AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS November 7, 2003 [For information of members only] Not to be reproduced or publicised TO ALL MEMBERS NOTIFICATION NO. 722 Following results as examined and decisions taken thereon by Bureau's Executive Committee/Council of Management are notified for information - PART - I RESULTS OF BUREAU'S AUDITS: a) SURPRISE CHECK - JULY/DECEMBER 2003 1) Daily Deshonnati (Marathi Daily), Akola 2) Gujaratmitra Gujaratdarpan (Gujarati Daily), Surat 3) Nobat (Gujarati Daily), Jamnagar 4) Saurashtra Samachar (Gujarati Daily), Bhavnagar Result of Surprise Check in each case were satisfactory. b) SURPRISE-RECHECK AUDIT - JANUARY/JUNE 2003 The under mentioned publications were put through a surprise-recheck audit prior to certification of circulation figures as decided by Bureau's Executive Committee. Sr Name of Publisher Recheck Auditor Circulation Circulation Figures No Publication Auditor Figures Certified after R/C submitted Audit Difference Copies % DAILIES 1 Dainik Bhaskar - Raghunath S.P. Chopra & Co., 45,530 40,075 5,455 - Bilaspur Rai & Co.. New Delhi 12.0 New Delhi 2 Dainik Bhaskar - Davinder S. S.P. Chopra & Co., 1,34,827 1,22,584 12,243 -9.1 Panipat Jaaj& Co., New Delhi Chandigarh 3 Dainik Ekmat - M V Bhide & Thakur,Vaidyanath 16,551 12,164 4,387 - Latur Co., Mumbai Aiyar & Co., Mumbai 26.5 4 Dainik S N Mukherji Thakur,Vaidyanath 32,010 31,708 302 -0.9 Janambhumi & Co., Kolkata Aiyar & Co., Kolkata *Guwahati, Jorhat 5 Dainik Jagran - Chandiok & Thakur,Vaidyanath 1,33,699 1,33,113 586 -0.4 Agra Guliani, New Aiyar & Co., New Delhi Delhi 6 Dainik Jagran - B.R. Kapoor & Thakur,Vaidyanath 50,177 45,076 5,101 - Bhopal Co., New Aiyar & Co., New 10.2 Delhi Delhi 7 Dainik Jagran - Raghunath Thakur,Vaidyanath 1,65,247 1,60,794 4,453 -2.7 Jalandhar Rai & Co.,New Aiyar & Co., New Delhi Delhi 8 Divya Himachal - Davinder S Thakur,Vaidyanath 73,658 60,100 13,558 - Dharamsala & Jaaj & Co., Aiyar & Co., New 18.4 also printed at Chandigarh Delhi Panchkula 9 Hari Bhoomi - Raghunath Thakur,Vaidyanath 62,967 60,068 2,899 -4.6 Rohtak Rai & Co., Aiyar & Co., New New Delhi Delhi 10 Jag Bani - B.R. Kapoor & S.P. Chopra & Co., 2,49,293 2,49,293 0 - Jalandhar Co., New New Delhi Delhi 11 Nava Bharat - K.K. S.P. Chopra & Co., 34,953 30,853 4,100 - Gwalior Mankeshwar & New Delhi 11.7 Co., Raipur 12 Rajasthan Patrika N C Dhadda & S.P. Chopra & Co., 34,993 34,993 0 - - Bhilwara Co., Jaipur New Delhi 13 Sambad - Anugul S N Mukherji Thakur,Vaidyanath 21,149 20,888 261 -1.2 & Co., Kolkata Aiyar & Co., Kolkata 14 Sambad - S N Mukherji Thakur, Vaidyanath 44,322 43,827 495 -1.1 Bhubaneswar & Co., Kolkata Aiyar & Co., Kolkata 15 Tarun Bharat - S. N. Karani & Natvarlal Vepari & 1,16,325 1,12,517 3,808 -3.3 Belgaum Co., Mumbai Co., Mumbai MAGAZINES 16 Anandalok - Bhattacharya Thakur,Vaidyanath 80,036 80,036 0 - Kolkata Das & Co., Aiyar & Co., Kolkata Kolkata 17 Balarama - Kuryan & Thakur, Vaidyanath 2,72,763 2,72,700 63 0 Kottayam Suseelan, Aiyar & Co., Kottayam Chennai 18 Bhashaposhini - Kuryan & Thakur,Vaidyanath 20,335 20,335 0 - Kottayam Suseelan, Aiyar & Co., Kottayam Chennai 19 Charhdikala - Chandiok & Thakur,Vaidyanath 45,930 35,826 10,104 -22 Patiala Guliani, New Aiyar & Co., New Delhi Delhi 20 Desh - Kolkata Bhattacharya Thakur,Vaidyanath 72,977 72,977 0 - Das & Co., Aiyar & Co., Kolkata Kolkata 21 Kalikkudukka - Kuryan & Thakur,Vaidyanath 90,267 90,240 27 0 Kottayam Suseelan, Aiyar & Co., Kottayam Chennai 22 Sananda - Bhattacharya Thakur,Vaidyanath 1,54,080 1,54,080 0 - Kolkata Das & Co., Aiyar & Co., Kolkata Kolkata * Editions Rechecked - 3 - b) SURPRISE RECHECK AUDIT (on Admission) -JANUARY/JUNE 2003 Sr Name of Publisher Recheck Auditor Circulation Circulation Figures No Publication Auditor Figures Certified after R/C submitted Audit Difference Copies % DAILIES 1 Aajchi Navi Raj Niranjan Thakur,Vaidyanath 2,093 2,093 0 - Mumbai - Navi Associates, Aiyar & Co., Mumbai Thane Mumbai 2 Asomiya Khabar - S K Thakur,Vaidyanath 55,127 45,522 9,605 - Guwahati Bhattachariya Aiyar & Co., Kolkata 17.4 & Co., Kolkata 3 Hari Bhoomi - Anil Chadha & S.P. Chopra & Co., 59,482 56,443 3,039 -5.1 Raipur Associates, New Delhi New Delhi 4 Punya Nagari - Raj Niranjan Thakur, Vaidyanath 2,75,106 2,74,286 820 -0.3 Ahmadnagar, * Associates, Aiyar & Co., Aurangabad, Thane Mumbai Greater Mumbai, *Jalgaon, *Kolhapur, Nashik, Pune, *Satara, *Solapur, Thane 5 Rajasthan Patrika - N C Dhadda & Dalal & Shah, 17,530 17,936 -406 2.3 Ahmedabad Co., Jaipur Ahmedabad 6 Sambad - Cuttack S N Mukherji & Thakur,Vaidyanath 40,426 40,426 0 - Co., Kolkata Aiyar & Co., Kolkata 7 Vijay Times - N C Dhadda & Natvarlal Vepari & 7,522 7,522 0 - Mangalore, Co., Jaipur Co., Mumbai Shimoga 8 Vijay Times - N C Dhadda & Natvarlal Vepari & 19,677 19,677 0 - Bangalore, Mysore Co., Jaipur Co., Mumbai 9 Vijay Times - N C Dhadda & Natvarlal Vepari & 13,469 13,469 0 - Gangawati, Co., Jaipur Co., Mumbai Gulbarga, Hubli- Dharwad WEEKLY 10 Outlook Saptahik - B. R. Kapoor & Thakur,Vaidyanath 1,01,040 85,161 15,879 - New Delhi Co., New Delhi Aiyar & Co., New 15.7 Delhi * Editions Rechecked -4- MAGAZINE 11 Outlook Money - C. Patel & Co., Thakur,Vaidyanath Aiyar & 1,06,034 1,02,331 3,703 - New Delhi Ahmedabad Co., New Delhi 3.5 c) CORRIGENDUM Reference is invited to Page Nos.1 & 9 of Bureau's Preliminary List of Circulation issued earlier for the period January/June 2003. Entries at Sr. Nos.9 & 245 should be read as under: Sr.No. Member- Previous PUBLICATION Average Net Average Increase Free ship No. Audit Paid Trade or Copies Period Circulation Terms Decrease Jul-Dec Jan-Jun over Past 2002 2003 period % DAILIES ENGLISH 9 311 2,77,960 Deccan Chronicle, 296,430 33.6 6.6 2,310 Anantapur, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Rajahmundry, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada & also printed at Nellore TELUGU 245 515 48,137 Andhra Bhoomi, 39,528 22.9 - 17.9 1,509 Anantapur, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Rajahmundry, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada & also printed at Nellore PART - II PROGRESS OF MEMBERSHIP A) RESIGNATIONS I - ADVERTISING AGENCY Overture Communications Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai 01.04.2003 II - ORGANISATION NFO MBL India Ltd., Mumbai 01.04.2003 B) CESSATION OF MEMBERSHIP Hathway Investments Pvt. Ltd., In respect "INTELLIGENT INVESTOR" (English New Delhi of Fortnightly), New Delhi (with effect from November 2002) C) CESSATION UNDER ARTICLE 44(b) I - ADVERTISER Snowcem India Ltd., Mumbai II - ADVERTISING AGENCIES 1. Admiracle Advertising Pvt. Ltd., Rajkot 2. Aims Communications, Mumbai 3. Ambience D'Acry Advertising Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai 4. ARMS Advertising Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai 5. Avishkar Advertising Services, Mumbai 6. Herald Advertising Agency, New Delhi 7. Indian Publicity Bureau Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata 8. Jyeshta Communications Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai 9. National Advtg. Service Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai 10. Sony Advertising, Kolkata 11. Stimulus Communications Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore 12. Union Publicity Bureau, Kolkata 13. Visesh Advertising Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore III - ORGANISATION M:Ideas Services Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai Secretary General.