A front-page Loksatta report today says leading Maharashtra newspapers are into pre-election paid news business. A Hindi newspaper is marketing its reach with data on its readership as voters. Another has stopped routine coverage of ticket aspirants unless Rs 1.5 - 2.5 lakh was forked out per constituency. Coverage of foundation-laying, ribbon-cutting ceremonies to beat the imminent code of conduct was only if they were paid for. No newspapers were named but the paper said Loksatta was not among them.