Chandigarh, February 3
The Tribune has yet again emerged as the region's No. 1 English daily newspaper in circulation, according to the latest report of the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC). According to the recently released ABC circulation figures for the period June-January 2013, The Tribune's circulation in the region comprising the states of Punjab, Haryana (excluding Gurgaon and Faridabad), Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Chandigarh is 3,26,568 copies, way ahead of Hindustan Times (1,43,421) and The Times of India (1,09,516).

In Punjab, the circulation of The Tribune for the same period is 1,75,944 copies, more than double the circulation of Hindustan Times (65,592) and Times of India (20,898). In Haryana (excluding the districts of Gurgaon and Faridabad), The Tribune's circulation of 48,275 copies is far more than Hindustan Times (26,212 copies) and Times of India (35,015). The ABC figure of 26,834 copies of The Tribune for Himachal Pradesh reiterates its hold over the hill state as Hindustan Times has only 3,081 copies and The Times of India 5,857 copies.

The Tribune also remained the leader in Chandigarh with a circulation figure of 65,343 copies clearly ahead of Hindustan Times (46,532) and Times of India (36,508). When the circulation figures of the Tri-city (Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula) were combined, The Tribune had an impressive lead over the others totalling 1,07,093 copies as compared to Hindustan Times (64,392) and The Times of India (46,163).