With the growth of the internet and internet-based devices, the trend of reading a paper-based newspaper is decreasing day by day. The easy availability of the internet and the fast coverage of news throughout the world make online media very popular. In Nepal, the trend of reading news online has been growing in the present day. Some people also call people “Onlinekhabar generation” who follow Nepali news in online news portals. There are various news portals that have been providing news and other services to the readers. Based on the authenticity and the popularity of the portals among the readers, we have selected the best 5 news portals of Nepal.
5. Baahrakhari
In a short period of time, Baahrakhari.com gained its popularity among the news readers. Started their news portal in 2016, Baahrakhari is now one of the most visited sites in Nepal. Baahrakhari.com is in the news portal market with its fast and genuine news which is aggressively fast even on social media like Facebook and Twitter.
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4. Nagarik News
The popular media house of Nepal Nagarik Republic Media Pvt. Ltd. owns nagariknews.com. Started on 29th of April 2009, it has been providing news and information to the readers and viewers at their fingertips. They also run an English news portal called Myrepublica. www.myrepublica.com is available for the readers of the English version of the portal. Even if their news in English is better, it still has not got the attention of plenty of sum of readers.
3. Annapurna Post
Another most browsed web portal of Nepal, annapurnapost.com is one of the reliable news portals. The news portal is run by renowned Nepal News Network International P. Ltd. (3NI) which runs AP1 TV, the first HD news channel of Nepal, Annapurna post and so on. With the office located at the high rise building at Tinkune, Kathmandu, Annapurna post also has its app version of its news portal which is available in both the App Store and Google Play Store.
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2. eKantipur
The online news portal run by the most popular media house of Nepal, The Kantipur Media Group (KMG) is among the famous news portal of Nepal. With the popularity of the newspaper Kantipur, the news portal is also trying to follow the success of its paper-based version. The website includes news in English and Nepali both including papers like Kantipur, Kathmandu Post, Saptahik, Nepal and more. The news portal run by a large group of IT professionals and technicians aims to grow more in the market.
1. OnlineKhabar (News in Nepali)
The most browsed web portal of Nepal, Onlinekhabar.com was founded in 2006. It is the most popular news site among the Nepali news readers. It is not only famous in Nepal, but it is also browsed in many countries of the world.
Fast update, impressing User Interface(UI) and the authentic news is the major reason behind its popularity. According to the website ranking site Alexa, Onlinekhabar.com is one of the most browsed websites of Nepal, with it’s ranking on the 3rd position of the most browsed websites of Nepal. Dharma Raj Bhusal is the founder and editor-in-chief of Onlinekhabar.
Verdict
There are many other online news portals in Nepal that are providing news to the readers. It is worth mentioning some of those like
- Setopati,
- Ratopati,
- Pahilopost,
- Hamrakura,
- Nayapatrika,
- Lokantar,
- Imagekhabar,
- News24
The quickest means of news service is growing very fast in Nepal. There are even many news portals that provide fake news which is not authentic and reliable. Among all the news portals, Onlinekhabar.com is the most popular one because of its authenticity and good user interface.
We see everywhere many people browsing Onlinekhabar for the Nepali news. It covers most of the recent news from all walks of life at a very fast pace. But it’s English version is not that updated. For the English version news of Nepal, we recommend either Thehimalayantimes (THT) or Myrepublica or The Kathmandu Post (TKP). Now, most of the websites for daily news even provide the digital version of the newspaper/epaper on their websites. Here is how you can read Nepali newspaper/epaper online.
The availability of social networks and the internet all over the country has led to the growing marketplace for these media. Thanks to all the sites for providing the news to the readers.
