Tag: Gangavathi

  • Vijayavani publishes a ‘colossal’ supplement

    By A Correspondent

     

    Recently, Vijayavani brought out a special 208-page supplement christened Anand Lokha with its Gangavathi edition, to mark the birthday of Shri Anand Singh, Karnataka’s tourism minister and Bellary’s ‘in-charge’ minister.

     

    The elaborate 208-page supplement, a record of sorts, consisted of 13 pages dedicated to Anand Singh’s achievements through his years in office.

     

    Vijayavani is the newest daily in Karnataka, launched by VRL Media Ltd. under the aegis of ‘logistics baron’ Anand Sankeshwar. It is the only daily in Karnataka to print all pages in colour, across all its nine editions in a span of just six months.

     

  • Vijayavani launches 9th edition in 3 months

    From the MxM Infodesk

     

    Vijayavani launched its ninth edition in Karnataka from Gulbarga on June 30. The Kannada daily started with only three editions when it launched on April 1 this year. It now has editions from Bengaluru, Mangalore, Hubli, Bijapur,Mysore, Gangavathi, Chithradurga, Shimoga and Gulbarga.

     

    Vijayavani was launched by Anand Sankeshwar, a leading businessman in the logistics space and a former newspaper baron. Mr Sankeshwar’s logistics company, VRL Logistics Ltd, has a fleet of commercial vehicles in the private sector. The company operates from 1,000 branches and franchisees across the country.

     

    In the last 3 months, Vijayavani is said to have averaged more than am innovation every week. An average main issue of 16 pages comprises four pages on local/ hyperlocal issues, two pages each on national, state and sports, one calendar page on entertainment/events, one page on serials/stories and  one page on commerce/business.

     

    In addition, Vijayavani carries  four page-supplements on various subjects – Vittavani (Commerce), Lalitha (Women), Masth (Youth), Samskruti (Culture), Cinivani (Cinema), Putani (Children), and VijayaVihara (Sundays). The paper is the only daily in Karnataka with all colour pages across all its editions.