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Nepal SC refuses "interim order" to lift TikTok ban, issues show cause to
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Nepal Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against issuing an interim order to lift the ban on Chinese social media application TikTok.
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Vaccine regulators, officials meet to strategize integration of COVID-19 v
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
To integrate pandemic vaccines in national immunisation programme in countries of the WHO South-East Asia Region, vaccine regulators, and officials from WHO today began deliberating strategies to enable member countries to transition from the use of COVID-19 vaccines under Emergency Use Auth
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Nepal observes Chhath as devotees continue fast, chant hymns throughout ni
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Devotees in Kathmandu thronged to nearby holy water bodies on Sunday evening, offering Arghya to Lord Sun as they prepared to stay awake for the whole night as the arduous fasting of Chhath entered the third day.
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Half-a-dozen writ petitions filed in Nepal Supreme Court against Tik Tok b
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Senior advocate Dinesh Tripathi, advocate Swagat Nepal and others have filed separate writ petitions against the TikTok ban. They have demanded that the government's decision should be annulled, stating that the ban on Tik Tok has violated citizens freedom of opinion and expression, that the
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Nepali public welcomes government decision to impose ban on TikTok
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A cabinet meeting in Nepal on Monday decided to ban Chinese social media platform TikTok after mounting complaints of social disharmony in the Himalayan nation. Government of Nepal spokesperson and Minister of Information and Communications Rekha Sharma confirmed that a cabinet meeting on Mo
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Nepal bans TikTok after mounting complaints of social disharmony
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Chinese social media Tik Tok does not have any provisions to remove offensive contents. With the latest move, Nepal becomes the most recent country to ban Tik Tok, which is already banned in over 50 countries.
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Nepal bans Chinese app TikTok, cites security concerns
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Kathmandu Post reported the Nepal government last week said the measure was introduced in light of an increasing number of people complaining that the absence of the companies' representatives in Nepal made it difficult for the authorities to address their users' concerns and even to rem
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After dismal progress in BRI, China switches to 'regional approach' in Nep
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
After six years of dismal progress on projects under the Belt and Road Initiative in Nepal, China seems to have taken a regional approach to extend President Xi Jinping's flagship connectivity arm, a report in Kathmandu Post stated.
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Nepal celebrates fiesta of dogs, Kukur Tihar
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Nepal on Sunday worshipped dogs as part of the celebration commonly called "Kukur Tihar," an annual day of dogs in the Himalayan Nation.
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Florists in Kathmandu get busy plucking flowers as Tihar festival begins i
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
As the festival of flowers - Tihar started in Nepal from Saturday, florist Bimala Tamang in the outskirts of Kathmandu is busy plucking marigold and putting into the bucket as the demand for it is high.
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India sends third tranche of relief materials for Nepal earthquake victims
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
"Acting on the commitment of Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the third tranche of over 12 tonnes of earthquake relief support comprising blankets, sleeping bags, tents and essential medical supplies, etc. reached Nepal on November 9, 2023, via a special Indian Air Force (IAF) C-130 fli
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Air quality of Kathmandu turns "Unhealthy" as mercury drops
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The overall air quality of Kathmandu has turned "unhealthy" with the onset of the winter season in the Himalayan nation which now has been engulfed in a haze.
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