The Himalayan Times

English-language broadsheet newspaper published in Nepal

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The Himalayan Times is an English-language broadsheet newspaper published and distributed daily in Nepal. Rajan Pokhrel is the acting editor.^[1] In the annual newspaper classification report published by Press Council Nepal, it was placed in the A+ category, the highest possible rank.^[2]

The newspaper was founded on 23 November 2001.^[3] It is based in Maharajgunj, Kathmandu.^[4]^[3] It is owned by International Media Network Nepal (Pvt) Ltd which in turn is owned by a Nepali investors. The paper's competitors tried to organise and lobby against the entry of foreign-owned newspaper in the country, but were not successful.^[4]

At the time of its founding, it published in 12 pages, six of them coloured, and was priced as Rs 2. Within a year, it had become one of the premier English language dailies in Nepal, and claimed to be number one in terms of readership.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "About Us". The Himalayan Times.
^ Republica. "Press Council's report widely criticized". My Republica. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b "The Himalayan Times celebrates 15th anniversary". The Himalayan Times. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The Himalayan at 1- Nepali Times". archive.nepalitimes.com. Retrieved 21 February 2020.