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NTA seeks replies from ISPs in regard with TikTok ban

The Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has directed internet service providers (ISPs) to respond whether they have implemented the government decision to ban TikTok, a social media app. Issuing a public notice today, the NTA…

Jammer operated at Tinkune and Balkhu; network disrupted

Jammer technologies has been used at Thinkune and Balkhu in Kathmandu. Following the clash between cadres of Durga Prasai and Youth Association Nepal (YAN) at Balkhu, the police have now operated a jamar vehicles in these places. Jammer&n…

'VPN use may cause theft of sensitive data'

Nepal Police have urged the users not to employ VPN and DNS platforms for the operation of government-banned social site, TikTok. The police cautioned the people for not using illegal and unsafe VPN and DNS platforms as it may result in the theft…

Discuss the matter with Nepal govt, NTA writes to TikTok

The Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA) has sent a letter to the Singapore-based TikTok Company asking the latter to discuss the matter with the Nepal government. According to Achuta Nand Mishra, the deputy director of the Authority, in the l…

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10 writ petitions lodged in Supreme Court against TikTok ban

A total of 10 writ petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court against the government's decision to ban TikTok in Nepal. The Council of Ministers' meeting on last November 13 had decided to ban the video-sharing platform in Nepal.…

TikTok reveals it removed 2.98 mln videos in Nepal, writes letter to NTA

Tiktok has written a letter to the Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA) after the Nepal government decided to shut down the social media platform. Tiktok wrote a letter to the Authority mentioning that the video materials that violat…

WorldLink wins Digital Transformation Award

WorldLink Communications, an internet service provider, has won the Digital Transformation Award. Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organization (AOCIO) presented the award to the company amidst a special ceremony held in Seoul, South Korea on Tuesd…

Govt shuts down social media platform TikTok

The Nepal government has decided to shut down social media platform Tiktok in Nepal. A meeting of the Council of Ministers on Sunday took a decision to this effect, said Minister for Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma. …

Time to focus on science and technology: PM Dahal

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has said that the state has not focused attention on the development of science and technology, yet. Prachanda, who is also the Chancellor of Nepal Academy of Science and Technol…

MDMS takes effect; unregistered mobile phones blocked

The Nepal government is implementing the mobile device management system (MDMS) with the aim of curbing the illegal import of mobile phone sets from today. With the MDMS in place, the mobile phone sets which have not been registered in the N…