Dainik Bhaskar launched in Bhopal on 13 August 1958, from a family publishing business begun in 1948 by Dwarka Prasad Agarwal and his brothers. It expanded to…
Dwarka Prasad Agarwal and his brothers began publishing in 1948. The paper was renamed Bhaskar Samachar in 1957.
The flagship Hindi daily launched in Bhopal on 13 August 1958, in the new capital of Madhya Pradesh.
A web-offset press gave faster, bigger runs. The group says it was India's first; by 1981 it led Bhopal.
On 5 March 1983. Raipur followed in 1988 and Bilaspur in 1993. By 1995 it was No. 1 in Madhya Pradesh.
After surveying 200,000 homes and selling subscriptions in advance, it sold 172,347 copies on day one. The target was 50,000.
Chandigarh on 7 May 2000 with 69,000 copies, then Haryana on 4 June with 271,000.
With Divya Bhaskar, a Gujarati daily, in June 2003. The group says it debuted with 4.52 lakh copies.
94.3 MY FM went on air in Jaipur on 28 May 2006. Punjab editions followed in October.
Its IPO, about 39.5 times subscribed, ran in December 2009. Shares listed on 6 January 2010.
In Aurangabad on 29 May 2011. Six more Marathi editions followed by 2013.
With a Patna edition in January 2014, its 37th edition and 14th state.
Chairman Ramesh Chandra Agarwal, who died at Ahmedabad airport on 12 April 2017, aged 72.
Tax officers searched its offices weeks after its Covid death reporting. The CBDT alleged tax on Rs 700 crore escaped; the paper cited its journalism.
43 editions in 11 states, about 16 million app users and Rs 2,441 crore revenue. A contempt case over an ad is listed for November.
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