At some point in time, in our lives, we all have all ended up losing certain things or documents. It could be any personal item, an important document, or any kind of certificate. When any of these documents are misplaced, an advertisement needs to be placed in the newspaper. The only purpose of lost and found advertisements is to inform the general public about the lost or misplaced item so that in case anyone finds the same, can duly inform the owner and facilitate its return.
Placing a Lost and Found advertisement in a newspaper has always been an effective method of reaching the general public. This also maximizes the chances of retrieving the misplaced item or obtaining the duplicate documents in lesser time. Lost and Found ads are divided into several categories which are listed below.
Type of Lost & Found Advertisements:
- Type of Lost & Found Advertisements:
- Document Lost Advertisement
- Company Legal Documents Missing Advertisement
- Mark Sheet Lost Advertisement
- Lost Passport Advertisement
- Income Tax Certificate Lost Advertisement
- Property Documents (sale deed, registry, mutation) Missing Advertisement
- Driving License Lost Advertisement
- PAN card Lost Advertisement
- School /College / University Certificates Lost Advertisement
- Bank Documents Lost Advertisement
- Person Missing Advertisement
- Pets Missing Advertisement
- Why should you place Lost & Found Advertisements in the newspaper?
- Informing the general public – Lost and found advertisements bring the overall public’s attention to the misplaced or lost item is that they will get on the lookout for it, and, if found, contact the respective owner.
- Fulfillment of Legal Documents – Publishing a Lost & Found advertisement in the newspaper is mandatory. FIR to be filed with the police. This helps in stopping misuse of your property or documents if it falls into the wrong hands.
- Retrieval of the missing document/thing/person – Placing Lost & Found advertisement in the newspaper provides more chances to retrieve the lost/misplaced item.
- Helps in acquiring the duplicate documents – Advertisement in the newspaper along with the FIR with the police helps in acquiring the duplicate documents more quickly.
- Supporting Documents required for placing a Lost & Found Advertisement
- FIR attested/ stamped by Police Station (Not More than 6 Months)
- General Diary attested/ stamped by Police Station (Not More than 6 Months)
- How to place Lost & Found Advertisement in the newspaper?
- Lost & Found advertisements are required to get published in a national newspaper as well as in a regional or local newspaper. Lost found advertisements in the newspaper can be published in classified format (only text matter) or display format (box format with or without picture). For Lost and Found advertisements that include misplacement of any item/ document/ certificate can simply be placed in a classified format where insertion of any image or picture is not required. However, if any person or any living being is missing, the advertisement needs to be posted in display format along with the picture of the missing. Lost and found classified ads are cheaper than display ads.
- Format to follow while placing Lost & Found Advertisements:
- The name and date of the placement time where the item was lost are to be mentioned in the ad text.
- Relevant particulars and description of the item/document lost are to be furnished in the ad text and the details should not be incorrect or false.
- The address/ contact details of the person who should be contacted if the lost item is retrieved should be mentioned in the matter.
- The ad text should not contain any misleading information.
- Low-Cost National Newspapers suitable for Lost & Found Advertisements
- Indian Express – Indian Express is a national newspaper, available only in the English language, is published in Jaipur, Baroda, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Pune, Mumbai. The minimum price starts from Rs. 40 onwards. The advertisement can be placed both in Classified and Display format.
- Times Of India – Times Of India is a national newspaper, available only in the English language, is published all over India. The minimum price starts from Rs. 100 onwards. The advertisement can be placed both in Classified and Display format.
- Hindustan Times – Hindustan Times is a national newspaper, available only in the English language, is published in Jaipur, Delhi, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Delhi, Pune, Mumbai, Patna. The minimum price starts from Rs. 400 onwards. The advertisement can be placed both in Classified and Display format.
- Hindu – Hindu is a national newspaper, available only in the English language, is published in Allahabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kochi, Madurai, Mangalore, Mysore, Pondycherry, Trichy, Trivandrum, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam. The minimum price starts from Rs. 200 onwards. The advertisement can be placed both in Classified and Display format.
- Economic Times – Economic Times is a national newspaper, available only in the English language, is published in Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi, Pune. The minimum price starts from Rs. 200 onwards. The advertisement can be placed both in Classified and Display format.
- Low-Cost Regional Newspapers suitable for Notice Advertisements :
- Hindustan – Hindustan is a regional newspaper, available in the Hindi language, is published in Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Bhagalpur, Dehradun, Delhi, Dhanbad, Gorakhpur, Haldwani, Jamshedpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Ranchi, Varanasi. The advertisement can be published both in English and Hindi. The minimum price starts from Rs. 200 onwards. The advertisement can be placed both in Classified and Display format.
- Amar Ujala – Amar Ujala is a regional newspaper, available in the Hindi language, is published in Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Delhi, Dharamshala, Gorakhpur, Jalandhar, Jammu & Kashmir, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Moradabad, Nainital, Rohtak, Shimla, Varanasi. The advertisement can be published both in English and Hindi. The minimum price starts from Rs. 175 onwards. The advertisement can be placed both in Classified and Display format.
- Lokmat – Lokmat is a regional newspaper, available only in the Marathi language, is published in Maharashtra. The advertisement can be published both in English and Marathi. The minimum price starts from Rs. 60 onwards. The advertisement can be placed both in Classified and Display format.
- I-next – I-next is a regional newspaper, available in the Hindi language, is published in Agra, Allahabad, Bareilly, Dehradun, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Patna, Ranchi, Varanasi. The advertisement can be published both in English and Hindi. The minimum price starts from Rs. 129 onwards. The advertisement can be placed both in Classified and Display format.
- Vijaya Karnataka– Vijaya Karnataka is a regional newspaper, available in the Kannada language, is published in Karnataka. The advertisement can be published both in English and Kannada. The minimum price starts from Rs. 45 onwards. The advertisement can be placed both in Classified and Display format.
- Madhyamam – Madhyamam is a regional newspaper, available in the Malayalam language, is published in Kerala and Karnataka. The advertisement can be published both in English and Malayalam. The minimum price starts from Rs. 400 onwards. The advertisement can be placed both in Classified and Display format.
- Ekdin – Ekdin is a regional newspaper, available in the Bengali language, is published only in West Bengal. The advertisement can be published both in English and Bengali. The minimum price starts from Rs. 250 onwards. The advertisement can be placed both in Classified and Display format.
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