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. S. Murthy S. S. Murthy S. S. Murthy is a senior professor at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He has taught for 40 years at IIT Delhi, IIT Punjab, BITS Pilani, NSIT Delhi. Murthy was born in Shikaripur, Karnataka, India, in 1946. He received his B.E., M.Tech. and Ph.D.degrees respectively from Bangalore University, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, and IIT Delhi. After serving a year at BITS Pilani he became faculty member at IIT Delhi. He became a professor in 1983. He has held many visiting Positions in India and abroad, including Visiting Fellow, Univ. of Newcastle (UK); Visiting Professor, Univ.