Sh. Ashwani Chopra(Delhi) In first of all, they published a newspaper named Hind samachar (1948) . After that they published Punjab kesari(1965). Headquarters :- Jalandhar ,Delhi. Circulation :- (1,159,489) as of (july-dec 2015). Political Alignment :- Liberal Type :- Daily newspaper. Format :- Broadsheet. Language :- Hindi. However, during the days of terrorism in punjab, lala jagat narain ji & eldest his son ramesh chander both were assassinated in a terrorist attack in 1981 & 1984 respectively as they wrote against terrorism. During those days of terrorism, Punjab Kesari continued to work against terrorism. The management also established Shaheed Parivar Fund (martyrs' welfare fund) to provide help to the terrorism-affected families. Publication centres :- The newspaper has a daily circulation of approximate 15,71,000 copies which are printed from the following locations:
Jalandhar (since 1965)[4]
Delhi (1983)[5] Ambala Cantt(1991) Palampur(2004) Ludhiana (2004) Jaipur(2006) Panipat (2006) Hisar(2006) Jammu (2007) Mohali (2008), Chandigarh(2009) Shimla(2009) They have also their two digital portals in India i.e. Delhi & Jalandhar (punjabkesri.com), (punjabkesri.in) respectively. Sister Concerns :- Hind samchar(urdu) Navodya times(Hindi) Jagbani(Punjabi) Supplyments :- Nari Ravivaariya Bal kesari. During 1974 emergency in India , when undeclared censorship was imposed on the press and the power supply was discontinued, the newspaper was printed by the alternative arrangements with tractors on diesel. 1984–92 : During the terrorism in Punjab, due to the continuous threats and attack on media staff, the production, printing and distribution, every process was under strict police protection. Punjab Kesari group of newspapers by publishing editorials of Sh. Ashwini Kumar on the front page has given a lead and new direction to the newspaper industry and probably are the first to publish editorial on the front page. Punjab Kesari Navodaya Times Lala Jagat Narain ji (1899-1981) Children :- Romesh chander Vijay chopra (ceo at punjab kesari) he was born In Pakistan, he provided services for Freedom struggle.he sentenced two and half year imprisonment. In 1924 he became the editor of Bhai Parmanand's weekly Hindi language paper Akashvani. He was the member of punjab legislative assembly, member of parliament. Thank You..