KATHMANDU, July 27: Following widespread criticisms from the public over the decision to charge 13 percent telecommunication service charge (TSC) on internet service, a committee formed by the government to review the decision has decided not to increase cost for Internet users.

KATHMANDU, July 27: Following widespread criticisms from the public over the decision to charge 13 percent telecommunication service charge (TSC) on internet service, a committee formed by the government to review the decision has decided not to increase cost for Internet users.

Sagoon Inc, a US-based company that runs www.sagoon.com, which, the company claims, enables users to make a ‘true connection’ with others. The company also claims that it will eventually be able to provide its user base the ability to monetize time spent on the website through a revenue-sharing model. The company is currently on the closing phase of funding as part of its mini-IPO to collect a total of $20 million from the public.

Number of narcotic drug users up in Mahottari

UDAYPUR, June 7: Available evidence suggests that Udayapur has turned into a hub for drug dealers and users over the recent years. Police have been arresting drug users and dealers every other day.

KATHMANDU, May 22: The number of users of Nepal Telecom data services has exceeded 10 million. According to the company latest statistics, the number of GSM data services is currently counted at 9,795,100, while 136,500 people are using CDMA data services and the Wi-Max service users is 17,000.

KATHMANDU, April 30: All phone users have so far paid more than Rs 1.59 billion as additional telecommunication service charges (TSC) to rebuild Dharahara, the historical monument which was knocked down by the earthquake of 2015. Three years have shot by since telecom users started paying money for restoring the monument but the authorities haven't yet started works to utilize the heritage fund, a special fund to rebuild the nine-storied 119th-century monument.

April 26: Facebook Inc (FB.O) shares rose on Wednesday after the social network reported a surprisingly strong 63 percent rise in profit and an increase in users, with no sign that business was hurt by a scandal over the mishandling of personal data.

Facebook makes a great show of pretending to care about safeguarding your data, but today, it’s shattered that illusion. The company has confirmed to Reuters that it won’t be extending the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)laws worldwide.

Today Facebook will tell the 87 million users who may have had their information shared with Cambridge Analytica.

NEW YORK, April 5: Facebook revealed Wednesday that tens of millions more people might have been exposed in the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal than previously thought and said it will restrict the user data that outsiders can access.

March 26: No one likes ads interrupting their streaming jams, and millions of Spotify Premium users pay $9.99 a month to forestall that very terrible possibility.

San Francisco, Jan 21: Facebook announced Friday it will ask its two billion users to rank their trust in news sources, in its latest attempt to combat the spread of misinformation on the social network.

KATHMANDU, Dec 21: Imagine attaching a camera to your head and recording every second of your life throughout the day either until you turn it off or its battery dies. You’re well aware that the camera makes you stand out, often getting weird eyes from the public as if they’re watching a sociopath. Think it’s too uncanny? Well, replace your head with a helmet to attach the camera on and ride a motorbike or bicycle and the situation suddenly changes into a rather interesting trend.

SURKHET, July 31: The number of drug users has been increasing every year in Surkhet district, according to the data maintained by the District Police Office (DPO), Surkhet.

KATHMANDU, July 31: Nepal Telecom (NT) has introduced promotional offer for its GSM/ CDMA and ADSL/FTTH customers. "Under the offer, customers will get bonus balance while receiving international calls.

KATHMANDU, July 30: Nepal Telecom (NT) has introduced promotional offer for its GSM/ CDMA and ADSL/FTTH customers. "Under the offer, customers will get bonus balance while receiving international calls.

BEIJING, July 18: Users of WhatsApp in China and security researchers have reported widespread service disruptions amid fears that the popular messaging service may be at least partially blocked by authorities in the world's most populous country.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 7:  It's the biggest status update ever from Mark Zuckerberg: Two billion people — more than a quarter of the world's population — hang out on Facebook at least once a month.

KATHMANDU, April 26: Mobile phone subscribers of Nepal Telecom (NT) can now browse government websites with no data charges.

WASHINGTON, April 21: Facebook Company has claimed that the number of Facebook and Messenger users has climbed to 1.2 billion.

PARIS, April 15: Up-to-date Microsoft customers are safe from the purported National Security Agency spying tools dumped online, the software company said Saturday, tamping down fears that the digital arsenal was poised to wreak havoc across the internet .

KATHMANDU, April 7: The Nepal government has decided to exempt various governmental and non-governmental organizations from paying the air fare arrears amounting to around Rs 32 million at the request of the Defense Ministry.

KATHMANDU, March 11: Number of 4G subscribers has crossed the half-million mark in just three months.

Consumers are snapping up fitness trackers, smart watches and other connected wearable gadgets but huge numbers wind up in drawers unused after just a few months once the novelty wears off.

WhatsApp on Friday rolled out a two-step verification process for all devices to enhance the security of users' accounts.

KATHMANDU, Feb 11: Drug addiction among students has been emerging as a challenge for the country. Admission trends at rehab centers indicate that 75 percent of drugs users are between 15 to 30 years of age.

To protect users from potential viruses, tech giant Google has announced to restrict Gmail users from sending JavaScript files from February 13.

WhatsApp has recently added new features in the latest update for iOS that makes a host of new changes on how the app functions.

KATHMANDU, Jan 26: Despite his disability, fifty-year-old Bel Gurung of Khumaltar, Lalitpur was never a burden to his family members as he never troubled them seeking favors. He was self-reliant and did his works himself. But the ongoing road widening drive of the government has thrown his normal life out of gear.

Hundreds of thousands of people were forced to follow US President Donald Trump on Twitter after a technical glitch, prompting the social networking site to apologise to users.

Hundreds of thousands of people were forced to follow US President Donald Trump on Twitter after a technical glitch, prompting the social networking site to apologise to users.

KATHMANDU, Jan 21: The number of Nepal Telecom (NT) subscribers activating the company’s newly-installed fourth generation mobile phone technology system (4G) crossed 40,000 in the first 15 days. NT started offering 4G services for GSM postpaid subscribers on January 1.

The search engine giant, Google’s latest update for Android allows users to run a quick search even without access to the internet.

KATHMANDU, Jan 18: Nepal Telecom (NT) is going to launch 4G service even for GSM prepaid mobiles from February 4.

Facebook’s live feature is now finally available for desktops. “We’re starting to roll out the ability for people to broadcast live on Facebook from their desktop or laptop,” read a statement sent by the social media giant to Social Times.

Bringing more controls to the platform, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said that the company was thinking to bring editing functionality to tweets.

Yahoo has discovered a 3-year-old security breach that enabled a hacker to compromise more than 1 billion user accounts, breaking the company's own humiliating record for the biggest security breach in history.

Snapchat rolled out a feature on Tuesday for group chats with up to 16 people as the fast-growing social network sought to broaden its services ahead of an expected share offering.

A new study has found that iPhone users may be lacking in some character traits in contrast with Android users, Independent reported.

A new study has found that iPhone users may be lacking in some character traits in contrast with Android users, Independent reported.

The social network on Tuesday rolled out a feature that allows users to play hugely popular games such as Pac-Man and Space Invaders, the company's latest attempt to get users spend more time on its messaging app.

Britain’s privacy watchdog said on Monday that Facebook has agreed to suspend using data from UK users of its WhatsApp messaging app for advertisements or product-improvement purposes after the watchdog said consumers weren’t properly protected.

KATHMANDU, Oct 3: The Ministry of Energy has constituted a high-level mechanism meant for addressing complaints of electricity users.

REPUBLICA, Sept 16: Joy brand of Ratnasagar Herbal Pvt Ltd has handed over seven Honda Deo scooters to lucky consumers of its Papaya Sun Cream.

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Saturday urged users of its Galaxy Note 7 phones to turn in their handsets as soon as possible as part of a recall aimed at limiting the damage caused by the fire-prone devices.

KATHMANDU, Aug 6: A Community of Drug Users in Nepal has demonstrated in front of Chakrapath-based Nepal Consulate of the Republic of The Philippines denouncing its ‘inhuman’ crackdown on drug addicts in the Philippines.