MILESTONES
February 2, 1881
First edition of The Tribune (then a weekly appearing every Wednesday) is published from Lahore
October 1886
Newspaper turns bi-weekly, published every Wednesday and Saturday
January 1898
Newspaper turns tri-weekly, appearing every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
December 27, 1900
Newspaper becomes a daily, but soon reverts to the tri-weekly mode
1906
The Tribune completes a quarter century; turns a daily on a permanent basis
April 17, 1919
The Tribune’s Editor Kalinath Ray arrested four days after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
May 7, 1919
The District Magistrate of Lahore serves an order on The Tribune, suspending its publication
May 28, 1919
Kalinath Ray sentenced to two years’ jail term for indictment of Lt Governor Michael O’Dwyer’s policies
July 26, 1919
The Tribune resumes publication after over two months
August 27, 1919
Kalinath Ray released from Lahore Central Jail
Sept 25, 1947
First issue published from Simla after the newspaper’s publication was suspended for 40 days due to Partition
May 12, 1948
First issue of the newspaper published from Ambala Cantonment office
June 25, 1969
The Tribune starts functioning from Chandigarh, which becomes its permanent home
August 15, 1978
First issues of sister publications Dainik Tribune and Punjabi Tribune printed
July 31, 1998
The Tribune’s Internet edition launched
Nov 24, 2006
Commemorative stamp released to mark 125 years of the newspaper
April 13, 2019
The Tribune brings out Martyrdom to Freedom to mark the centenary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
