The Tribune

For other uses, see The Tribune (disambiguation).

The Tribune

Front page of a historic 1931 edition
Type	Daily newspaper[1]
Format	Broadsheet
Owner	Tribune Trust
Editor-in-chief	Raj Chengappa
Founded	2 February 1881
Political alignment	Independent[2]
Language	English
Headquarters	Chandigarh, Punjab (Indian state), India
Official website	Tribuneindia.com

The Tribune is an Indian English-language daily newspaper published from Chandigarh, New Delhi, Jalandhar, Dehradun and Bathinda. It was founded on 2 February 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan), by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is run by a trust comprising five eminent persons as trustees. It is a major Indian newspaper with a worldwide circulation.^[3][4][5][6] In India, it is the leading English daily for Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and the Union Territory of Chandigarh.^[7]

Aside from The Tribune in English, it has two sister publications: Dainik Tribune (in Hindi) and Punjabi Tribune. Naresh Kaushal is the Editor for Dainik Tribune and Varinder Walia is the Editor for Punjabi Tribune. Raj Chengappa is the Editor-in-Chief of The Tribune Group of Newspapers. The Internet Edition of The Tribune was launched in July 1998. The Internet editions of the Punjabi Tribune and Dainik Tribune were launched on 16 August 2010. ^[8] All the three newspapers are published by 'The Tribune Trust'.

References

1. ^ "Chandigarh Tribune - daily newspaper in Chandigarh, India with local news and events". Mondotimes.com. http://www.mondotimes.com/1/world/in/198/4567/11514. Retrieved 2011-07-30. 
2. ^ India - World Newspapers and Magazines - Worldpress.org
3. ^ Mondotimes.com: Major media
4. ^ Amazon.com: India Tribune available
5. ^ Himchal.us: announcement of English language edition of India Tribune for Himchal
6. ^ Punjab Newsline: Article on death of Tribune trust chairman, 2nd sentence: "The Tribune is leading daily newspaper of North India published from Chandigarh."
7. ^ "The Tribune Trust places another order with QI Press Controls". indianprinterpublisher.com/. February 08, 2010. http://www.indianprinterpublisher.com/news/The_Tribune_Trust_1841.html. Retrieved 22 August 2011. 
8. ^ "Varinder Walia made Editor of Punjabi Tribune". Exchange4media.com. 1978-08-15. http://www.exchange4media.com/peoplemovement/movement_fullstory.asp?section_id=23&news_id=35589&tag=31327. Retrieved 2011-07-30. 

External links

• The Tribune Official website
• Punjabi Tribune Official website
• Dainik Tribune Official website