Dainik Jugasankha


Dainik Jugasankha, also transliterated Dainik Yugashankha, is a Bengali daily newspaper published simultaneously from Kolkata, Guwahati, Silchar, Siliguri and Durgapur. With a circulation of around 150,000 copies, it is one of the top ten newspapers in Assam.

History

Dainik Jugasankha was founded by Barta Bhagirath Baidyanath Nath, or Baidyanath Nath, in 1950, where it was published from Silchar. The newspaper expanded in the 21st century publishing from Guwahati beginning in 2000 and then from Dibrugarh in 2006.In the middle of 2015, Kolkata Edition of Dainik Jugasankha started. In 2016, Jugasankha started publishing its Siliguri Edition. From 2019, Dibrugarh Edition became only a print edition and Durgapur Edition started its function.

People

Current Staff

The Dainik Jugasankha Group presents an annual literary prize for the Bengali language, Jugasankha Sahitya Puraskar, that is described as prestigious and it began awards for journalists in 2013.
Dainik Jugasankha promotes sports activities. Jugasankha Prize money Cup Football Tournament and Baidyanath Nath Memorial Trophy Prize money Cricket Tournament are two inter-school sports tournaments which are organised by DSA, Silchar.