Jana Aastha National Weekly

The Jana Aastha National Weekly is a weekly tabloid published in Nepal. It generally publishes opinions and breaking news. Its background is tilted to the left ideology but it is known for exposing the irregularities of the left movement as well. Jana Astha has the largest circulation among the weeklies all over the country and it leads 80 percent of the print media of Nepal,this has been certified by the Nepalese government's Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC). Its editor Kishor Shrestha had represented editors in Press Council Nepal as chairman for 3 & half years, which is an active member of the World Association of Press Councils (WAPC).He is currently the secretary general of world association of press councils (WAPC). He was jailed twice during the autocratic Panchayat regime. Shrestha has worked in the media sector for more than 36 years, whereas Jana Astha has a history of over 30 years.