Majdoor

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Majdoor
Majdoor Daily, Bhaktapur newspaper, May 5, 2014 issue cover.jpg
FormatPrint, online
Owner(s)Nepal Workers Peasants Party
PublisherUddhav Sujakhu
Editor-in-chiefBishnu Gopal Kusi
Founded1975
Political alignmentScientific Socialist
Language Nepali language
Headquarters Bhaktapur
Sister newspapersShramik
Website https://onlinemajdoor.com/

Majdoor ('Worker') is a daily newspaper published from Bhaktapur, Nepal. [1] It is an organ of the Nepal Workers Peasants Party. [2] As of 2012 Bishnu Gopal Kusi. was the chief editor of the newspaper. [3] Udav Sujakhu is the present editor of Majdoor [4]

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