Hindustan Times Complaints & Reviews

I have been a subscriber of the Hindustan Times newspaper (Scheme of Rs. 199 for 1 Year) offered by their Executive. Ever since I got my subscription almost an year back, I have been having issues of irregular delivery of the newspaper by their local vendor. Despite my repeated follow-ups and complaints to their Customer Care and Sales team, the situation hasn't really improved. At times the vendor doesn't deliver the paper for...

I had renewed my subscription for Hindustan Times for a period of 1 year @ Rs.199. My previous subscription was to end in September 2010 which means my renewal should have started in October 2010

However the coupons i received start from November 2010 which means I would have to pay for 1 month of the paper. When I called the customer care # this is what i was told:-

- booking date is treated as the date of subsciption,...

Dear Sir,

Sub: Deficiency in paid service.

Reference: Receipt No. DTM162992 dated 14th September, 2010 for matrimonial advertisement in Hindustan times (RECEIPT WAS ISSUED BY HT MEDIA LIMITED)
18-20 kASTURBA GANDHI MARG, NEW DELHI-110001

I had booked a matrimonial advertisement for my daughter vide above mentioned receipt no. DTM162992 dated 14th September, 2010 (Issued by HT MEDIA LIMITED)...

Have subscribed to 6 monthly subscription of HT English and had faced a serious non delivery problem due to vendor for about 20 days which was rectified by HT after complaining here but now again the newspaper is not dropped every alternate day, have not been able to trace vendor even.

Akansha Singh
[protected]
[protected]...

I AM A REGULAR READER OF "THE HINDUSTAN TIMES" SINCE LAST 15 YEARS.

PRESENTLY I AM RESIDING AT II ND FLOOR OF 2437, SAINIK COLONY, SECTOR 49, FARIDABAD. THE NEWSPAPER BOY USED TO DELIVER THE NEWS PAPER IN TIME SINCE LAST 5 YEARS. IN RECENT PAST WE THE INHABITANT OF OUR LANE FOUND THAT THE NEWS PAPER IS BEING DELIVERED VERY LATE AS SUCH WE ASKED HIM TO DELIVER IN TIME OR ELSE WE WILL ASK OTHER PEOPLE TO DELIVER,...

DEAR SIR,
I SUBSCRIBED FOR 'HINDUSTAN TIMES' FOR ONE YEAR,FOR WHICH I ISSUED A CHEQUE OF RS.199/.NO.833868 DT,27/01/2010 OF PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK.WHICH WAS ACKNOWLEDGED NO.679644 BY THEM ON 27/01/10.
BUT TILL DATE I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMUNICATION OR COUPONS BOOK LIKE PAST.
PLEASE DO THE NEEDFUL.

SINCERELY YOURS

D.S.GUPTA...

I have subscribe to Hindustan times offer for 1 yr news paper HT & Mint for Rs 298 & 198 respectively in the month of April-2010, but i have not received any coupons from HT media even after passing 5 months and my news paper vendor is also denying to deliver paper for non-availability of coupons.

Company is not responding to my complaint even after several reminders to them.

I request you to please help...

SIR,

My subscriber’s first form No. 644498 and 652308 unfortunately bounce my cheque and my another cheque amount also received your office. But coupon is not received since 29/05/10 and I am also conduct your customer center ever week and she told reply same answer NEXT WEEK YOUR COUPON WILL BE SEND IT and also she asked my mobile number ([protected] & [protected]) and address for confirmation but till date I am not received...

One month before I have been subscribe the HT Mint newspaper of Rs 499/- (credit card payment) on date: 05/07/2010 and got the quote reference no# 9637409 on my phone as message on the same day and they said that I get the coupans within 2 weeks for 1 years newspaper of HT Mint. Although I have been registring the complans 3 times in HT Cust. care center and even they said that I will get coupans within 1 week but now it's already past...

WE HAVE SUBSCRIBED FOR 2 YEAR SUBSCRIPTIONS, ENDING JULY 2010, BUT OUR VENDOR IS ASKING US A PAYMENT OF 4 MONTHS BILL OF HINDUSTAN TIMES.OUR FORM NO. 508425 DT. 10/06/08 IN THE NAME OF MR. ASHISH P SHAH.

THE VENDORS NAME IS VIGNESH ADHIKARI (SAI DARSHAN NEWS PAPER MART) HIS MOBILE NO. [protected]. AND RESI. NO. 28904135.

KINDLY DO THE NEED FUL AT THE EARLIEST.

ASHISH...

Hi,

I have applied for Hindustan Times and MINT newspaper subscritpion on 3rd Jun 2010. BUt till date no coupans have been sent by Hindustan Times. When contacted to Hindustan Times, they said there is no record of that coupan.
Now the sales person, the marketing executives are ignoring calls and not giving any respnse from last 2 weeks.
I need a clarification from Hindustan Times regarding this.

Regards,br...

One fine day we received courier from Hindustan Times. It contained coupons for six months free subscription of newspaper. We asked our newspaper vendor about it and he accepted but asked us to give him all the coupons at once/one time, otherwise he won't deliver us the newspaper. We did as he said. And after two months he told us the scheme has been withdrawn and now we have to pay for it. All the coupons are with the vendor and...

This is to seek urgent redressal of an ongoing issue wherein we had been approached by Hindustan Times guy for enrolment to leadership offer requiring six month subscription of the daily, but having taken that on 19 april There have been irregular supply by vendor and since last three days discontinuation of the same, for which we had tried reaching the customer assistance no. for Moradabad provided by HT offer but only after 9 no response...

Dear Sir/Madam,
I have been a regular customer of Hindustan Times for about 15 years.I reside in Lake View Aptt.,Sec.-9,Rohini,Delhi.My vendor name is Mr.Dubey/Mr.Tiwari,Mob. No.[protected] (Scan copy of cash Memo is being sent as an ATTACHMENT.Mr. Tiwari who delivers news paper does not drop it at my residence in spite of paying Labour charges to him.Today,he told me that he will stop delivering the news paper when I complained...

Dear Sir,
i T N Sharma resident of Flat No 303,H Wing Sh Adinatn tower Near Nancy Cplony Po: Borivali (E) have not received 2nd yr coupons till date. My vendor is every day complaints that i will stop the daily paper. I informed him that office of H T Media had send my coupons booklet No 251169 at Borivally depo. from where vendore will collect,but the issue still not resolved.he again and agin complaint and say he will stop...

We had paid for the subscription and it has been 3 months and yet the news paper has not been started. Several phone calls were made to several executives and still nothing has been done. THIS IS OUR "HINDUSTAN" AND THESE ARE OUR "TIMES" that once known as the news paper which spoke the heart of the citizens now itself is on the darker side. What are we to learn from this what are the "TIMES" of our "HINDUSTAN"....

I paid yearly subscrition amount of Rs.199/- to my vendor from Thane. Later HT salesperson again collected Rs.199/- towards subscription which was paid by us inadvertently. Now as we have received 2 sets of coupn in the same name I requested for solution to HT. I was told that as the amount can not be refuneded I can gift it to somone. But as its clearly mentioned on the coupon that its not transferable I contacted again. Then I was told...

i darshana waghela had paid an amt of 349/ for a 2 year subscription of hindustan times on date 06/06/08 by cheque. i have not recieved any coupons for the second year.i also made calls at ur customer care but to vain they do not respond they just cut the call without any answers.please answer my complaint or else i will need to go to the consumer court....

Dear Madam / Sir,

I had recently opted for the Annual Subscription Plan at Rs. 199 offered by Hindustan Times / HT Media thru' their promotional offer in my office premises. Firstly, though their Executive collected the cheque from me on 08-OCT-2009, I managed to get the Subscription Coupon (Coupon no.2028089) only in late Nov'09. Since my regular newspaper vendor didn't accept the HT coupon, I sought help from...

i irfan abdulkader shethwala residing at 35, zohra mansion, 4th peerkhan street, 2nd floor, room no. 10, nagpada, mumbai - 400 008. has not received any paper since last 3 months, i had given the cheque of 349/- 1.3 year before and i have just received 1 year news paper from the vendor and he now tell me that your 2 year coupon is under process it is now 3 months since i am complaining to customer ccare of hindustan time at 26774242 they...