Platform · 1998–2020
Nepalnews.com
Described as Nepal's first online news portal, started in 1998. Its parent Mercantile Communications announced a shutdown in January 2015; the portal was later bought by Yeti Group subsidiary Nepal News Private Limited, relaunched, and shut again in May 2020.
Why it ended
Jan 2015 notice cited huge losses from the news business (Kathmandu Post); the May 2020 shutdown was reported by Spotlight as due to economic slowdown caused by coronavirus.
Sources2
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- The recordNational presssingle sourcekathmandupost.comread 2026-10-28
- The recordNational presssingle source
Started in 1998, Nepalnews closed on 2011 following the dispute between the employees and management.