A newspaper is defined to be the regular publication of current events starting from politics to sports, society to entertainment. A newspaper even publishes some informative articles as well as advertisements. Since, the most recent news are printed on inexpensive paper, hence, it is popularly termed as newspaper. Presently, the newspaper is the most authentic media and source of news about current affairs all over the world.

Prevalence of Newspaper in Ranchi

As in all other places across the globe, newspaper has proved its prevalence in Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand. This famous city in the eastern part of India is quite well established, which increases the significance of newspaper in Ranchi more. Apart from Ranchi Express, the city has got numerous other local newspapers. Ranchi, being a resourceful area has got various mines of natural resources like Coal, Mica, Iron Ore, Lime Stone, Manganese, Copper and many more. This in turn has made the place possess a number of Government of India's offices along with other industrial offices. Promotion of this industrial market is solely done through the newspaper media in Ranchi.

Different Newspapers in Ranchi

Numerous newspapers of different categories and in different languages are published and circulated all over the city of Ranchi. Ranchi Express is the oldest and most commonly used newspaper of the city of Ranchi.

Ranchi Express:

Launched in the month of August, 1963, Ranchi Express newspaper is published in both Hindi and English languages to serve the different readers of Ranchi. Though the newspaper is colour printed in Ranchi, but it serves the entire state of Jharkhand, which is the southern part of earlier Bihar. However, the five editions of Ranchi Express vary from place to place like Daltonganj, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur and Ranchi. This Ranchi Express has got one of its local publications called Sandhya Ranchi Express, named on the fact that it is distributed during the evening everyday in Hindi language. The Ranchi Express can even be read online.

The other local newspapers read by the residents of Ranchi are:

Aaj Daily
Dainik Bhaskar
Dainik Jagran
Hindustan
Prabhat Khabar

Besides reading news in local language, Jharkhandis are even fond of reading Bengali and English newspapers. The noted Bengali daily newspapers read by them are:

Anandabazar Patrika
Bartaman

To name a few of the much preferred English dailies in Ranchi are:

Hindustan Times
The Daily Telegraph
The Pioneer
The Hindu
The Times of India

Last Updated on 8/18/2011