Congress set to revive National Herald newspaper after 8-year break

July 10, 2016 16:16

The Congress party is all set to announce this month the revival of the National Herald and two other newspapers that went out of print eight years ago due to financial crunch.

A public statement on the proposed relaunch could be made as early as next week after a final meeting of the board of directors for the publications clears the name of the editor of National Herald, sources said.

The newspaper, which was founded at Lucknow in 1938 by freedom-fighter stalwart Jawaharlal Nehru who became the country's first prime minister, was banned by the British during the 1942 Quit India movement. It faced brief shutdowns in the 1940s and 70s.

Today, the publication is on a comeback trail. "We intend to revive all three papers '" National Herald, Qaumi Awaaz (Urdu) and Navjeewan (Hindi),' Congress party treasurer Motilal Vora said.

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