Punya Nagari
पुण्य नगरी
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Punya Nagari Newsgroup
Founder(s)Muralidhar Shingote[1]
Founded1999;23 years ago
LanguageMarathi
CountryIndia
Circulation416,625
Sister newspapers
  • Mumbai Choufer
  • Aapla Vartahar
  • Yashobhoomi
  • Karnataka Malla
  • Tamil Times
  • Hindmata[2]
Websitehttp://www.epunyanagari.com/

Punya Nagari is a Marathi language daily newspaper published in Maharashtra. It was established in 1999 by Muralidhar Shingote.[3][4][5] According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, its average circulation is 416,625.[6] Punya Nagari newspaper is published from Mumbai, Nashik, Nanded, Pune, Ahmednagar, Thane, Nagpur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Satara and Solapur.[7]

History

Baba Shingote (Murlidhar Shingote), the founder of Punya Nagari, reached Mumbai for work and business after dropping out school. Initially he selling fruit, then worked with Buwasheth Dangat and sell newspaper.[8]

In 1994, Shingote started an evening daily newspaper named Mumbai Chaufer. Followed by Aapala Vartahar, Yasobhoomi, Karnataka Malla, Tamil Times, Hindmata and in 1999 he started Punya Nagari.[9]

References

  1. "Mumbai: Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray offers condolences". Daiji World.
  2. "Muralidhar Shingote, founder-editor of Dainik Punyanagari passed away". My Mahanagar.
  3. Marathi, TV9 (6 August 2020). "'दैनिक पुण्यनगरी'चे संस्थापक-संपादक बाबा शिंगोटे यांचे निधन". TV9 Marathi (in Marathi). Retrieved 20 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. "Baba Shingote, the Marathi school dropout who sold fruits and set up Kannada and Tamil newspapers in Mumbai, passes away". IJR. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  5. "पुण्यनगरीचे संस्थापक मुरलीधर (बाबा) शिंगोटे यांचे निधन". eSakal - Marathi Newspaper (in Marathi). Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  6. "Punya Nagari Newspaper Ads | Rate Card Online | Adinnewspaper". www.adinnewspaper.com. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  7. "punyanagari". www.epunyanagari.com. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  8. Marathi, TV9 (6 August 2020). "'दैनिक पुण्यनगरी'चे संस्थापक-संपादक बाबा शिंगोटे यांचे निधन". TV9 Marathi (in Marathi). Retrieved 27 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. "Adhvaryu Muralidhar Shingote of 'Punyanagari' passes away | वृत्तपत्र विक्रेता ते संस्थापक : 'पुण्यनगरी'चे अध्वर्यू मुरलीधर शिंगोटे यांचे निधन | Lokmat.com". LOKMAT (in Marathi). 7 August 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2023.


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