KATHMANDU, Feb 9: Minister for Communication and Information Technology Rekha Sharma has said that an inquiry committee’s report regarding the purchase and sale of shares of the telecommunications company Ncell is currently under review at the Council of Ministers.

KATHMANDU, Feb 1: The government has drafted a new law to abolish public welfare advertisements for the media. In the draft of the Media Council Bill prepared to replace the Press Council Act, 2048 BS, the provision of public welfare advertisement given by the government has been removed.

KATHMANDU, Jan 13: Internet service providers (ISPs) of Nepal have halted payments to the service provider in India for 10 months accusing the government of not addressing the foreign exchange rate issues.

KATHMANDU, Jan 6: The government has proposed a new law to regulate social media platforms. The bill has been drafted encompassing certain provisions and new provisions from the earlier draft prepared during the tenure of former Communications Minister Gokul Baskota. The draft bill has been made public by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MoCIT) for public feedback.

KATHMANDU, Dec 4: The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MoCIT) has submitted a written clarification to the Supreme Court (SC) over the ban imposed on TikTok, stating that the decision to ban the social media platform TikTok was made because it was not possible to regulate the activities on TikTok.

A few days ago, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MoCIT) banned access to all the pornographic contents and adult websites. No sooner, the issue has been discussed on the social media. There were fuzzy comments criticizing porn ban, comparing it with kidnapping cases of school children because they go to schools, increase in road accidents because of roads and such. Many say blocking porn sites does not reduce sexual violence.