Nepal Radio was the forerunner of the state-owned Radio Nepal which was set up in Kathmandu on 1 April 1951. Radio Nepal began broadcasting the news in Nepal Bhasa once a day soon after its establishment. In 1960, the station added a weekly program entitled "Jeevan Dabu" ("Life's Stage"). The 15-minute program was dedicated to music, literature, and culture. Following the abolition of the parliamentary system and establishment of the Panchayat system and its "one country, one language" policy, the daily news bulletin was stopped on 13 April 1965. "Jeevan Dabu" was discontinued in 1971. The daily news program in Nepal Bhasa was revived after the reinstatement of democracy in 1990. In 2012, besides Radio Nepal, there were more than 15 private FM radio stations in the Kathmandu Valley and four national television networks broadcasting programs in Nepal Bhasa. In 2007 (२०६४ भाद्र) Nepal Bhasa News starts in Sagarmatha Television, Nepal's First News Channel. Within these period three energetic youth Krishna Kaji Manandhar (KK Manandhar), Raju Napit and Shreesna Sthapit started Nepal Bhasa News bulletin for 30 minutes. The news bulletin called सगरमाथा बुखँ ।  Krishna Kaji Manandhar (KK Manandhar) (Nepali : कृष्ण काजी मानन्धर ) is still in media as diversity media practicener. Birth Date : August 21, 1980. Krishna Kaji Manandhar is a Media Personality, Regarded one of the significant icon, works for Lecturer (Khopa College and Binayak Sikshya Niketan), News Presenter (Image Channel Television still now), film maker as art director, documentary maker. His versatile character allowed him to practice all types of media works as feature writing for papers and magazines, trainer for workshops, public Speaking, Leadership, Organizational environment, journalism and mass communication. Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation began broadcasting a weekly half-hour program in Nepal Bhasa on 6 November 1983. The programme aired every Wednesday on its External Service. However, its opponents in Nepal pressured the radio station to shut it down.