Dainik Bhaskar the English language newspapers in Chandigarh outsold the Hindi newspapers sixfold, with The Tribune as the leader with a circulation of approximately 50,000 copies. "Dainik Bhaskar"'s survey suggested that residents of Chandigarh preferred English newspapers due to quality perceptions. As a result, the newspaper incorporated the local Chandigarh dialect in the design, mixing Hindi and English. "Dainik Bhaskar" launched in Chandigarh in May 2000 with 69,000 copies sold making it No.1 in the city. In June 2000, "Dainik Bhaskar" entered Haryana, with 271,000 copies. In 2006, "Dainik Bhaskar" launched in Punjab with the Amritsar and Jalandhar editions and became the
S. V. S. Raghavan S. V. S. Raghavan S. V. S. Raghavan is an Indian industrialist and the former head of Bharat Business International Limited (BBIL). He headed the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited in the 1980s after which served Ashok Leyland and Texmaco before taking up the chairmanship of Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation (MMTC). In March 1990, he was appointed as the chairman of BBIL, an apex organization which had MMTC and State Trading Corporation of India (STC) as its subsidiaries. Recipient of National Citizen Award by the President of India-1989, Retired in the rank of Secretary in Ministry of Commerce,Govt.of India, Chairman