Vijaya Karnataka is a Kannada newspaper published from a number of cities in Karnataka. The newspaper is published from Bengaluru, Hubballi, Mangaluru, Shivamogga, Kalaburagi, Gangavathi, Belagavi, Davanagere, Hassan, Chitradurga. It was started by VRL group, headed by entrepreneur and politician, Vijay Sankeshwar in October 1999. The newspaper along with sister publications (Vijay Times) was purchased by the Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd., publishers of India’s leading newspaper, The Times of India in 2006.
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet, Online[1] |
| Owner(s) | The Times Group |
| Editor | Hariprakash Konemane |
| Founded | 4 October 1999 |
| Language | Kannada[2] |
| Headquarters | Bengaluru |
| Website | www |
| Free online archives | www |
Editors
- Ishwara Daitota (Founder, chief editor from July 1999, to February 2001)
- Mahadevappa
- Vishweshwar Bhat
- E Raghavan
- Sugata Srinivasaraju
- Thimmappa Bhat
- Hariprakash Konemane
Controversy
In the March 28, 2020 edition of Vijaya Karnataka, it criticised the Muslim community and blamed it for the spread of COVID-19. The Press Council of India has issued a bailable warrant against the editor of Vijaya Karnataka, for not appearing for proceedings in a hate speech complaint against an article published by the newspaper.