Republica (newspaper)

The Republica, stylised as República, is a national daily newspaper published by Nepal Republic Media Pvt. Ltd. in Kathmandu, Nepal. Founded by now-resigned editor-in-chief Ameet Dhakal, the newspaper began its online edition on January 1, 2009 and the print edition on April 24, 2009. The República is the sister publication of the Nagarik, a similar daily paper written in Nepali.

República
TypeNational daily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Nepal Republic Media Pvt. Ltd.
EditorSubhash Ghimire[1]
Founded2009
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersKathmandu, Nepal
CountryNepal
Websitewww.myrepublica.com

Overview

Ameet Dhakal was the founding editor in chief of the newspaper but resigned in April 2012, whereupon Kosmos Biswakarma took over the editorship.

Subhash Ghimire is the current editor-in-chief.[1] The daily newspaper has also partnered with the International New York Times.

The publication is owned by the Gyawali family, who co-founded Nepal's Kantipur Publications Pvt. Ltd. which split in 2008 causing establishment of NRM(Nepal Republic Media Pvt. Ltd.) with a vision of taking the Nepali media to a further new height.[2]

COVID-19

The newspaper stopped its print production as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Stories and impact

In the last two years, the newspaper has exposed wrongdoing of numerous INGOs, NGOs and government offices. Republica exposed The World Food Programme's "rotten rice scandal" in Gorkha.[4] Moreover, they also exposed the massive abuse of resources meant for earthquake victims by Nepal Red Cross Society.[5]


References
  1. http://setopati.net/society/3640/
  2. "NRM chairman Hemraj Gyawali passes away". myrepublica. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. "Exploitation, pay cuts and layoffs: the fate of journalists". Recordnepal. Gyanu Adhikari. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. SAPKOTA, NARAHARI. "My Republica - Rotten rice from WFP found in Gorkha again". myrepublica.com. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  5. PAUDEL, SANGEET SANGROULA AND RAMESH. "Nepal Red Cross blows millions for week-long meeting". My Republica. Retrieved 1 January 2019.


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