Nepali Times
Established in 2000, this influential weekly publication provides in-depth analysis and investigative reporting on Nepali politics, environmental issues, and socio-economic developments. It is widely recognized for its high editorial standards and serves as a primary English-language source for both domestic decision-makers and the global Nepali diaspora.
MEDIA LANDSCAPE IN KATHMANDU
Nepal's capital supports a competitive print market divided prominently between mass-circulation Nepali-language broadsheets and an English-language press serving expatriates and bilingual readers. The dominant private outlet is Kantipur Publications, producing the nation's highest-circulation Nepali daily, Kantipur, alongside its established English sister paper, the Kathmandu Post. State media maintains a presence through The Rising Nepal, a historic English daily founded in 1965, while the independent weekly Nepali Times provides long-form journalism. Paperboy lists 8 newspapers in Kathmandu.
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