Jagran eyes south
Dainik Jagran the leading Hindi daily is said to be eyeing Bangalore and Chennai markets for launching a Hindi tabloid. The group already owns a product in this segment Inext published from five places in Uttar Pradesh. Bangalore may be the first to come. If rumour mills are to be beleived then the launch may take place in the month of April. Some appointments are said to have been already made in this regard. At present the only leading Hindi daily having a presence in these markets is Rajasthan Patrika. The owners of its rival daily Dainik Bhaskar have already expressed their unwillingness to enter these markets. They are said to be more busy with expanding the footprints of english daily DNA.