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| Type | Lokantar News Portal |
|---|---|
| President | Dhruba Hari Adhikari |
Editor-in-chief | Bimal Gautam |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Language | Nepali |
| Headquarters | Lalitpur,Nepal |
| Website | lokantar (in Nepali) |
Lokantar is an online news portal in Nepal. The website publishes in the Nepali language and operates from Lalitpur.
History
[edit]The Lokantar portal was officially launched on 6 May 2016.It is a Nepali and English Language News Portal, Portal Mainly Updated From Lalitpur.It was Inagurated by Former Chairman of the Council of Ministers Khil Raj Regmi .[1][2] Dhruba Hari Adhikary became the first Editorial Director and Bimal Gautam became Editor-in-Chief.[2]
In 2021, Editor-in-Chief Gautam won the Resilient Mediapersons Award given by the Press Council Nepal.[3] In 2024, the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority gave the Good Governance Award to Lokantar reporter Ajay Anuragi.[4]
Bimal Gautam, Edfitor, Lokantar.com, receives "Best Client Award" provided by Rastriya Samachar Samit from Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachandsand Minister of Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma.Date: 19 February 2023 Context: 62nd anniversary of Rastriya Samachar Samit Venue Central Ofice of Rastriya Samachar Samit, Bhadrakall, Kathmandu, Nepal
Lokantar.com's Editor, Mr. Bimal Gautam, receiving the National Journalism Award 2081, presented by theGovernment of Nepal, from President Ramchandra Paudel.Date: 7th May 2025 | Occasion: National Journalism Day | Venue: Office of the President, Sheetal Niwas, Kathmandu
Lokantar staff have occasionally participated in press freedom advocacy. The Committee to Protect Journalists interviewed Gautam in 2019 about media censorship in Nepal.[5] Later in 2024, the organization signed a joint statement with other editors protesting the arrest of Kantipur Media Group publisher Kailash Sirohiya.[6]
Content
[edit]Lokantar covers politics, business, National, Sports and International news. The site's Nepali slogan translates to "investigation, analysis, and news" (खोज, विश्लेषण ... अनि समाचार).[7] It is categorized as a digital-native news outlet.[8]
Information published by Lokantar is used as a source in reports by non-governmental organizations. For example, the National Human Rights Commission cited Lokantar in its research on migrant workers.[9] The Freedom Forum also referenced the portal's articles in their media monitoring reports and a 2019 gender study.[10][11] Additionally, academic research on media and corruption in Nepal has analyzed the portal's coverage.[12]during the election Time most of the leader follows the lokantar for their Election Exit Poll and election Analysis matches with the exact results.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "'Lokaantar.com' – the newest news online". Reporters Nepal. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- 1 2 "समाचार पोर्टल लोकान्तर डट कम सुरु" [News portal Lokaantar.com launched] (in Nepali). Media Kurakani. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- ↑ "Journalists awarded". The Himalayan Times. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- ↑ "कान्तिपुरकर्मी दाहालसहित ४ पत्रकारलाई सुशासन पुरस्कार" [Kantipur's Dahal and 3 other journalists awarded Good Governance Award] (in Nepali). eKantipur. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- ↑ "Nepal's hard-fought press freedom at risk amid restrictive bills, government pressure". Committee to Protect Journalists. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- ↑ "Sirohiya arrested to build pressure on press: Editors". The Kathmandu Post. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- ↑ "लोकान्तर : खोज, विश्लेषण ... अनि समाचार". Lokantar. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- ↑ Acharya, Ujjwal (3 February 2018). "Nepal: Media Landscape". SSRN. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- ↑ "Rights of Migrant Workers in the Context of COVID-19" (PDF). National Human Rights Commission (Nepal). 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- ↑ "News content on COVID-19 through women's perspective" (PDF). Freedom Forum. May 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- ↑ "Gender Report (Oct.-Dec., 2019)" (PDF). Freedom Forum. 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- ↑ "Media Coverage of Corruption" (PDF). BUT Media Research. 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
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