Sambad is an Indian newspaper of

Odia language Odia (, ISO: , ; formerly rendered Oriya ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the official language in Odisha (formerly rendered Orissa), where native speakers make up 82% of the population, and it is also ...

which is published daily from

Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha. The region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Ekamra Kshetra'' (area (''kshetra'') adorned with mango trees (''ekamra'')). Bhubaneswar is ...

Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...

. It is one of the largest circulated Odia newspapers in

. It is published from the capital city of

, as well as from

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Rourkela Rourkela is a planned city located in the northern district Sundargarh of Odisha, India. It is the third-largest Urban Agglomeration in Odisha after Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. It is situated about west of state capital Bhubaneswar and is surro ...

, Sambalpur,

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Jajpur Jajpur (also known as Jajapur) is a town and a municipality in Jajpur district in the Indian state of Odisha. It was the capital of the Kesari dynasty, later supplanted by Cuttack. Now, it is the headquarter of Jajpur district. Etymology and ...

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, and

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The first edition of this newspaper was published on October 4, 1984 in Bhubaneswar. Editor since the foundation is

Soumya Ranjan Patnaik Soumya Ranjan Patnaik (born 18 August 1952) is an Indian politician and the founder-editor of the Odia daily Sambad. He is also a feature film producer as well as a successful business personality. He was elected to 11th Lok Sabha from Bhubanes ...

, a businessman-politician. Sambad also has th
largest readership
in the state of Odisha.

References

Leading vernacular daily ‘Sambad’ secured top rank i
Indian Readership Survey (IRS)-2017
retaining its position as the largest circulated daily newspaper in Odisha.

External links

sambad.insambadenglish.com
Odia-language newspapers Daily newspapers published in India Publications established in 1984 1984 establishments in Orissa Mass media in Bhubaneswar {{India-newspaper-stub

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