The Kathmandu Post
The Kathmandu Post is an English-language daily newspaper in Nepal, launched in February 1993 and published by Kantipur Media GroupKantipur Media GroupKantipur Media Group (KMG) is a Nepali media group that grew out of Kantipur Publications, founded in 1993; its outlets include the Nepali-language daily Kantipur, the English daily The Kathmandu Post, Radio Kantipur and Kantipur Television, and it calls itself Nepal’s largest media conglomerate.Open the full entry; it describes itself as Nepal’s first private-run English-language broadsheet.
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Key facts
February 18, 1993Launched Alongside Kantipur
On February 18, 1993, The Kathmandu Post and the Nepali-language daily Kantipur began publication as the first private-sector broadsheet national dailies in Nepal.[1]
Shyam Goenka recalled that after the 1990 Constitution, they established Kantipur and The Kathmandu Post on Democracy Day in 1993 with a team of about 200 young people.[2]
November 28, 2001Copies Seized
On November 28, 2001, the government seized all copies of the paper and warned its editors not to publish material that would “glorify” the Maoist movement.[3]
July 2009Launches the Weekend Supplement On Saturday
Since July 2009 the paper has produced the weekend supplement On Saturday, focusing on long-form journalism, satire and creative non-fiction; it also publishes special issues for the Gregorian New Year and for its anniversary in February.[4]
July 17, 2019Announces Its “Next Chapter”
On July 17, 2019, editor-in-chief Anup Kaphle announced the paper’s next chapter: a more diverse newsroom, new editorial standards and a section of the paper and website dedicated to corrections, with a pledge to report “without fear or favour.”[5]
February 18, 2020Republished Op-Ed Draws Chinese Embassy Criticism
On February 18, 2020, the print edition republished an op-ed by a former US ambassador to NATO, first carried by the Seoul-based Korea Herald, titled “China’s secrecy has made coronavirus crisis much worse.” The Chinese Embassy in Nepal then issued a statement saying the paper had “with a picture of malicious intention, deliberately smeared the efforts of the Chinese government and people”; the statement was also posted on Ambassador Hou Yanqi’s Twitter account.[6]
The next day Nepali editors issued a statement condemning the embassy’s criticism of the newspaper.[7]
February 2020Sanjeev Satgainya Becomes Editor
Kaphle resigned after just over 18 months as editor-in-chief, and Head of News Sanjeev Satgainya became editor in February 2020; Satgainya had begun his career at The Himalayan Times in 2002.[8]
September 6, 2022Biswas Baral Named Editor
On September 6, 2022, Biswas Baral, 41, succeeded Satgainya, who had edited the Post for two and a half years. Baral had been editor-in-chief of the news weekly The Annapurna Express and earlier held editorial posts at The Himalayan Times and Republica.[9]
September 9, 2025Websites Down After the Headquarters Fire
On September 9, 2025, the second day of the Gen Z-led anti-corruption protests, protesters set fire to the building housing the Kantipur media group, and the websites of Kantipur and The Kathmandu Post went down.[10]
After the fire The Kathmandu Post still published its next-day edition.[11]
As of October 2026: Published From Four Cities
As of October 2026 the paper is published simultaneously from Kathmandu, Biratnagar, Bharatpur and Nepalgunj; it reports an estimated daily readership of over 600,000 across web and print, second in Nepal only to its sister paper Kantipur.[12]
Its masthead lists chairman Kailash SirohiyaKailash SirohiyaKailash Sirohiya is a Nepali media executive and chairman of Kantipur Media Group. In 2001, as managing director of Kantipur Publications, he was arrested and faced sedition charges over an article in the group’s newspaper; in 2024 he was arrested over a complaint alleging multiple citizenships and released after nine days.Open the full entry, director Swastika Sirohiya and editor-in-chief Gokarna Awasthi.[13]
Related Organizations, Websites, and Public Accounts
The Kathmandu Post: Official website: https://kathmandupost.com/ (opens in a new window)[14]
X: Official account: https://x.com/kathmandupost (opens in a new window)[14]
Kantipur Media Group: Official website: https://kmg.com.np/ (opens in a new window)[4]
Sources
- History of Nepali newspapers: It began 300 years late, but downfall might just follow global trend (opens in a new window)
- Shyam Goenka: Institutionalizing free press and democracy (opens in a new window)
- Attacks on the Press 2001: Nepal (opens in a new window)
- About The Kathmandu Post (opens in a new window)
- The Kathmandu Post’s next chapter (opens in a new window)
- ‘A picture of malicious intention’ (opens in a new window)
- Nepali Editors Condemn Chinese Embassy for Statement Criticising Newspaper (opens in a new window)
- Sanjeev Satgainya appointed new editor of The Kathmandu Post (opens in a new window)
- Biswas Baral appointed new Editor of the Post (opens in a new window)
- Nepal's Kantipur TV headquarters set on fire (opens in a new window)
- Nepali Journalists Trapped Between “GenZ” Protest and State Crackdowns (opens in a new window)
- About Us (opens in a new window)
- Masthead (opens in a new window)
- The Kathmandu Post | Read online latest news and articles from Nepal (opens in a new window)