Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rashtra times


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The result was   delete. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 09:51, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

Rashtra times

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I find no evidence to support the notability of this publication. Claims of playing a "vital role" during the emergency (which emergency?) or of being "one of the most read weekly newspaper (sic) in Delhi" cannot be verified. Its website consists of a single static page with a telephone number for contact. There are no mentions of this publication in any other reliable source. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 10:53, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete: Although I accept that offline sources might exist for this, I cannot find anything that suggests this is likely. I can only find it mentioned in lists of newspapers. No citations to articles, no description of its history, no evidence of significant reporting... Moswento talky 11:56, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete, also can't find reliable sources about this, other than a mention in a list of papers, and its editor being on a Press Club committee (here). I also tried searching for राष्ट्र टाइम्स, but don't read/speak Hindi, and didn't turn up anything. Someone who reads Hindi might find more about the newspaper. Agyle (talk) 19:53, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep, weekly newspaper that has clearly been running for quite a while. I'm somewhat suprised by the claim that "There are no mentions of this publication in any other reliable source". Book references for being a Hindi weekly from Delhi includes http://books.google.com/books?id=SqkxAQAAIAAJ . http://books.google.se/books?id=SV7gAAAAMAAJ, p. 299, has circulation numbers, I can't read it well (text too small). http://books.google.com/books?id=NV_gAAAAMAAJ , p. 269 has a claimed circulation figure of 72,250. http://www.rni.nic.in/webreport.asp gives circulation as 72,600. And the Emergency refers to Emergency (India). --Soman (talk) 21:53, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Soman, while one-line mentions in lists of newspapers is a good indication that it exists, it falls short of the significant coverage by independent reliable sources required by WP:GNG. Agyle (talk) 22:15, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes, but if there are multiple refs indicating that it's a regular, weekly publications with a circulation in thousands, that can work. Notability criteria are subjective, and as per WP:GNG, if we have a stub saying that it's a) Hindi newspaper 2) weekly 3) published from Delhi, claimed a circulation of 72,600 in 2004, then that's covered per the references given. --Soman (talk) 05:03, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:38, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of News media-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:39, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Criteria are subjective, but can't be ignored; that is not "significant coverage". Agyle (talk) 06:52, 26 April 2014 (UTC)


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 * Delete - Non notable newspaper with no evidence of notability. →Davey 2010→  →Talk to me!→  16:05, 11 May 2014 (UTC)
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