1. The first newspaper of Madhya Pradesh was published 150 years ago. It was
(a) Navbharat
(b) Akhbar Gwalior
(c) Malwa Akhbar
(d) Nai Duniya
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2000]
Ans. (b) Akhbar Gwalior
- Akhbar Gwalior, the first newspaper of Madhya Pradesh, was released 150 years ago.
- It was in Urdu language.
- The first radio communication in Madhya Pradesh occurred on 22nd May 1955 from Indore.
- Telecommunication in Madhya Pradesh was started in September 1974.
- The first post and telegraph circle of Madhya Pradesh was set up on 1st April 1962 at Bhopal.
- The first television services in Madhya Pradesh were broadcasted from the Raipur centre (present-day Chhattisgarh). Broadcasting from Indore and Bhopal was started during the ASIAD games in 1982.
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Newspaper |
Establishment Year |
Publishing City |
Facts |
Gwalior Akhbar |
1840 |
Gwalior |
- It is the first newspaper of M.P.
- It was published in the Urdu language.
- Munshi Laxmandas was the founder.
- It was a weekly newspaper.
- It was renamed Bharat Sandesh in 1950 and later MP Sandesh in 1956.
|
Malwa Akhbar |
1848 |
Indore |
- Pandit Prem Narayan was the founder.
- It was a bilingual newspaper.
- It was published in Hindi and Urdu languages.
- It was a weekly newspaper.
- It was the first newspaper of M.P. in the Hindi language.
|
Delhi Akhbar |
1852-53 |
Indore |
- It was published in the Urdu language.
|
Gwalior Gazette |
1853 |
Gwalior |
- It was the first newspaper of Madhya Pradesh in the English language.
- It was a bilingual newspaper.
- It was published in English and Hindi languages.
- It was a weekly newspaper.
- It was renamed Gwalior State Gazette in 1950.
|
Purn Chandrodaya |
1860 |
Indore |
- It was published in the Marathi language.
- The first newspaper in M.P. was published in the Marathi language.
- It was a weekly newspaper.
- It was started by Ramchandra Bhau Saheb.
|
Jabalpur Samachar |
1870 |
Jabalpur |
- It was Madhya Pradesh’s first monthly newspaper.
- It was a bilingual newspaper.
- It was published in Hindi and English languages.
|
Railway Samachar |
1870 |
Khandwa |
– |
Nav Jeevan |
1939 |
Indore |
- It was the first daily newspaper of Madhya Pradesh.
- It was published in Hindi.
- It was started by Pandit Dwarika.
|
Pradeep |
1950 |
Jabalpur |
- It was the first evening daily newspaper of Madhya Pradesh.
- It was published in Hindi.
- It was started by Shri Mohan Sinha.
|
M.P. Chronicle |
1957 |
Bhopal |
- It was the first English daily newspaper of Madhya Pradesh.
- It was published in English.
|
Nai Duniya |
1997 |
Indore |
- It was the first internet-based newspaper in Madhya Pradesh.
- It was published in Hindi.
|
Bharat Bhrata |
1887 |
Rewa |
- It was considered the first political newspaper of Madhya Pradesh.
- It was published to spread nationalism among the masses.
- It was a fortnightly newspaper.
|
Shubhchintak |
1883 |
Jabalpur |
- It was a weekly newspaper.
- Ramgulam Awasthi was its editor.
|
Sadakat |
1883 |
Bhopal |
- It was published in the Urdu language.
- Mohammad Abdul Kareem started it.
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