This is a list of sources commonly found used in Nepal-related articles. A list of sources considered reliable by the wider community is available at WP:Perennial sources, and formal community discussions on reliability of any particular source is done at WP:RSN. You can edit this page but I reserve the right to revert it; talk page discussions most welcome on both how to make it more useful and what here you disagree with.
News agency
editRSS / रासस
editThe only reliable news agency in Nepal. News credited to this agency, no matter the publisher, is credible. The agency is National News Agency (राष्ट्रिय समाचार समिति). The domain is http://www.rss.com.np, which doesn't itself publish news.
Journal repository
editNepal Journals Online
editThe domain https://www.nepjol.info is maintained by Tribhuvan University, the oldest and most reputable university in Nepal. It claims to only host papers from peer-reviewed and quality-controlled journals. Take it on their word, until proven otherwise.
Radio Nepal
editRadio Nepal This Site is also reliable and Notable
News websites
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-- Generally reliable, adds to notability
-- Generally reliable (because it's a prolific publisher with no evidence of unreliability), but not enough reputation/public-information to unquestionably confer notability to what it covers
-- Not reputed yet but has some form of a small editorial team such that both reliability and contribution toward notability might need to be considered case by case, ok for filling in the details
-- Useful to fill gaps, doesn't add to notability
-- Generally unacceptable, doesn't add to notability
| Domain | Source | Organisation | Reliability | Notability | PCN rating[a] | Notes | |
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| kathmandupost.com | The Kathmandu Post | Kantipur Publications |
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Best of any two, some coverages look like promotional placements | ||
| thehimalayantimes.com | The Himalayan Times | International Media Network |
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A | Second best, found typo: subject's name, some coverage looks like paid promotion (skeptical eyes needed in case of SIGCOV of borderline notable rising stars) | |
| kathmandutribune.com | Kathmandu Tribune | Nepal Tribune Media |
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pretty sure it publishes pages with sole purpose of citing them on Wikipedia | ||
| myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com | MyRepublica | Nepal Republic Media |
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A | poor English, typos | |
| therisingnepal.org.np | The Rising Nepal | Gorkhapatra Sansthan |
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A | Publicly owned (Pro - Government of Nepal bias, severity depends on the government) | |
| ujyaaloonline.com | Ujyaalo Online | Ujyaalo 90 Network |
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Online portal of the most trusted radio news network. | ||
| www.unn.com.np | Ujyaalo Online | Ujyaalo 90 Network |
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Nepali version of ujyaaloonline.com | ||
| lexlimbu.com | Lex Limbu |
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Personal blog, Not news | |||
| gorkhapatraonline.com | Gorkhapatra | Gorkhapatra Sansthan |
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A | Publicly owned (Pro - Government of Nepal bias, severity depends on the government) | |
| www.news24nepal.tv | News24 | Nepal Broadcasting Channel |
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Online portal of reliable TV news channel | ||
| avenues.tv | Avenues TV |
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Online portal of reliable TV news channel | |||
| onlinekhabar.com | Online Khabar | -ish
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Up-and-comer exclusively online news portal, no evidence of unreliability|| This looks complete bonkers, can't find the redaction | more craziness | ||
| rssnepal.com | National News Agency | National News Agency |
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News portal of the national news agency (RSS) | ||
| setopati.com/ | Setopati |
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A major online news portal, The Washington Post says | |||
| setopati.net/ | Setopati |
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A major online news portal, The Washington Post says | |||
| ratopati.com/ | Ratopati | Discovery News Network |
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Quite obviously a pro-maoist propaganda news service | ||
| safalkhabar.com | Safal khabar | Vision Media Network |
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More a blog than a news portal, no journalistic credential | ||
| nepalnews.com | Nepalnews | Nepalnews Pvt. Ltd |
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More a blog than a news portal, no journalistic credential | ||
| rajdhanidaily.com | Rajdhani Daily | Rajdhani News Publication |
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A | Online portal of a national daily, not as reputable as the other national dailies but no reason to question reliability yet. | |
| texasnepal.com | Texas Nepal |
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No journalistic credential | |||
| dcnepal.com | DCnepal |
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Lists the editorial team, but doesn't have journalistic recognition in the country, probably reliable | |||
| lensnepal.com | New name web Pvt. Ltd. |
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Entertainment coverage website, no journalistic credential, consider it on par with self-published source, accept filmography, award listing, discography, release dates, press releases, ordinary bio claims, etc. because otherwise there'd be nothing to write articles on Nepali film with | |||
| annapurnapost.com | Annapurna Post | Annapurna Media Network |
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A | It was once heavily criticised for political bias, but I don't rightly remember where the lean was alleged to be toward, so a bit skeptical but no solid reason to question reliability, counts toward notability | |
| radioannapurnanepal.com | Annapurna Media Network |
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source owned/run by reliable news organisation, but the local editorial team could perform below par compared to the organisation's reputation | |||
| sampurnaweekly.com | Annapurna Media Network |
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source owned/run by reliable news organisation, but the local editorial team could perform below par compared to the organisation's reputation | |||
| theannapurnaexpress.com | Annapurna Express | Annapurna Media Network |
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English version of Annapurna Post, but the local editorial team could perform below par compared to the organisation's reputation | ||
| ap1.tv | AP1 TV | Annapurna Media Network |
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Online portal of reliable TV news channel | ||
| nepal24hours.com |
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Nothing to suggest reliability. In light of this, I wouldn't mind an active purge of all links to this site from Wikipedia. | ||||
| xnepali.net |
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Personal blog, not reliable. | ||||
| nepalisansar.com |
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business startup pretending to be journalism, no journalistic credential. | ||||
| filmykhabar.com |
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pretend journalism with an editorial team of 2/3, acceptable for filling in mundane details (third world and all that), doesn't count towards notability as it's openly for promoting people and products of Nepali film industry. | ||||
| lumbinimedia.com |
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No credentials, probably a personal blog masquerading as news. | ||||
| likenepal.com |
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No journalistic credential, internet business startup. | ||||
| moviemandu.com |
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It's a business and has been put on sale, as of September 2021; even if it comes back, it clearly is not trying to be an RS. | ||||
| hariyopati.com |
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Setopati/Ratopati rip-off, equivalent to a personal blog, not acceptable. | ||||
| saurahaonline.com |
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Most likely a blog, or a business of 2/3 people, not real journalism. | ||||
| glamournepal.com |
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A business of 2-3 people, not real journalism. | ||||
| cinelahar.com |
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Personal blog | ||||
| archive.nepalitimes.com |
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It is an opinionated source; not sure if it pays as much attention to accuracy of its claims; one gets the feeling it may be exaggerating or bending the truth when it's pushing its viewpoints |
Notes
edit- ^ It's the official ratings list for news publications in Nepal. There are criticisms of it, but like everything, it is generally reliable. The ratings are for offline print versions. The online versions don't just print copies of the same news articles. But this gives an understanding of the organisation's journalistic integrity/credential. The report was last updated in 2019. It excludes publications that did not apply, did not respond to queries or print too many unoriginal content
Searching reliable sources
editUse the format as follows to avoid unreliable sources in google.
youSearchkeyWords site:ekantipur.com OR site:gorkhapatraonline.com OR site:annapurnapost.com OR site:risingnepaldaily.com OR site:thehimalayantimes.com OR site:myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com OR site:ujyaaloonline.com OR site:news24nepal.tv OR site:avenues.tv OR site:setopati.com OR site:radioannapurnanepal.com OR site:theannapurnaexpress.com OR site:ap1.tv OR site:archive.nepalitimes.com OR site:elibrary.tucl.edu.np