Amrita Bazar Patrika
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Amrita Bazar Patrika was the oldest newspaper in India [1]. It debuted on 20 February 1868. It was an English daily newspaper published from Kolkata and other locations such as Cuttack, Ranchi and Allahabad [2].
Amrita Bazar which used to be a nationalist newspaper during the British rule, discontinued its publication from 1986. Recently it was announced that the newspaper would be relaunched. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Gupta, Subhrangshu. "Amrita Bazar Patrika may be relaunched", The Tribune, 2 January, 2003. Retrieved on 2006-12-28.
- ^ Registrar of Newspapers for India