The Rising Nepal Explained

The Rising Nepal
Motto:	The First & Foremost National Daily
Type:	Daily newspaper
Format:	Broadsheet
Owners:	Gorkhapatra Sansthan, Government of Nepal
Founder:	King Mahendra
Language:	English
Publishing Country:	Nepal
Sister Newspapers:	Gorkhapatra

The Rising Nepal is a Nepalese government-owned daily newspaper published by the Gorkhapatra Sansthan.^[1] It is a major English-language daily in Nepal.^{[2] [3]} It is a sister publication of the Nepali-language Gorkhapatra, the oldest national daily newspaper of Nepal.

History

The Rising Nepal was established on 16 December 1965 (1 Poush 2022 BS) by the then Panchayat Government.^[4] Barun Shumsher Rana served as the founding chief editor.^[5] The newspaper was priced at 15 paisa.

The launching copy of the newspaper was discovered in 2021 in the archives of Krishna Bhakta Shrestha, one of the founding reporters. It was handed over to Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya for archiving. The historical first copy also contains a signature of the then Crown Prince of Nepal Birendra Shah.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nepal breaking news - the latest Nepalese newspapers - Nepalese tabloids. www.newswealth.com. 1 January 2019.
2. Book: Shah, Sukhdev. Nepal'S Enduring Poverty: Non-Economic Barriers to Economic Growth. 2015-08-18. AuthorHouse. 978-1-4969-6510-3. en.
3. Book: Sangal, Naresh Chandra. Glimpses of Nepal: A Brief Compilation of History, Culture, Language, Tradition, Religious Places, Festivals, Mountains, Revers, Safari Parks, Cities, Kathmandu University, and Other Important Informations for Holiday-makers. 1998. APH Publishing. 978-81-7024-962-7. 21. en.
4. Web site: Rare launching copy of The Rising Nepal found. 2021-12-03. The Rising Nepal. en.
5. Web site: The Rising Nepal: A Historical Glimpse . 2022-04-03 . GorakhaPatra . en.
6. Book: Kaur. Raminder. Censorship in South Asia: Cultural Regulation from Sedition to Seduction. Mazzarella. William. 2009. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-22093-6. 221. en.