Jagran ePaper

Jagran New Media is the digital wing of the Jagran Prakashan Limited - India's leading media and communications group with its interests spanning across Print, OOH, Activations, Radio and Digital. Jagran.com is the flagship brand of the Jagran New Media and is the No.1 Hindi News and Information site in India (Source: comScore MoMX Multi- Platform; Aug 2018).

Jagran.com is the online version of the world's largest read daily newspaper - Dainik Jagran, with 29.6 Million users (comScore MMX Multi- Platform; Aug 2018). The site aims to reshape the online Hindi news segment in Hindi Heartland with a compelling customer experience and user engagement.

Dainik Jagran is the flagship brand of the company. In today’s dynamic media world , where consumers have an unprecedented array of choices, Dainik Jagran stands out as a brand that is the choice of millions of Indians as they start their day. With a readership of 5.59 cr, it has been the largest read daily of India for the last consecutive 21 rounds of the Indian Readership Survey (IRS). With 37 editions, Dainik Jagran covers 11 states of India. It has also been declared by the World Association of Newspapers (WAN) as the Largest read daily in the world. Not just the largest read, Dainik Jagran has also been voted as the Most Credible Source of News in a BBC-Reuters survey.

http://www.inext.co.in

i-next, India’s fastest growing compact daily in bilingual format, has caught on to the pulse of the Young at Heart. In a very short span of time, it has captured the imagination of people who look out for newer opportunities and seek deeper probes into the more relevant issues of changing India of today. It now covers 12 prominent cities in 4 states of India through its various editions and infrastructure. The readership of I Next is an impressive 22 Lakhs as per Latest IRS. It distinctly stands apart from its competitors due to its beautiful packaging of news, attractive layout design and the versatility of news and features. These accomplishments have made I next the pulse of today’s Youthful India wherever it’s present.

http://www.jagrancityplus.com

City Plus is the Weekly English Tabloid from the group. It is an English News-Information-Entertainment paper with 31 editions from Delhi, NCR, Bangalore, Pune, Mumbai and Hyderabad ,targeting premium geographic localities. An aesthetically designed all colour newspaper editorially cover a variety of topics from Food, Fashion, Lifestyle, etc. Apart from this, it also has reader interactivity through Contests, Coupons, Puzzles, Quiz, Crossword, Games, Polls, Suggestions.

MiD-DAY Gujarati is the Gujarati Tabloid from Jagran Prakashan Ltd. With its unique content and engaging activities, it caters to the affluent Gujarati Community of Mumbai. It is positioned as a complete family newspaper with content for everyone. Apart from the other areas, the newspaper also has a dedicated business segment focusing on share market as majority of the community trade in these markets.

Inquilab is India’s No.1 Urdu Newspaper with a readership of 7 L.
Inquilab has 12 editions covering Maharashtra, Delhi & UP and is further expanding.
Inquilab made its appearance in 1938. An underground newspaper during the freedom struggle
Mr. Abdul Hamid Ansari, a freedom fighter, wanted to use the medium of Urdu to educate the Muslims and fight against British rule
In the post-independence scenario, Inquilab shifted focus, concentrating on social reforms, education and employment as well as addressing the problems faced by the Muslim community.
Renowned columnists like Kuldip Nayyar, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Shamim Tarique & Zafer Agha contributing to Inquilab. As the lodestone of a publishing house Inquilab stands tall in modern India. We continue to live in revolutionary times and Inquilab – ‘Revolution’ continues to be in the vanguard.

Nai Dunia is a leading Hindi daily being published from Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The newspaper was launched in 1947 and has, over the years, attained a pre-eminent status as a Hindi daily in the print media in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Naidunia has multiple editions published from Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur and Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh and Raipur and Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh. Placed amongst the Top 10 Hindi newspapers in India, and has been one of the fastest growing newspapers in the market.

Sakhi is a premium women’s magazine targeted at upwardly mobile & outgoing women in the upper segment of the socio-economic class. The Sakhi reader retains her cultural values but is contemporary and modern in her outlook. The magazine also highlights the role of women in modern times & helps them in coping with the outside world.

Jagran Engage is the OOH division of JPL which specializes in Out of Home media solutions across India. Jagran Engage covers 900 + towns spread across 370 districts in 27 states. Engage offers comprehensive Out-Of-Home (OOH) solutions to prospects & customers through its bouquet of offerings of Hoardings &Billboards, Unique Street Furniture, Transit & Mobile Media besides innovative & ambient to suit specific client requirements.

Jagran Solutions is the division that leads work in the Below the Line Marketing Solutions or Experiential Marketing area . Jagran Solutions has been at the forefront of transformation; transforming imagination into realities & ideas into beliefs. Awarded with numerous awards at various national and international platform like PMAA & AIPA, Jagran Solutions specializes in providing versatile, complete and measurable solutions in ensuring an immersive, interactive and experiential integrated marketing plan applicable to activations, corporate events, conventions, product launches, meetings, conferences, exhibitions and contests.

As a responsible corporate citizen, JPL supports a specifically dedicated organization, Pehel to discharge its social responsibilities and provide social services such as organizing workshops/seminars to voice different social issues, health camps/roadshows for creating awareness on the social concerns and helping underprivileged masses. Pehel is working with various national and international organizations such as World Bank on various projects to effectively discharge the responsibilities entrusted by the company. The company has also been assisting trusts and societies dedicated to the cause of promoting education, culture, healthcare, etc.

Jagran International is the international division of JPL responsible for marketing JPL products outside of India. Amongst other things, develops country reports for India, and works with our international associates to develop India Reports in markets like Ireland, UK, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

The group foray into the internet space has been through “jagran.com” which is the largest Hindi portal its category. We have entered into a strategic alliance with Yahoo India to launch a co-branded site. This we believe will reshape the online Hindi news and current affairs landscape -- in terms of compelling customer experience and user engagement. Jagran.com is the largest language site in India with over 60 mn page views/month with 37 pages per visitor and a unique user base of 1.6 mn per month

Under the banner of Jagran Foundation there are a series of initiatives that would help towards the larger cause of nation building. The first in the series of such initiatives is Jagran Forum – our first step towards “Thought Leadership”. The 1st Jagran Forum was on Democracy, Development and Social Inclusion. The 2nd Forum was on “Democracy and Conflict Resolution in Asia”. The 3rd Forum was on “Democracy : Challenges of Consensus Building”. All were attended by dignitaries from across India and the World including the Prime Minster and Vice President of India.

Jagran Research Centre (JRC) was established in May, 1996 as independent and premier multidisciplinary research & consulting organization. JRC is also involved in publishing reference books and magazines. These books include Jagran Yearbooks, Country and Statewise statistical databank, Jagran Josh monthly magazine and others.

Punjabi Jagran, the Punjabi language daily of Jagran.
The Punjabi language is very widely used in Punjab - and this runs across all the Pop Strata of Punjab. The language has great acceptance in the region, and it therefore makes an automatic choice for us to complete our bouquet for Punjab. With the launch of Punjabi Jagran, we hope to add newer readers, newer markets and strengthen the Jagran presence in complete Punjab.

JPL has grown consistently over the last 15 years though expansion and launch of newspaper brands across various states and languages and at the same time also made successful forays into other media like Magazines, Outdoor, Below the Line Marketing Solutions, Internet and Mobile Value Added Services. Apart from having the scale and size across every media platform, JPL has the objective of being the most professional communications solutions provider across every platform.

Jagran Prakashan Limited is a media conglomerate with interests spanning across printing and publication of newspapers & magazines, FM Radio, Digital, Outdoor Advertising and Promotional marketing / Event management / on ground activation businesses.

For detailed information you may direct them to jplcorp.in

Dainik Jagran:

The genesis for Dainik Jagran was in the year 1942. The year when the freedom struggle of India reached its crescendo and found expression in the “Quit India movement”. Dainik Jagran was launched during this time with the vision of our founder, the revolutionary freedom fighter, Late Shri Puran Chandra Gupta “Create a newspaper that would reflect the free voice of the people”. This vision was as much a reflection of the time when it was propounded as much as it is relevant to us today. Even as on today, when Dainik Jagran markets control the political destiny of the largest democracy in the world, the vision continues to guide us.
The tradition of truth that Shri Puran Chandra Gupta heralded was carried forward by literary stalwarts like Shri Narendra Mohan. Apart from strengthening Jagran’s editorial stance, he embarked on a drive towards modernization and building interaction between the paper and its readers.

	the first edition of Dainik Jagran was launched from Jhansi.
	the 2nd edition was launched from Kanpur.
	Rewa & Bhopal Editions followed in 1953 and 1956 respectively.

And thereafter began a trail of expansion :

	Gorakhpur
	Varanasi, Allahabad, & Lucknow
	Meerut
	Agra
	Bareilly
	Delhi
	Dehradun
	Jalandhar
	Hissar & Patna
	Moradabad
	Aligarh
	Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Bhagalpur, Panipat
	Haldwani, Ludhiana
	Muzaffarpur, Jammu, Dharamshala
	Indore, Siliguri, Amritsar
	Patiala
	Bhatinda, Mathura, Haridwar, Rae Bareilly, Faizabad

In June 2005, Dainik Jagran entered into a strategic alliance and partnership with Independent News and Media Plc. The company shortly after went public in 2006.

Dainik Jagran has explored newer content delivery platforms over the last few years. The e-paper is one such expression. Another content delivery platform was explored was the Short Code service 57272. Widening the distribution chain has been an important development. Today, Dainik Jagran is being distributed across various hotels, airports, trains and educational institutes. Its news portal Jagran.com is the world’s largest portal amongst Hindi categories. The next wave is to explore more on various types of content delivery platforms.

Apart from Dainik Jagran, the flagship brand JPL has also launched 2 more newspaper titles :

I next:

A 24-28 page bilingual morning compact newspaper targeted at age group 18-35 from SEC A,B1 residing in Mini-metros of North India. Launched from Kanpur & Lucknow in December 2006.

I next is what is most relevant and meaningful not convention and rules for the sake of them. It is interactive, integrated and inventive. It is an agent of change not continuity.

The essence of I next is seeing things with a different perspective. It will attempt to always seek below the superficial, expose different dimensions, be meaningful rather than material, and be the nerve centre of our readers’ minds.

City Plus:

Weekly tabloid format newspaper and will editorially cover topics on lifestyle, health, fashion, food, gizmos, shopping guides, etc. Apart from this, there will be contests, coupons, puzzles, quizzes, crosswords, polls and other interactive devices involving the use of our short code 57272.Apart from this there will be an online version called www.jagrancityplus.com which will become the hub of all city related information. The portal will in due course of time get into an e-commerce model developed for the city. The heart of the product is interactivity at various levels – offline and online and on the mobile platform.

City Plus is targeting at selected upmarket residential localities and local gathering joints like the malls, multiplexes, coffee shops, restaurants, clubs, gymns, hospitals, etc. Therefore, we’re targeting the English reading , premium, upmarket , high profile, decision making audience.

Mr. Mahendra Mohan Gupta
Chairman & Managing Director

Mr. Mahendra Mohan Gupta is the Chairman and Managing Director of our Company and also holds the position of Managing Editor of Dainik Jagran. He holds a bachelor's degree in commerce. Mr. Gupta has more than 48 years of experience in the print media industry. Mr. Gupta has held various key positions in the industry including being the Chairman of United News of India ("UNI"), President of The Indian Newspaper Society (“INS”), President of Indian Languages Newspaper Association ("ILNA"), Council Member of Audit Bureau of Circulations, Member of Press Council of India and Member of Film Censor Board of India, Member of the Board of Press Trust of India (PTI) besides holding senior honorary positions in various social and cultural organizations. Mr. Gupta is also Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and presently Member on the Board of PTI, INS and Merchants' Chambers of Uttar Pradesh. His work for the cause of society, Indian trade and industry in general and newspaper industry in particular has been recognized by various social, cultural and professional bodies in India. For excellence in Hindi newspaper, he has been honoured with 'Indira Gandhi Priyadarshni Award' by All India National Unity Conference, New Delhi. Mr. Gupta also holds the post of Non-Executive Chairman of Rave@Moti Entertainment Private Limited and Jagran18 Publications Limited. He has been a director of our Company since inception and is a nominee of our Promoters.

Mr. Sanjay Gupta
CEO & Whole Time Director

Mr. Sanjay Gupta is a whole-time Director and also holds the position of Editor of Dainik Jagran and CEO of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in science. Mr. Gupta has more than 26 years of experience in the print media industry. Besides being the Editor of Dainik Jagran and CEO of our Company, he is also responsible for our operations in the northern region comprising of New Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. Mr. Gupta is also a Director of Motilal Nehru Institute of Technology, Allahabad. Mr. Gupta has been a director of our Company since 1993 and is a nominee of our Promoters.

Mr. Dhirendra Mohan Gupta
Whole Time Director

Mr. Dhirendra Mohan Gupta is a whole-time Director. He holds a bachelor’s degree in arts. Mr. Gupta has more than 43 years of experience in the print media industry. He is the Director-in-charge of our operations in the western regions of Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal. Mr. Gupta has been a director of our Company since inception and is a nominee of our Promoters.

Mr. Sunil Gupta
Whole Time Director

Mr. Sunil Gupta is a whole-time Director. He holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in commerce. Mr. Gupta has more than 26 years of experience in the print media industry. He is in charge of our operations in Bihar, Jharkhand and parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh. Mr. Gupta has been a director of our Company since 1993 and is a nominee of our Promoters.

Mr. Shailesh Gupta
Whole Time Director

Mr. Shailesh Gupta is a whole-time Director of our Company. He holds a bachelor's degree in commerce. Mr. Gupta has more than 19 years of experience in the print media industry. He is Member of Council of Audit Bureau of Circulations, The Indian Newspaper Society and heads our advertisement and marketing department. Mr. Gupta has been a director of our Company since 1994 and is a nominee of our Promoters.

Mr. Bharat Ji Agrawal
Independent Director

Mr. Bharat Ji Agrawal is an independent Director. He holds a bachelor’s degree in science and a bachelor’s degree in law. Mr. Agrawal has been practicing as an advocate for about 46 years. Mr. Agrawal has been designated as Senior Advocate by the High Court, Allahabad in 1997 and has been appointed as the Senior Standing Counsel of the Income Tax Department in the High Court at Allahabad. He has been the Chairman and the Vice Chairman of U.P. Bar Council and has been nominated as National President of All India Federation of Tax Practitioners. He has addressed various Tax Conferences abroad in London and USA apart from being a regular Faculty Member of Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chennai. Mr. Agrawal has been awarded ‘SUMMAN’ by the Income Tax Department in fiscal 1997. In addition, Mr. Agrawal holds various senior honorary positions in various social and cultural organizations. Mr. Agrawal joined our Board on November 18, 2005.

Mr. Devendra Mohan Gupta
Non-Executive Director

Devendra Mohan Gupta is a non-executive Director. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical). Mr. Gupta has more than 14 years of experience in handling Product Design, Research & Development, Production, Purchase & ales (Domestic & Overseas). He is pioneer in introducing D.C. Micro Motors technology in the country and Indian Standard Institution (I.S.I.), took Mr. Gupta on its Panel in the year 1979 for D.C. Micro Motors. Mr. Gupta has helped I.S.I. for formulating the specifi cations for D.C. Micro Motors & bringing out its first Standard IS: 9670 in the year 1980. He is the Managing Director of Jagmini Micro Knit Private Limited and Classic Hosiery Private Limited. He is the recipient of Export award of Electronics & Computer Software Export Promotion Council (sponsored by the Ministry of ommerce, Govt. of India), New Delhi for the year 1995-96 from Hon’ble Minister of Commerce. Mr. Gupta has been appointed as the Director of our company in the last Annual General Meeting held on 4th September 2008 and is a nominee of our promoters.

Mr. Gavin K.O' Reilly
Director

Mr. Gavin K. O’Reilly is a non-executive Director. He holds a bachelor’s degree in science from Georgetown University Business School, Washington D.C. He has been a Director of Independent News & Media Plc. since 1997 and is now the Chief Executive Officer of Independent News & Media Plc. in 2001. Mr. O’Reilly is the President of the World Association of Newspapers and Chairman of the National Newspapers of Ireland. He serves on the Board of a number of companies including APN News & Media Limited, Australia. Mr. Gavin O’ Reilly joined our Board on July 25, 2005 as a nominee of Independent News & Media Investments Limited.

Mr. Kishore Biyani
Independent Director

Mr. Kishore Biyani is an independent Director. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce and a post graduate degree in marketing. Mr. Biyani is the Group CEO of Future Group and is the Founder and Managing Director of Pantaloon Retail (India) Limited. Pantaloon Retail (India) Limited is India’s leading retail company that operates chains like Pantaloons, Big Bazaar, Food Bazaar, Central, among other formats. He has over two decades of entrepreneurial experience in the textile and retailing industry. Kishore Biyani’s contributions to the retail industry have been recognized with several awards including Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year (services) 2006 and CNBC India Business Leadership Awards’ First Generation Entrepreneur of the Year 2006. Kishore Biyani has recently authored his autobiography, “It Happened in India.” In addition, he is a Member of the Indian Merchant Chamber, Past Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) National Committee on Retail, President of the Fashion Design Promotion Council (FDPC) set up by the Ministry of Textiles and on the Board of Governors of IIM, Indore. Mr. Biyani joined our Board on November 18, 2005.

Mr. Naresh Mohan
Independent Director

Mr. Naresh Mohan is an independent Director. He holds a bachelor’s degree in arts. Mr. Naresh Mohan has more than 45 years of work experience in the print media industry. Prior to retirement in 1998, he worked with The Hindustan Times Limited as Executive President. Subsequently, Mr. Naresh Mohan is engaged in media consultancy. Mr. Naresh Mohan has held various key positions in the print media industry including being the President of Indian Newspaper Society, Chairman of United News of India, Chairman of Audit Bureau of Circulations and Member of Press Council of India. Mr. Naresh Mohan is presently the member of the Executive Committee of The Indian Newspaper Society and the Director of Jagran 18 Publications Limited and The Statesman Limited. Mr. Mohan joined our Board on November 18, 2005.

Mr. R.K. Jhunjhunwala
Independent Director

Mr. R.K. Jhunjhunwala is an Independent Director. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce. He has been managing the working of the Sugar Mill, Vanaspati Plant and Steel Foundry from the year 1964 in the group company of Motilal Padampat Udyog Limited. In addition to this, he has been managing the export business of harness and saddlery products in M/s Moti International Limited. In past, he has been the President of Merchant Chamber of U.P., Chairman of the Employers association of Northern India, Vice President of Indian Vanaspati Producers Association, New Delhi and member of the Steel Furnace Association of India, New Delhi. In addition to all, he has also been associated with many philanthropic Associations. Mr. R.K. Jhunjhunwala has been appointed as the Director of our company in the last Annual General Meeting held on 4th September 2008.

Mr. Rashid Mirza
Independent Director

Mr. Rashid Mirza is an independent Director. He holds a diploma in leather technology from Leather Sellers College, London and served with various leather companies in the U.K. Upon his return to India, he joined his family business. In 1979, he along with his father promoted Mirza International Limited. He is having a vast experience of more than 33 years in the leather industry. Mr. Mirza is presently the Managing Director of Mirza International Limited and also in the Board of some group companies in India and abroad. Mr. Mirza joined our Board on November 18, 2005.

Mr. Shailendra Mohan Gupta
Non-Executive Director

Mr. Shailendra Mohan Gupta is a non-executive Director. He holds a bachelor’s degree in science. He has over 30 years of experience in administration, sales and marketing fields in Sugar and Electronics industry. He was Managing Director of Shakumbari Sugar & Allied Industries Limited. Mr. Shailendra Mohan Gupta has been appointed as the Director of our company in the last Annual General Meeting held on 4th September 2008 and is a nominee of our promoters.

Mr. Shashidhar Narain Sinha
Independent Director

Mr. Shashidhar Narain Sinha is an Independent Director. He is the CEO of Lodestar Universal India. A veteran of 26 years experience in media management and development, he has overseen his agency’s recognition as a national “Agency of the Year” twice and “Runner Up” twice in the past five years. At the same time he has driven Lodestar Universal’s expansion into the Digital, Retail and Film Entertainment areas which offer unique opportunities in this large and accelerating market. He has worked on large fmcg brands like L’Oreal, Amul and S. C. Johnson. He is actively involved and drives key industry bodies like the Advertising Standards Council of India, AAAI’s – Indian Broadcasting Federation joint body on industry practices, Audit Bureau of Circulation and the Joint Industry Body set up to monitor TV measurement. Mr. Shashidhar Sinha has been appointed as the Director of our company in the last Annual General Meeting held on 4th September 2008.

Mr. Vijay Tandon
Independent Director

Mr. Vijay Tandon is an independent Director. He graduated from the University of Delhi. Mr. Tandon is a chartered accountant and fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. After qualifying as a chartered accountant in 1969, Mr. Tandon worked with Thakur, Vaidyanath Aiyar & Co., a leading firm of Chartered Accountants in New Delhi and was a partner of the firm between 1980 and 1999. As a chartered accountant and financial management consultant, with over 32 years of professional experience in various capacities, Mr. Tandon has been associated with number of private and public sector companies and banks in the capacity of auditor. Mr. Tandon has extensive knowledge of the corporate laws and was heading the Corporate Division of Thakur Vaidyanath Aiyar & Co. Mr. Tandon has been associated with print media industry in various capacities, as publisher auditor, auditor representing the Audit Bureau of Circulations and as director in Associated Journals Limited (National Herald Group of Publications). Also, as a management consultant, Mr. Tandon has been associated with a number of consulting services in diverse sectors of economy, industry and public utilities funded by the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank and Department of International Development, UK in India as well as South & Central Asia. Presently, Mr. Tandon is Principal Consultant with GHK Consulting Limited a UK-based development consultant. Mr. Tandon joined our Board on November 18, 2005.

Mr. Vikram Bakshi
Independent Director

Mr. Vikram Bakshi is an independent Director. He holds a bachelor’s degree in science. Mr. Bakshi has extensive experience spanning 27 years in real estate, hospitality and retail. As the Managing Director, Connaught Plaza Restaurants Pvt. Ltd. & JV Partner of McDonald’s India, a Joint Venture with McDonald’s Corporation of USA, Mr. Bakshi has established McDonald’s as the industry leader in the Food Services Sector. Mr. Bakshi was nominated by Images Retail Forum for “Retail Face of the Year Award 2004 & 2005. He was also nominated by ET under the category of “Entrepreneur of the year” for the Economic Times awards 2004 & 2005. He was conferred for his contribution towards 5th International Franchise and Retail show-07 by Franchise India. Recently he has been recognized as “The Most Admired Food Professional of the Year” at the Golden Spoon Awards 2008-The Images Award for excellence in food retailing. Mr. Bakshi’s role in institutional work includes, among others, being President, National Restaurant Association of India(NRAI) 2006-2008, the Chairman, Sub-Committee on Tourism (Northern Region), Chairman, CII 2004-2006, National Committee on Retailing, Chairman, CII Delhi State Council, Vice-President of the Hotel & Restaurant Association of Northern India, Chairman, CII Northern Region Committee on Retailing, Member Delhi State Council for Rights to Information with the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, Administrative Reforms Department, Council Member of CII Northern Region & National Council and member, FHRAI and FICCI. Mr. Bakshi joined our Board on November 18, 2005.

audit committee

Mr. Vijay Tandon

Mr. Gavin O' Reilly

Mr. Kishore Biyani

Mr. Naresh Mohan

Mr. R.K. Jhunjhunwala

shareholders/ investor grievance committee

Mr. Bharat Ji Agrawal

Mr. Rashid Mirza

Mr. Sanjay Gupta

Mr. Sunil Gupta

remuneration committee

Mr. Naresh Mohan

Mr. Gavin K. O' Reilly

Mr. Kishore Biyani

Mr. Vijay Tandon