SINDHULI, June 23 – The number of newspaper readers suddenly increased by 100 percent in Sindhuli after the Narayanhity Royal Palace incident, according to newspapers vendors.

Sushil Kumar Devkota of Parjuna Stationery, one of the main vendors of newspapers published from the capital says he is considerably encouraged by this sudden increase in the number of newspaper readers.

“I have not been able to cater to the needs of all my customers. I order for fewer copies fearing that they may not be sold but they are sold like hot cakes” he said. He added that even people who hardly cared to read newspapers are now buying and reading them.

Newspapers published from Kathmandu arrive here in the evening by bus. People come to the newspaper shop to get copies as early as 2 p.m. He said copies of Nepal and Himal fortnightly magazines were sold so fast that within an hour all copies were sold. When I telephoned at the offices of the newspapers to send more copies, I was told that there was no copy left, Devkota said.

The sales of Kantipur daily and Saptahik of the Kantipur Publications are six and three times more respectively in comparison to the sale of other newspapers in Sindhuli.

Similarly, Sanjay Dahal of Dahal Patrika Pasal said that readers were buying even unpopular newspapers when they failed to get a copy of their favourite newspaper.