Thursday, December 9, 2010

The Deccan Chronicle

The Deccan Chronicle

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(JUST FOR MY REFERENCE!! DC HAS COLLABORATION WITH THE ASIAN AGE AND SUDHIRJI'S DAILY CARTOONS GET PUBLISHED IN BOTH NEWSPAPERS IN THEIR ALL EDITIONS,ON THE TOP COLOUMN OF EDITORIAL PAGE!!!...VIBHA)


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The paper's August 8, 2009 front page

Owner Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd.
Publisher Midram Publications[3]
Editor A T Jayanti
Founded 1938
Language English
Headquarters Hyderabad, India
Circulation 1,349,959 Daily
Official website www.deccanchronicle.com

The Deccan Chronicle is a daily newspaper published through the Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu states of India. It is published in English, and is the largest circulation English-language newspaper in the south of India.[1][2] The newspaper's name derives from the originating place Deccan regions of India. Other supplements by it are "TV Guide", "Sunday Chronicle", "Chennai Chronicle", and "Bengaluru Chronicle". It also supplies other weekly features like "School Chronicle" and "Teen Chronicle".

The company started its operations in AP as a partnership concern in 1938. Late Shri T Chandrashekar Reddy took over the operations in 1976 after the earlier promoters declared bankruptcy. Shri Reddy subsequently handed over the operations to his two sons – Shri T Venkatram Reddy (The current IPL franchisee Deccan Chargers owner) and Shri T Vinayak Ravi Reddy, who have been managing its operations since late 1970s.

Since May 2004, it started printing the International Herald Tribune in Hyderabad[3] and sold for Rs 30 per copy.[4]



[edit] Deccan Chargers

The Indian Premier League cricket franchise of the Deccan Chargers is owned by the Deccan Chronicle. The Deccan Chargers represent the city of Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League. The media group acquired the franchise from IPL auction for $107 million on January 24, 2008.

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