Frequently Asked Questions

Chautari Hub is a platform that brings together Nepali news, FM radio, patro (calendar), daily games, and other tools in one place. Think of it as your daily hub for everything Nepal — whether you're at home or abroad.

Yes, everything on Chautari Hub is free. News, radio, patro, games — no subscriptions, no paywalls. We may introduce optional premium features in the future, but the core experience will always be free.

No, you can use everything without signing in. But if you create a free account, you can follow sources and topics, save articles, see personalized recommendations, track your reading history, and keep your game progress.

No. We're fully independent. We don't work for or represent any specific news outlet. Our goal is to present news from many sources so you can form your own opinions.

Yes! Chautari Hub is available on both the App Store and Google Play. The app gives you the same experience with offline reading, push notifications for breaking news, and daily game reminders.

We aggregate headlines and summaries from 50+ established Nepali and English news publishers. All content belongs to the original publisher — when you click an article, you go directly to their website.

Continuously. Our system checks sources every few minutes. Breaking news usually shows up within minutes of being published by the original outlet.

Yes. We have separate Nepali and English feeds. You can switch between them from the top navigation. Each feed pulls from sources that publish in that language.

When you're signed in, we look at the sources, topics, and categories you follow, your reading history, and your location (province) to rank articles that are most relevant to you. The more you use it, the better it gets.

It's a daily AI-narrated news summary available in both Nepali and English — about 5 minutes long, covering the top stories of the day. Think of it like a quick podcast briefing. A new one is generated every morning for each language.

We use entity recognition to extract people, places, and organizations from articles, then track which ones are mentioned most frequently over the last 24 hours. That's how we surface what's trending.

Yes. On the For You page and news feeds, you'll see a hide (X) button on each article card. Hidden articles won't show up again in your feeds.

You can use the 'Report a Bug' link in the footer, or email us at [email protected]. Let us know the article title or URL and what the issue is.

We have a growing collection of Nepali FM stations from all provinces, and we're continuously adding more. You can browse by province, search by name, or check out the 24/7 stations that stream around the clock.

Yes, most stations stream online so you can listen from anywhere in the world. A few stations may have geo-restrictions set by the broadcaster, but most work internationally.

Yes, sign in and tap the heart icon on any station. Your favorites appear in a dedicated tab on the radio page for quick access.

Streams occasionally go down on the broadcaster's end. Try refreshing or come back later. You can also use the 'Report' button on the station page to let us know, and we'll investigate.

Yes! There's a 'Request Station' button on the radio page. Fill out the form and we'll review it. We add new stations regularly.

We display the Bikram Sambat (BS) calendar with accurate AD/BS date mapping. You can toggle between BS and AD views. The calendar shows festivals, holidays, tithis, and other events for each day.

Fixed-date festivals (like Nepali New Year on Baisakh 1) come directly from the BS calendar. Tithi-based festivals (like Dashain, Tihar, Ekadashi) are calculated using astronomical computations with the Swiss Ephemeris library, based on the moon's position relative to the sun. We cross-reference with official government holiday lists.

We compute tithi, nakshatra, and yoga using geocentric calculations based on your selected location. By default it uses Kathmandu, but you can change the location and the panchang will adjust accordingly. These are astronomically computed values — your local pandit may have slightly different results based on different almanac traditions.

Yes. We flag festivals as Nepal-only or global. Religious and cultural events like Dashain, Tihar, Holi, and Chhath are visible everywhere. Government-specific holidays (like local jatras or official off-days) are marked as Nepal-only.

Yes. There's a search bar in the calendar that searches across the entire year. It also handles common aliases — so searching 'Dashain' will find 'Vijaya Dashami', searching 'Diwali' will find 'Laxmi Puja', and so on.

Yes. Your selected month, view mode (month/day/year/events), and BS/AD toggle are saved in your browser session. They persist across page refreshes but reset when you close the browser.

We currently have four games: Sudoku (number puzzle), Shabda (Nepali word guessing, like Wordle), Bagchal (traditional Tigers & Goats), and Crossword (word puzzle). New games are added periodically.

Sudoku and Crossword are playable on the web. Shabda (word game) and Bagchal are currently app-only. We're working on bringing all games to the web.

If you're signed in, yes. Your stats, streaks, and progress sync across devices. Without an account, progress is saved locally in your browser.

All exchange rates are sourced from Nepal Rastra Bank's daily published rates. These are reference rates — actual rates at banks and money transfer services may vary slightly.

Gold and silver prices are updated daily based on rates published by the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association (FENEGOSIDA).

Fuel prices reflect the latest rates published by Nepal Oil Corporation. They're updated whenever NOC announces a price change.

If you create an account, we store your email, followed sources/topics, saved articles, and reading history. We don't sell your data to anyone. For anonymous visitors, we only use basic analytics to understand how the site is used.

Yes. Go to your Account page, scroll to the bottom, and you'll find the delete account option. This permanently removes all your data from our servers.

We use essential cookies for authentication and preferences. Optional analytics cookies help us understand usage patterns. You can manage cookie preferences from the footer link.

We're always looking to add reputable news sources. Please contact us at [email protected] with your publication name, RSS feed URL, and a brief description.

Of course. Email us at [email protected] and we'll remove your content promptly. We respect publisher preferences.

No. We only store headlines, summaries, and thumbnail images for display. Clicking any article takes readers directly to your website. We always link back to the original source.