About US
Punjabi Akhbaar as the name it; is a Punjabi newspaper. The large growth in the Indo
Canadian community demanded the need to bridge business owners with their targeted
customers. It was something that always needed to be improved and “Punjabi Akhbaar”
succeeds in attaining exactly that to help your business prosper. Punjabi Akhbaar has
been providing its services with the intention to bring the Indo-Canadian community
together with our bilingual skills. Punjabi is the fourth largest spoken language in Canada,
it directly shows how important it is for business owners to invest in the second
language media. As far as our English readers are concerned, we have a large portion
of paper dedicated to them.
Punjabi Akhbaar is a multilingual 32” broadsheet biweekly newspaper. It is published
in Punjabi (80%) and English (20%). The sections provide something for all our readers
including the local and international news, business section, ladies’ special, children’s
section, and Hollywood/Bollywood show buzz section. We are trying to bridge the gap
between different customers by providing them with what they love to read the most. To
adapt to the change in time and reading habits of the people, we provide the opportunity
to our clients to put their
advertisement on our website as well; which increases their reach to our online
readers around the globe. This not only helps to connect to the younger audience but
also helps your business in achieving online exposure to boost your business even
further.
Circulation: Our paper is made available to over 100,000 Asians in
Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Our newspaper is free to deliver to South Asian
Grocery stores, religious and community centers, and many businesses. The total
coverage for our newspaper is 10,000 for Calgary, 10,000 for Edmonton, 10,000 for
Winnipeg, 2500 in Regina, and 2500 in Saskatoon However, the e-paper
“www.punjabiakhbaar.ca” is available to 3 million Indo-Canadians settled in Canada
and millions of others worldwide. Soon, we will be expanding our reach to all of
North America.
Harbans Buttar is a world-renowned journalist who has more than 27 years of experience in
diversified fields of media. It is a necessity for media to represent all views fairly and ethically and Mr.
Buttar has been a prominent player in the media. He has worked as a news reporter for a Canadian
TV Channel “Omni” which was seen around the world throughout the years he worked there. Mr.
Buttar was a very popular radio host and earned name and fame in the field airing on Fairchild Radio’s
fm94.7 program “Radio Awaaz”. He is now working as a news reporter for the Canadian TV Channel
“Prime Asia TV” which is seen around the world through cable and dish networks. He has been a
Media coordinator of Journalist Club “Punjabi media club Calgary (AB). Mr. Buttar has also been a
media coordinator of “The Punjabi Council of Commerce Calgary”. He has been honored at international
and national level organizations for his excellent and outstanding contributions to the field of
journalism and culture. He has participated in and covered various international and national conferences
as a journalist for different fields of media; which were organized from time to time in different countries of the world.
Editorial Board:
Harbans Buttar – Editor in Chief
Sukhjinder Samra – Associate Editor
Harman Buttar– Sub Editor (English)
Harjinder. S. Samra -Marketing Manager (Punjab) India
Advisory Council:
Sukhnaib Sidhu: PNO Media Group, Punjab
Gurdeep Singh: USA
Khiva Mahi: Dubai
Baljit Gill: India
Ashok Bansal Mansa: Cultural Associate (Punjab)
HARBANS BUTTAR
Editor in Chief “Punjabi Akhbaar”
001 403 640 2000