''Ei Samay Sangbadpatra'' () is a

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daily newspaper from

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. It was launched as a

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daily newspaper with a motive to enter into a head-to-head competition with ''

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''. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. which is owned by the

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. The ''Ei Samay'' newspaper is considered as a challenge thrown by BCCL to Ananda Bazar Patrika (ABP) Group. Sensing the tough challenge, ABP Group started a huge media advertising campaign just a month after the launch of ''Ei Samay''. The introductory price of this newspaper was per copy. According to company officials, this newspaper targets SEC A and A+, 20- to 35-year-old Bengalis.

Pre-launch scenario

The vernacular print media space in

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comprises four major Bengali dailies: ''

'', ''

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'', ''

Bartaman ''Bartaman Patrika'' is an Indian Bengali daily newspaper published from Kolkata, West Bengal, India, by Bartaman Pvt. Ltd. Apart from the Kolkata edition, the newspaper has three other simultaneous editions, published daily from three major to ...

'' and ''

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''. Out of these, ''Anandabazar Patrika'' is said to be the dominant leader in the Bengali print media space and ranks 6th among the top 10 vernacular dailies in India as per

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2012, with a readership of about 59 lakhs.

Sections

; Regular sections * ''Ei Muhurte'': contains essays on different topics, tips, and analysis on different subjects like graphology and share market * ''Ei Shahar'': contains news and articles related to Kolkata * ''Ei Rajya'': contains news and articles related to West Bengal * ''Ei Desh'': deals with news of national interest * ''Sompadokiyo'': contains editorial, on this date, essays * ''Khelar Samay'': sports section contains news on different sports * ''Byabsa Banijyo'': business section contains news related to business, economics and finance ; Other sections * ''Onnya Samay'': regular supplement * ''Robibaroyari'': Sunday special.

Editions

Currently this daily is published from

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and

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Ei Samay Sangbadpatra ''Ei Samay Sangbadpatra'' () is a Bengali-language daily newspaper from The Times Group. It was launched as a broadsheet daily newspaper with a motive to enter into a head-to-head competition with ''Anandabazar Patrika''. It is owned and publ ...

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