Kathmandu-In a quiet hillside village of eastern Nepal, far from the traditional media hubs, a self-taught journalist is redefining how public-interest news reaches people. Roshan Shrestha was born on October 14, 1996 in Bahrabise, Nepal. didn’t begin his journey in a major newsroom. Instead, he started with a phone, a story, and a commitment to spotlight voices often unheard.<\/p>\n
In 2021, he founded Khoj Samachar<\/strong>, an independent digital news outlet registered under Bethel Media House Pvt. Ltd. The platform started with local stories \u2014 about landslides, missing aid, and farmers\u2019 struggles \u2014 and gradually evolved into a broader watchdog of public affairs.<\/p>\n By early 2025, Shrestha launched the Kamko\u00a0App<\/strong>, an all-in-one civic tool designed to help Nepali citizens verify visas, understand labour rights, and receive real-time alerts on online scams and frauds. Built for Android and iOS, the app aims to support communities where reliable information can be hard to come by.<\/p>\n In June 2025, data from SimilarWeb<\/a> and AppFigures<\/a> revealed that his app had reached the No. 1 spot in Nepal under the News & Magazine category \u2014 briefly surpassing platforms like Reddit and X (formerly Twitter) on both major mobile stores.<\/p>\n With more than 100,000 installs and over 10,000 five-star reviews, the app has become a trusted civic companion for many. Its rapid rise reflects a larger hunger for tools built by Nepalis, for Nepalis \u2014 particularly outside the capital.<\/p>\n Beyond apps, Shrestha is active on Facebook and YouTube, where he shares stories of rural hardships, missing government funds, and neglected public services. His reporting style blends fact-checking with direct community feedback, often surfacing local issues that don\u2019t get national headlines.<\/p>\n He also works with the National Cardiac Center in Kathmandu, helping develop public health campaigns about non-communicable diseases and emergency preparedness \u2014 a role that links journalism with civic health.<\/p>\n As Nepal\u2019s legacy media wrestles with structural bottlenecks and funding issues, Roshan Shrestha\u2019s path stands out. His work doesn\u2019t rely on big budgets or studio backdrops \u2014 just persistence, purpose, and a commitment to making news useful again.<\/p>\n External Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n * Official Website\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Last update: Saturday, 3 January 2026<\/p>\n