List of newspapers in Nepal


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.
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. Sudha Sagar was the first media printed in Nepal. It was published monthly from Thahiti Kathmandu. It started in Shrawan,. It was edited by Pandit Naradev Pandey, Moti Krishna Sharma, and Kapil Dev. Sudha Sagar was discontinued shortly afterwards. In 1901, the same editor, Nardev and Moti, started Gorkhapatra though Pashupat press from Thahiti, Kathmandu.

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:Sudha SagarGorkhapatraSharadaUdhyogSahitya ShrotGharelu Ilam PatrikaShikshyaKathmandu Municipal PatrikaNepal ShikshyaAnkhaPurusarthaJagaran WeeklyDuniyakokhabar Weekly
  • duhabi times

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:Awaj was the first daily newspaper of Nepal. It was published in Falgun 8, 2007 BS, just one day after the establishment of democracy. It was published in Kathmandu. Gorkhapatra was published weekly at that time.Nepal Guardian was the first English monthly published from Kathmandu in. Motherland, an English daily, was started in January 1958. It was discontinued in 1990.

During Panchayat period

In the Panchayat era, newspaper were divided into either pro-Panchayat or anti Panchayat.
  • Gorkhapatra became daily from 7 Falgun 2017 BS
Note: Popular newspapers such as Samaj daily, Chetana weekly, Motherland, Halkhabar, and Diyala were shut down in this period.

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. The list of notable current newspaper is below.
NewspaperLanguageFrequencyLaunchOwner/AffiliationReferences
Gorkhapatra (गोरखापत्र)NepaliDaily1901 /1961 Gorkhapatra Sansthan
The Himalayan TimesEnglishDaily2001International Media Network Nepal
Janakpur TodayNepaliDaily1991Janakpur Today Media Group
The Kathmandu PostEnglishDaily1993Kantipur Publications
Himalaya TimesNepaliDaily1993Impression Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd.
Annapurna PostNepaliDaily2002Annapurna Media Network
MajdoorNepaliDailyNepal Workers Peasants Party
Naya PatrikaNepaliDailyNaya Prakashan Pvt. Ltd.
Nepal Bhasa PatrikaNewariDaily1955
RepúblicaEnglishDaily2009Nepal Republic Media
The Rising NepalEnglishDaily1965Gorkhapatra Sansthan
Jana Aastha National WeeklyNepaliWeeklyAastha Prakashan Pvt Ltd.
Nepal MagazineNepaliWeekly2000Kantipur Publications
People's Review weeklyEnglishWeekly1991Periwinkle Prakashan Pvt Ltd
Himal KhabarpatrikaNepaliWeekly1998Himalmedia
Nepali TimesEnglishWeekly2000Himalmedia
SaptahikNepaliWeekly2000Kantipur Publications
NariNepaliMonthlyKantipur Publications
RajdhaniNepaliDailyRajdhani News Publication Pvt. Ltd
Mithila jagaranNepaliWeeklyMithila jagaran
Duniyakokhabar SaptahikEnglishWeeklyDuniyakokhabar Saptahik