List of newspapers in Nepal

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A newspaper reader in Nepal, 2007

There is no recorded history of printed newspaper prior to Rana rule in Nepal. The first-hand press was imported by Jung Bahadur Rana after his visit to Europe; however, it was used only after 58 years for printing. It was used to print religious books and government notices. [1]

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The first Nepali language newspaper named Gorkha Bharat Jeewan was published in 1886 BS from Banaras. It was a monthly paper edited by Ram Krishna Barma. However, the printed copies of this magazine has not been found yet. [2] Sudha Sagar was the first media printed in Nepal. It was published monthly from Thahiti Kathmandu. [1] It started in Shrawan, 1955 BS (1898-1899). [3] It was edited by Pandit Naradev Pandey, Moti Krishna Sharma, and Kapil Dev. [2] Sudha Sagar was discontinued shortly afterwards. In 1901, the same editor, Nardev and Moti, started Gorkhapatra though Pashupat press from Thahiti, Kathmandu. [1]

Before Rana period

There is no recorded history of newspapers prior to the Rana rule.

During Rana rule

The list of newspaper published during the Rana rule are listed below: [3]

After abolishment of Rana rule

There were about 170 newspapers prior to the Panchyat era and after the abolishment of Rana rule. Some of them are:

During Panchayat period

In the Panchayat era, newspaper were divided into either pro-Panchayat or anti Panchayat. [3]

Note: Popular newspapers such as Samaj daily, Chetana weekly, Motherland, Halkhabar, and Diyala were shut down in this period. [2]

Democratic era

The constitution of Nepal 2047 BS, guaranteed press freedom and the right to information to people. Two major newspapers Kantipur and The Kathmandu Post were published by the private sector were published in 2049 BS (1992-1993). [3] The list of notable current newspaper is below.

NewspaperLanguageFrequencyLaunchOwner/AffiliationReferences
Gorkhapatra (गोरखापत्र) NepaliDaily1901 (weekly)/1961 (daily) Gorkhapatra Sansthan [5]
The Himalayan Times EnglishDaily2001International Media Network Nepal
Janakpur Today NepaliDaily1991Janakpur Today Media Group [6]
The Kathmandu Post EnglishDaily1993 Kantipur Publications
Himalaya Times NepaliDaily1993 Impression Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd.
Annapurna Post NepaliDaily2002Annapurna Media Network
Majdoor NepaliDaily Nepal Workers Peasants Party
Naya Patrika NepaliDailyNaya Prakashan Pvt. Ltd.
Nepal Bhasa Patrika Newari Daily1955
República EnglishDaily2009Nepal Republic Media
The Rising Nepal EnglishDaily1965 Gorkhapatra Sansthan
Jana Aastha National Weekly NepaliWeeklyAastha Prakashan Pvt Ltd.
Nepal Magazine NepaliWeekly2000 Kantipur Publications
People's Review weeklyEnglishWeekly1991Periwinkle Prakashan Pvt Ltd
Himal Khabarpatrika NepaliWeekly1998 Himalmedia
Nepali Times EnglishWeekly2000 Himalmedia
Saptahik NepaliWeekly2000 Kantipur Publications
Nari NepaliMonthly Kantipur Publications
Rajdhani NepaliDailyRajdhani News Publication Pvt. Ltd
Mithila jagaran NepaliWeeklyMithila jagaran
Duniyakokhabar Saptahik EnglishWeeklyDuniyakokhabar Saptahik

Online-only

NewspaperCompanyOnline sinceLanguage
eKantipur KANTIPUR PUBLICATIONS (P) LTD. 2005-04-01 Nepali
Annapurna Post Annapurna Media Network 2002-01-01 Nepali
Image Khabar Image Channel Pvt. Ltd.2013-05-05 Nepali
The Himalayan Times International Media Network Nepal (Pvt) Ltd.2001-10-08 English
Online Khabar Nepali
Nepal Rastriya dainik Editorial Nepal Pvt Ltd Nepali
Nepal National Daily Editorial Nepal Pvt Ltd English
Nepalkhabar.com नेपाल खबर प्रा.लि2014-07-07Nepali
Ratopati Discovery News Network2015Nepali and English
Kohalpur Media House Pvt.Ltd2021Nepali
eNtertainmentkhabar sahitya sarobar Media (P) LTD. 2075-10-05

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "A history of magazines in Nepal - The Record" . Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  2. 1 2 3 "History of Nepali newspapers: It began 400 years late, but downfall might just follow global trend". OnlineKhabar English News. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Devkota, Sagar (2014-10-03). "History of Newspaper in Nepal". Time and Update. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  4. Sureis (2019-03-19). "Veteran journalist Shrestha no more". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  5. Kharel, P. "Distorted Draft Of History". Gorkhapatra. Archived from the original (online) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  6. "Janakpur Today Daily". Janakpur Today Daily (Twitter). Retrieved 25 October 2017.