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| Name | Kannada name | Frequency | Publisher/parent company | Established | Ref. |
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| Balamangala | ಬಾಲಮಂಗಳ | Fortnightly | Mangalam Publications | 1969 | [1] |
| Champak | ಚಂಪಕ | Fortnightly | Japan Press Group | 1969 | |
| Chutuka | ಚುಟುಕ | Monthly | Apoorva Printers | 1991 | |
| Grihshobha | ಗೃಹಶೋಭಾ | Biweekly | Delhi Press Group | 1979 | |
| Karmaveera | ಕರ್ಮವೀರ | Weekly | Loka Shikshana trust | 1921 | |
| Kasthuri | ಕಸ್ತೂರಿ | Monthly | Loka Shikshana trust | 1921 | |
| Mangala | ಮಂಗಳ | Weekly | Mangalam Publications | -NA- | |
| Mayura | ಮಯೂರ | Monthly | The Printers, Mysore | 1968 | |
| O Manase | ಓ ಮನಸೇ | Fortnightly | Bhavana Printers | 2003 | |
| Roopatara | ರೂಪತಾರ | Monthly | Manipal Media Network Ltd. (MMNL) | 1977 | |
| Sakhi | ಸಖಿ | Fortnightly | The New Indian Express | -NA- | |
| Slum Jagathu | ಸ್ಲಂ ಜಗತ್ತು | -NA- | Isaac Arul Selva | -NA- | |
| Sudha | ಸುಧಾ | Weekly | The Printers, Mysore | 1965 | |
| Taranga | ತರಂಗ | Weekly | Manipal Media Network Ltd. (MMNL) | 1983 | |
| Tunturu | ತುಂತುರು | Bi-monthly | Manipal Media Network Ltd. (MMNL) | 2000 | |
| Tushara | ತುಷಾರ | Monthly | Manipal Media Network Ltd. (MMNL) | 1973 |
Karnataka, formerly Mysore State, is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act and renamed Karnataka in 1973. The state corresponds to the Carnatic region. Its capital and largest city is Bengaluru.
Prajavani is a leading Kannada-language broadsheet daily newspaper published in Karnataka, India. Having a readership of over 2.01 million, it is one of the largest circulated newspapers in the state.
Lankesh Patrike is an Indian vernacular weekly published in Kannada language from Bangalore, Karnataka.
Hai Bangalore is a mass circulation weekly Kannada language tabloid published in Bangalore. It was founded by Ravi Belagere along with R. T. Vittalamurthy, MaSuri, & Jogi in 1995 which he published from his Padmanabhanagar office in Bengaluru. The columns like Love Lavike, Bottom Item and Khaas Baat apart from Papigala Lokadalli which was about the underworld, created many admirers and his paper was the most-circulated newspaper over the five years. The tabloid articles include reports about scandals, scams, affairs, background politics, murders, crime to the public eye, although the accuracy of the reports is often questionable. Apart from these reports, it contains columns and articles about various fields like psychology, sports, science and cinema news.
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 was purchased by the Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd., publishers of India's leading newspaper, The Times of India in 2006.
Kannada Prabha is a morning daily jointly owned by Jupiter Capital a company founded by Rajeev Chandrasekhar who is Bharatiya Janata Party’s member of parliament and The New Indian Express Group, is a major Kannada newspaper in Karnataka. The tag line on its masthead is The Most Powerful Kannada Newspaper. It was founded by Ramnath Goenka.
Samyukta Karnataka is a major Kannada newspaper which has its headquarters in Hubballi, Karnataka. It is also published from Bengaluru, Mangaluru, Bagalkot, Kalaburgi and Davanagere. The incumbent editor is Hunasavadi Rajan. The newspaper is also available in an e-format on the official website.
Udayavani is a Kannada daily newspaper with editions from Manipal, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hubballi, Davanagere and Gulbarga. Launched in January 1970 by Mohandas Pai and T. Satish U Pai, Udayavani with a combined circulation exceeding 3,00,000 copies as per ABC Jun–Dec 2012 is widely read in coastal Karnataka. It has also substantial circulation in Bengaluru and other centers.
Sanjevani is a major Kannada afternoon newspaper has its headquarters in Bangalore, Karnataka. It was started on 10 December 1982, thus completing 25 years in 2007. Sanjevani was the first South Indian language newspaper to be put onto the World Wide Web in the year 1998, and was chosen "No. 1 Kannada Newspaper" by a Microsoft survey in 2001. As of 2010, Sanjevani is published in 10 different centers in the state, becoming the first Kannada daily to do so. In April 2010, a mobile version of their website was launched.
Usha Kirana was an Indian Kannada language newspaper which had its headquarters in Bangalore, Karnataka.
Vartha Bharati also spelled as Vartha Bharathi is a prominent Kannada daily News paper published simultaneously from Bangalore, Mangalore and Shimoga. It was launched in August 2003. It is one of only 9 State level Kannada Daily newspapers of Karnataka, as recognized by the Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Karnataka. Its main focus was to provide voice and due representation to the deprived and marginalised sections of the society. Janapith and Padma Bhushan awardee Dr.U.R.Anantha Murthy was a great admirer and a regular contributor to this newspaper. Once, in a public meeting he called vartha bharati "The Guardian of Karnataka. The Guardian is the best and most honest newspaper of England, and has created a revolution in the whole of its nation. In the same way, Vartha Bharathi is Karnataka's Guardian," he lauded. Abdussalam Puthige, the editor-in-chief of Varthabharati was inspired by veteran journalist Vaddarse Raghuram Shetty, who had launched Mungaru Kannada daily back in 1984. Mungaru was well known for its generous policy of providing fair representation to all castes, communities and sections of the society. It left a significant mark in the history of Kannada journalism by identifying and nurturing several talents from Dalit, Muslim, Christian and Backward Communities. Numerous well-known Kannada leftist, social activists and Dalit ideologues including U. R. Ananthamurthy, U. B. Banakar, Dr. Niranjan Aradhya, write regularly for the paper. In 2017, a Vartha Bharati journalist was detained and served a showcause notice by the Dakshina Kannada police. The notice was later stayed by the Karnataka High Court. In 2017, Vartha Bharati's social media page was blocked by Facebook. Though it was later restored, there was no clear explanation as to why it happened.
Karnataka has been a leading state in electronic communications, in India, since the start of first private radio station in Mysore, in 1935.
Karavali Ale, meaning "Coastal Waves" in Kannada, is a local Kannada daily newspaper published in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. The publication is owned and managed by its founders B. V. Seetaram and Rohini S. It is edited by Sathish N. Vaidya.
Hosa Digantha is a Kannada morning daily in Karnataka. "Hosa Digantha" has the literal meaning of "New Horizon".
Vijayavani is a Kannada-language newspaper distributed in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is published by VRL Group owned by logistics tycoon Vijay Sankeshwar.
Suddi Sangaati was a Kannada language weekly newspaper published from Karnataka, India. It was founded by Indudhara Honnapura, in 1985. As of 1987, it had a circulation of 44,000.
Mangaluru Samachara or Mangalooru Samachara which literally means "The news of Mangalore" is the first newspaper published in Kannada. It was produced by a German, Rev. Hermann Friedrich Mögling of the Basel Mission beginning in 1843. The paper was printed using stone slabs, which exist to this day in the Basel Mission Printing Press in Balmatta, Mangalore. It was a very difficult task to publish a newspaper at that time because there was no simple way of communicating news and other written words to the general public.
