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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. |
| Founded | March 2005 |
| Language | Kannada |
| Headquarters | Bangalore, Karnataka |
| Circulation | 75,000 (2006) [1] |
Usha Kirana was an Indian Kannada language newspaper which had its headquarters in Bangalore, Karnataka.
It was established by Vijay Sankeshwar in March 2005 as a sister publication to the Vijaya Karnataka daily. [2] Originally, the paper had several simultaneously published editions.
In 2006, the paper was sold to Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd., publishers of India's leading newspaper, The Times of India , along with all of its sister publications including Vijaya Karnataka.
After Bennett, Coleman & Co. took over, they closed five editions of the newspaper in September 2006 and started The Times of India's Kannada version. [1] Usha Kirana ceased.