Custom news portal development, Devanagari-first CMS, reader mobile apps, push notifications, ad management, and SEO architecture for Nepal's digital media.
Purba Tech Labs builds custom news portals and digital media platforms for Nepal - Devanagari-first CMS, reader mobile app, push notifications, Google News integration, ad management, subscription/paywall capability, and SEO architecture for Nepali content.
Media types served: Online News Portals · Newspaper Digital Editions · TV Station Websites · Radio Station Portals · Magazine & Niche Media · Multi-Platform Media Groups
Starting cost: NPR 1,20,000 · Delivery: 4-10 weeks · Free consultation available · Serves all 77 districts of Nepal
Nepal officially had 4,302 registered online news portals in 2024, rising to 5,126 by mid-2025 in published media-sector analysis. Online media has become central in a country where mobile is the default news screen, but revenue is not spreading evenly across thousands of portals.
The financial pressure is real. The Diplomat reported in May 2024 that Nepali journalists frequently go months without pay while advertisers shift toward Facebook, Google, and social platforms. The portals that capture digital ad growth are usually the ones with better loading speed, SEO, reader retention, ad infrastructure, and analytics.
A news portal is not a normal website. It is a publishing system, advertising engine, reader relationship channel, analytics surface, and brand identity all at once. Purba Tech Labs builds that platform for Nepal's media context: Devanagari content, Google News, mobile-first readers, push alerts, and monetisation tools beyond a basic WordPress install.
From a district news portal with 3 journalists to a national media group with TV, radio, and digital teams, each needs a different platform architecture.
Text-first Nepali, English, or bilingual news portals with fast CMS, categories, tags, Google News sitemap, push notifications, mobile-first design, ad zones, and social sharing metadata.
Print newspapers moving digital need both native mobile stories and e-paper PDF editions. We build CMS plus e-paper viewer, subscriber access, and print-to-digital archive migration.
Video-first portals for TV stations: live stream, show schedule, catch-up clips, breaking news ticker, and app presence for mobile audiences.
Radio portals with live audio, podcast library, presenter pages, listener community, news publishing, and push alerts for special broadcasts.
Long-form and niche media for finance, agriculture, health, tech, culture, and sports with strong reading experience, newsletters, and optional paywall.
Shared CMS for multiple brands, online portal, TV, radio, print, and social teams with role-based access, cross-publishing, unified analytics, and ad management.
Seven components built for Nepal's digital media context - Devanagari publishing, Nepali SEO, reader apps, push notifications, and ad management.
Write, edit, and publish Unicode Devanagari, English, or bilingual stories from one interface.
Breaking-news editor designed for headline, body, image, category, and publish speed.
Images, galleries, YouTube, social embeds, infographics, and custom blocks without developer help.
Reporter submits, editor reviews, admin publishes, with roles matching newsroom practice.
Schedule stories, press releases, planned coverage, and prepared interviews.
Compress and convert images to WebP to reduce page weight and improve mobile speed.
Add/remove ticker items from CMS instantly.
Track who changed what and restore older versions.
Designed for Nepal's mobile readers first, then expanded to desktop.
Architecture targets fast LCP, low CLS, and responsive interaction.
Stories render as crawlable HTML so Google can index Devanagari content.
Images load when needed instead of slowing the first screen.
AMP story templates can be added where the editorial strategy needs them.
Recently loaded stories remain available with intermittent connectivity.
System or reader-selectable dark mode for night reading.
Send breaking-news alerts even when readers are not on your site.
Send alerts by category, province, or audience interest.
Sports, politics, province, business, or district-based targeting.
Open rate, click-through, and story return data.
Daily or weekly digest via Mailchimp, Brevo, SMTP, or custom sender.
Saved stories, custom feed, and notification preferences.
Moderated Nepali and English comments with spam control.
Perfect Open Graph previews for Facebook, Viber, WhatsApp, and X.
Published under your portal's brand on Google Play and App Store.
CMS stories appear in the app immediately.
Politics, economy, sports, province, entertainment, and custom categories.
Higher-value direct alerts for app readers.
Save stories for later reading.
In-app video/audio for TV, radio, and multimedia portals.
Native app dark mode.
Installs, active users, sessions, story opens, and notification performance.
Per-story title, description, tags, and Open Graph metadata in Nepali Unicode.
Real-time news sitemap for fresh stories.
Publication dates, author data, structured stories, and policy pages.
Prevent duplicate-content problems during syndication or migration.
Headline, author, datePublished, image, and publisher markup.
Unicode or transliterated slugs with canonical management.
Related-story suggestions based on tags and categories.
Indexing, impressions, clicks, and crawl issue monitoring.
Homepage, category, story, in-article, sidebar, and footer zones.
Contextual ads injected only into configured zones.
Programmatic-ready setup for larger portals.
Upload creatives, set dates, track impressions and clicks.
Clearly labelled sponsored stories with analytics.
Metered or hard paywall with eSewa/Khalti available.
Voluntary donation/support button for reader revenue experiments.
Revenue by zone, source, campaign, and period.
Live readers, top stories, active sources, and geography.
Views, unique readers, time on page, scroll depth, and shares.
Search, direct, Facebook, Google Discover, push, app, and newsletter.
Story count, views, average reach, and top articles per journalist.
Reader location by province and district for advertisers.
Mobile, desktop, tablet, browser, and app split.
Best publishing windows by hour and day.
Connect portal metrics to Google Analytics 4.
Most generic portals treat Nepali as text only. We treat Devanagari as a full SEO, schema, sitemap, and social metadata requirement.
Many generic themes output weak or missing Devanagari metadata. We configure Unicode title, description, Open Graph, schema, and sitemap data so Nepali stories can be parsed and indexed correctly.
Google News eligibility needs news sitemap, NewsArticle schema, bylines, dates, policy pages, HTTPS, and mobile-first pages. We build these from day one and help with Publisher Centre submission.
Nepali portals must choose Unicode slugs or transliterated Roman slugs. We support both and handle canonical URLs so shared/encoded URL versions do not split SEO authority.
Nepal's news traffic often comes through social sharing. Every story needs correct og:title, og:image, and og:description in Nepali/English so previews look clickable and trustworthy.
| Before (Basic WordPress Portal) | After (Purba Tech Labs Media Platform) |
|---|---|
| Site loads in 8-12 seconds on mobile | Sub-3-second target with Core Web Vitals optimisation |
| No push notifications | Push alerts bring readers back directly |
| No reader app | Branded app on Google Play and App Store |
| Devanagari metadata missing | Full Devanagari SEO and Open Graph metadata |
| Not ready for Google News | Google News sitemap and schema from day one |
| Ad revenue from manual direct sales only | AdSense, programmatic, and direct campaign zones |
| No story analytics | Story, reporter, source, and device analytics |
| Breaking news requires laptop | Mobile publishing workflow for field reporters |
| No subscription capability | Metered paywall and eSewa/Khalti option |
| Broken Facebook previews | Headline, image, description preview every time |
| No reader segmentation | Push segments by category, interest, and location |
| Site crashes during traffic spikes | Scalable hosting, CDN, and caching architecture |
We build around Press Council registration, mobile-first readers, Facebook/Viber sharing, Google News, Devanagari SEO, and the revenue pressure facing portals.
Server-side rendering and incremental static regeneration make stories fast, crawlable, and scalable as archives grow.
The CMS, metadata, schema, sitemap, and social previews treat Nepali Unicode as first-class content.
The app is published under your media brand, so readers build a relationship with your portal, not with our company.
Editorial workflows, content migration, reader apps, ad setup, and SEO need to move together.
Review editorial workflow, categories, story volume, existing SEO authority, content archive, revenue goals, ad setup, Google News readiness, and reader app needs before choosing the platform architecture.
Design homepage, category pages, story pages, tag pages, ad placements, and mobile layouts while configuring CMS roles, categories, tags, reporter workflow, and publishing permissions.
Build the Next.js news portal with server-side rendering, Devanagari typography, Core Web Vitals optimisation, push notifications, ad zones, analytics, sitemap, and NewsArticle schema.
Migrate WordPress or legacy CMS stories with original dates, authors, images, categories, and 301 redirects so search authority is preserved during the rebuild.
Build branded Android and iOS reader apps with story feed, category navigation, in-app push notifications, bookmarks, dark mode, and Nepali/English interface.
Configure AdSense, Google Ad Manager, direct campaign modules, ads.txt, programmatic-ready ad zones, newsletter, and optional eSewa/Khalti subscription or donation flow.
Launch on your domain with SSL, submit sitemap and Search Console, prepare Google News Publisher Centre submission, check Discover readiness, and train editorial staff.
Monitor Core Web Vitals, traffic, push opt-ins, Google News status, ad fill, CPM, broken redirects, and story analytics during the first 30 days and beyond.
All prices are one-time build costs in NPR. Hosting and support are separate depending on traffic volume.
Fast Devanagari CMS, Google News-ready sitemap, push notifications, AdSense zones, and WordPress migration.
Next.js portal, Android/iOS app, segmented push alerts, story analytics, reporter dashboard, and Google Ad Manager setup.
Live stream embed, show pages, video/audio archive, presenter pages, push alerts, and branded mobile app.
Purba Tech Labs builds news portals and digital media platforms for media organisations across Nepal. Whether you are a district news portal in Taplejung, a provincial media house in Pokhara, a national portal in Kathmandu, a TV station in Birgunj, or a radio station launching digital in Dhangadhi, we design, develop, launch, migrate, and support the platform. Nepal now has thousands of registered online portals competing for reader attention and ad revenue. The portals that win are faster, more searchable, more mobile, and more direct with their readers.
नेपालमा news portal बनाउने cost सामान्यतया NPR 1,20,000 देखि NPR 5,00,000+ सम्म पर्छ। सानो district portal को लागि NPR 1,20,000-2,50,000, national portal वा reader app सहितको portal को लागि NPR 2,50,000-5,00,000, र media group/subscription model सहितको ठूलो platform को लागि NPR 5,00,000+ पर्न सक्छ। यसमा design, development, CMS setup, Google News configuration, र launch समावेश हुन्छ। Hosting छुट्टै NPR 15,000-40,000/year हुन सक्छ।
News portal development in Nepal costs between NPR 1,20,000 and NPR 5,00,000+ depending on scale, content migration, reader app, ad management, and subscription features. A district portal starts at NPR 1,20,000-2,50,000, a national portal with app and push notifications costs NPR 2,50,000-5,00,000, and media-group platforms start above NPR 5,00,000.
Yes. The CMS is Devanagari-first: headlines, body, tags, categories, metadata, Open Graph previews, NewsArticle schema, and sitemap entries all support Nepali Unicode content correctly. This helps Nepali-language stories appear properly in Google Search, Google News, and social previews.
We build the portal to Google News Publisher Centre requirements: HTTPS, mobile-first story pages, clear bylines, publication dates, author pages, policy pages, NewsArticle schema, and a Google News sitemap. After launch, we help submit the portal and monitor approval. Google News review commonly takes 2-4 weeks, but final approval is always controlled by Google.
A branded Android and iOS reader app is included in medium and enterprise plans. The app is published under your portal's name, not Purba Tech Labs. It includes story feed, category navigation, in-app push notifications, bookmarks, dark mode, and Nepali/English interface.
Web push notification ले reader को browser मा alert पठाउँछ, reader portal मा नभए पनि। Breaking news publish भएपछि subscribed readers को phone वा laptop मा notification जान्छ। Reader app install गरेका users लाई in-app push notification जान्छ, जुन सामान्य web push भन्दा बढी direct हुन्छ। Category अनुसार sports, politics, province, breaking news जस्ता segment मा पठाउन मिल्छ।
Yes. We migrate stories from WordPress or another CMS with original publish dates, authors, categories, images, and SEO metadata where available. We configure 301 redirects from old URLs to new URLs to preserve search authority and reduce ranking loss during migration.
The portal supports multiple revenue streams: Google AdSense, Google Ad Manager, programmatic ad zones, direct-sold campaign management, sponsored content, newsletter sponsorship, and optional subscriptions or donations. The CMS tracks ad zones, campaign dates, impressions, clicks, and reporting data for advertisers.
Yes. Stories can embed YouTube, Facebook video, HLS live streams, and custom video blocks. TV and radio plans can include video-first story types, live stream blocks, show schedules, presenter pages, and audio or video archive sections.
We deploy portals on scalable cloud hosting with CDN, caching, image optimisation, and static asset delivery. For election nights, disasters, or viral breaking stories, the architecture is designed to handle traffic spikes far better than shared hosting or an overloaded WordPress instance.
Yes. Enterprise plans can include metered paywall, hard paywall, premium category access, subscription management, renewal reminders, and eSewa/Khalti payments. Medium plans can include voluntary reader support or donation buttons before moving to a full paywall.
Fill out the inquiry form or WhatsApp us. We review your current portal, story volume, traffic, revenue model, content migration needs, Google News readiness, and app requirements, then provide a clear proposal with timeline and cost.
Launching a new district portal, rebuilding WordPress, adding a reader app, or taking TV/radio digital? Start with a free consultation and technical audit.