund for earthquake victims of Bihar in 1988. Construction of an 8-room Primary School & a 10-bed Hospital in flood-affected Jalalkheda and Mowad towns in Nagpur district.  Seema Narendran, Ramnarain Ruia College

  13. Constructed hostels at Nagpur, Aurangabad and Solapur at a cost of Rs. 16 million for the martyrs' children in association with the Soldier Welfare Board.  • Constructed 8 School buildings in the earthquake affected Bhuj area of Gujarat at a cost of Rs. 7 million.  • Construction of two Schools and a Community hall at a cost of Rs 2 million after the devastating earthquake of Latur and Beed in 1989. • Donating Rs 180,000 to every family of the 41 martyrs of the Kargil war. Seema Narendran, Ramnarain Ruia College

  14. Constructed an ICU at a cost of Rs.2.7 million at Seth Govinddas Hospital [Victoria Hospital] at Jabalpur after the earthquake. Supplied several tons of nutritious food to malnourished children of the Melghat taluka of Vidarbha region in 2004. Seema Narendran, Ramnarain Ruia College

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