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{{Infobox newspaper<br />
| name = Ajit<br />
| logo = Ajit-logo.png<br />
| logo_border = 2%<br />
| image = Ajit-newspaper-12.02.20.jpg<br />
| caption = Front page of 12 February 2020<br />
| type = Daily newspaper<br />
| format = [[Broadsheet]]<br />
| founded = {{sda|1941}}<br />
| political_position = [[Conservative]], [[Punjabi culture|Punjabism]], [[Sikhism]]<br />
| owners = Pudhari Group <br />
| chief_editor = [[Barjinder Singh Hamdard]]<br />
| language = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<br />
| headquarters = [[Jalandhar]], India<br />
| sister_newspapers = ''Ajit Samachar'' (Hindi daily)<br /> ''Daily Ajit'' (Urdu daily) <br/ > ''[[Pudhari]]''<br />
| website = {{URL|http://ajitjalandhar.com/}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Ajit''''' '''(Daily Ajit)''' is a [[Punjabi language]] daily newspaper published in [[Jalandhar]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.yespunjab.com/punjab/news/item/59027-badal-lauds-contribution-of-ajit-newspapers-as-the-group-launches-chandigarh-editions|title=Badal lauds contribution of 'Ajit Newspapers' as the group launches Chandigarh Editions|date=December 26, 2014|work=yespunjab.com|access-date=2018-11-23|language=en-gb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228142014/http://www.yespunjab.com/punjab/news/item/59027-badal-lauds-contribution-of-ajit-newspapers-as-the-group-launches-chandigarh-editions|archive-date=28 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The newspaper is run by [[Sadhu Singh Hamdard]] Trust<ref>{{Cite book|title=India's new capitalists: caste, business, and industry in a modern nation|last=Damodaran|first=Harish|publisher=[[Palgrave Macmillan]]|year=2008|quote=The exceptions are The Tribune and Ajit. a Punjabi daily run by a Saini-Sikh}}</ref> and has been publishing since 1941.<ref>Daily Ajit (Urdu), Lahore 1942; chief ed., 1943–47; chief ed.; Daily Ajit, Jullundur, INFA press and advertisers year book, INFA Publications., 1968</ref> Veteran journalist and ex-[[Rajya Sabha]] member, [[Barjinder Singh Hamdard]], is the current editor-in-chief. In 2007–08, it claimed a circulation of more than 333,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rni.nic.in/Appendix%20I%20Dailies.pdf|title=Appendix I Dailies|website=rni.nic.in|publisher=[[Registrar of Newspapers for India]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120134649/http://rni.nic.in/appendix%20i%20dailies.pdf|archive-date=20 November 2016|url-status=dead|access-date=21 November 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
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''Ajit'' started its circulation with an [[Urdu]] language weekly edition in 1941 from Shaheed [[Sikh Missionary College]] Amritsar. Ajit Singh Ambalvi was its first editor. In November 1942, it became a daily newspaper and began printing from [[Lahore]]. After independence it moved its base to [[Jalandhar]] and [[Sadhu Singh Hamdard]] became its editor. In 1955, its name was changed to ''Ajit Patrika'' and the language was changed from Urdu to Punjabi. Later in 1957, its name was changed back to ''Ajit''. After Hamdard's death in 1984, its present editor [[Barjinder Singh Hamdard]] took charge. In 1996, a Hindi edition titled "Ajit Samachar" was commenced and in 2002 its website was launched.<ref>{{cite web|title='ਅਜੀਤ' ਦਾ ਮਾਣਮੱਤਾ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ|url=http://beta.ajitjalandhar.com/ajit_history.cms |publisher=Ajit|access-date=21 November 2014}}</ref><br />
Ajit established a new milestone in its historic journey by starting Hindi daily Ajit named "Ajit Samachar" to further widen the circle of its readership. It was a new and fresh message in the field of journalism. It is gratifying indeed, that Ajit Samachar, keeping its traditions alive has not only made big strides on the chosen path but has also been discharging its responsibilities in a very effective manner. This newspaper has widened the horizons of the group. Today it is successfully hosting its flag in Haryana Himachal and Jammu Kashmir.<ref>{{cite web|title='अजीत समाचार|url=http://www.ajitsamachar.com/publisher=Ajit|access-date=21 December 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Editors==<br />
*[[Ajit Singh Ambalvi]] (1941–1947)<br />
*[[Sadhu Singh Hamdard]] (1947–1984)<br />
*[[Barjinder Singh Hamdard]] (1984–Present)<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Khalsa Akhbar Lahore]]<br />
*[[Punjabi Tribune]]<br />
*[[List of newspapers]]<br />
*[[List of newspapers in India by circulation]]<br />
*[[List of newspapers in the world by circulation]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://ajitjalandhar.com/ Official Punjabi website]<br />
*[http://ajitsamachar.com/ Official Hindi website]<br />
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