Prabhat Khabar is a
Hindi
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language
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newspaper published daily in
Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...
,
Bihar
Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...
and
West Bengal
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. The newspaper is circulated in several states in India, including Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and some parts of
Orissa
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. It was founded in August 1984 in
Ranchi
Ranchi (, ) is the capital of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern Odisha, western West Bengal and the eastern area ...
, the capital of Jharkhand. The newspaper is notable for reporting social issues and revealing scams, such as the
Fodder Scam
The Fodder Scam was a corruption scandal that involved the embezzlement of about from the government treasury of the north Indian state of Bihar. . The newspaper began reporting the Fodder Scam in 1992. Despite receiving threats, the newspaper wrote 70 reports on the scam and had four or five reporters reporting the story.
Notable staff
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Feroze Varun Gandhi
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References
External links
Official website
Official epaperPractising Journalism: Values, Constraints, Implications edited by Nalini Rajan
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Daily newspapers published in India
Hindi-language newspapers
Mass media in Jharkhand
Newspapers published in Patna
Newspapers published in Gaya, India
Newspapers published in Muzaffarpur
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Newspapers published in Aurangabad, Bihar
Publications established in 1984
1984 establishments in Bihar