Republica (newspaper)


The Republica, stylised as RepĂşblica, 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 RepĂşblica is the sister publication of the Nagarik, a similar daily paper written in Nepali.

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. 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 with a vision of taking the Nepali media to a further new height.

COVID-19

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

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. Moreover, they also exposed the massive abuse of resources meant for earthquake victims by Nepal Red Cross Society.