Nov 27, 2003 01:51 AM
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(Updated Nov 27, 2003 01:54 AM)
I guess it’s time to write another review on The Telegraph, since the last review was written way back in ’02 and the newspaper has changed drastically since then. So here it is, an updated review on all you wanted to know about Eastern India’s leading English daily:
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The Telegraph is brought out by ABP Ltd., the biggest print media group in Kolkata (and Kolkata is the biggest city of Eastern India, so naturally …). It is published simultaneously on the Net at the site https://telegraphindia.com.
The 16-page newspaper comes at a meagre cost of Rs. 1.50 (Rs. 2.50 on weekends). Apart from the main newspaper, there is a different supplement that comes for each day of the week.
Metro, a 4-page supplement focusing on the city accompanies the paper for the weekdays. Here you can find all you want to know about Kolkata everyday, right from daily news and happenings, social events to what’s up in the city’s rich-and-famous circle. The sports news come in a different supplement during the weekdays too, the 4-page all-colour supplement aptly named Sport.
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Supplements
Here is a list of the other supplements you get with the newspapers:
Monday: The week begins with science supplement KnowHow that contains everything from pop science (all those loads of popular surveys and their results) to intellectually deeper articles on Physics, Genetics, Astronomy etc etc. There is also a medical section on the back page where the readers can interact with eminent personalities in the medical field about their problems.
Tuesday: Jobs, a career-related paper, mostly aimed at professionals.
Wednesday: Careergraph, a study and career related paper for students offering career tips and new career opportunities. It also has a section where students can write about the recent happenings at their institute.
Thursday: Its time for the little ones, as the fun-filled all-colour 4-page Telekids comes with The Telegraph. Apart from the regular puzzles, games, colouring activities, it also features a column called My Fun Days where celebrities narrate their childhood memories. The writing and painting section is a hit with children below Class VIII.
Friday: Friday is movie time, and the movie supplement ETC just adds to the mood with its range of latest movie reviews, celebrity gossip and interviews and what not.
Saturday: The all-colour Saturday supplement Weekend is mostly based on current coffee-table issues, with a quick peek at the social lives of Delhi and Mumbai. The section on travel with its breathtaking photos makes an interesting read.
Sunday: The supplement Look appears a bit dull, with the page Women (addressing current feminist issues) being the only interesting part of it. But the popular supplement magazine Graffiti that comes with it makes up for all that and more.
One thing I thought I should chip in: You don’t get any of these supplements on the online version of the newspaper. Don’t know if it’s the same with other newspaper sites too.
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The Telegraph, in its 16 pages, covers almost every kind of news – 2 pages are devoted for international news, 3 for national and 1 for local. Business news (including stock market updates) occupy 3 pages, and the rest is assigned to the Editorial, letters and different columns and features.
Add to that an entertaining Backpage, amazing paper quality and an unusually large number of colour pages (for a paper that costs Rs. 1.50, not to forget) and you get a winner!
