Newspapers in Nepal

Rana prime minister Padma Shumsher Rana had begun the publishing of newspaper in Nepal. He started the printing of Gorkhapatra in 1958 Bikram era. The issue published on May 6, 1901, Monday. With power struggle ensuing in the Rana family, Chandra Shumsher again closed the paper’s printing. The paper had reached as far as Britain and France. After pressure from those countries, Chandra forced to restart the publication.

The first editor was Pandit Naradev Pandey. Upon resuming the publication, Chandra replaced Pandey with his brother-in-law Jay Prithvi bahadur Singh, who was then the petty king of Bajhang on Bhadra 22, 1960 bikram era. The paper was weekly and 1000 copies were printed.

All the government orders, notices, documents and advertisements were then published in the paper.

Pandey had to receive written permission from Lieutenant Colonel Dilli Shumsher Thapa Chhetri before sending the paper to printing. The printing machine brought by first Rana prime minister Jung Bahadur 50 years earlier during his tour to Britain was used for printing this paper. It was called V. and J. Fijjins Makers. The printing machine is still in the museum. It was called gidde press because it had a big figure of vulture on the top. Vulture is called Gidda in Nepali.

A large number of tabloids appeared with in and around the revolution of 1951 AD when the family rule of Ranas ended.

Since the beginning to this day, the paper has been run under the supervision of the government and in several instance, this has been turned into a propaganda agent of the government.

List of Nepal's newspaper now: Kantipur National Daily (nepali)

Nepal Samachar Patra Daily (nepali)

The Himalayan Times daily (English)

The Kathmandu Post daily (English)

Rajdhani Daily (nepali)

Himalaya Times daily (Nepali)

Annapurna Post daily (Nepali)

Naya Patrika daily (nepali)

Bhudhabar Weekly (Nepali)

Jana Astha Weekly (nepali)

Ghatana ra bichar weekly (nepali)

Nepal weekly (nepali)

Samay weekly (nepali)

Newsfront (english)

Nepali Times (english)

People's Review weekly (english)

Tarun weekly (nepali)

bibechana weekly (nepali)

Himal Khabar patrika fortnightly (nepali)