The Himalayan Times

The Himalayan Times is an English-language daily newspaper in Nepal, covering national and international news, politics, business and sport. It is among the country's established English-language titles serving a general readership. The paper maintains an online edition that reaches both domestic readers and members of the Nepali diaspora abroad.

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The Himalayan Times at a glance

Country: Nepal
Region: South Asia · Asia
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Website: thehimalayantimes.com ↗
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How Crosswire groups The Himalayan Times

Crosswire groups The Himalayan Times as Centrist for comparisons within Nepal's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where The Himalayan Times sits in Nepal's press

The Himalayan Times is one of 6 outlets tracked in Nepal, and one of 4 daily newspapers among them — the others being The Kathmandu Post, My Republica and The Rising Nepal. By outlets tracked, Nepal ranks eighth of the 33 countries on Crosswire's Asia hub, which lists 169 outlets in all.

Across Asia, Crosswire tracks 67 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to The Himalayan Times outside Nepal, starting with South Asia, are Prothom Alo (Bangladesh), Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka), Kuensel (Bhutan) and Mihaaru (Maldives). Opening one of them beside The Himalayan Times is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.