Nepal govt approves Cyber Security Policy

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Kathmandu: The government has approved the cyber security policy. The Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday decided to approve Cyber ​​Security Policy 2080. The government has made such a policy for building a reliable, safe and uplifting cyber space in the country. Based on this policy, the government believes that this policy will be important to… Continue reading Nepal govt approves Cyber Security Policy

Govt alerts Mahabir pun not to sell national award

Kathmandu: Mahabir Pun, the founder of National Innovation Center, has alerted by the government after auctioning medals honored by the government. Ministry of Home Affairs has sent a letter to Pun asking not to put national awards for auction. The Ministry of Home Affairs has sent a letter to Pun with the information that it… Continue reading Govt alerts Mahabir pun not to sell national award

PM stress on including digital literacy in scholl curriculum

Kathmandu: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, has stressed on including digital literacy in school curriculam. In an interaction on the topic of ‘Impact of modern information technology on national security’ organized by the National Security Council today, he said that in the age of science and technology, it is necessary to develop digital literacy… Continue reading PM stress on including digital literacy in scholl curriculum

Police arrests a man for spreading hatred about PM on social media

Kathmandu: One person has been arrested for spreading hatred against Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and his wife on social media. Sher Bahadur Rana Magar also known as ‘Tiger Rana Magar’ of Rupandehi’s Devdaha Municipality-8, who misused Sita Dahal’s picture on Facebook, was arrested in Butwal. According to the Cyber ​​Bureau has filed a… Continue reading Police arrests a man for spreading hatred about PM on social media

Tech gaints Facebook and Google pays tax for the first time in Nepal

Kathmandu: Non-resident individuals and companies providing digital services in Nepal have paid tax for the first time. Nine companies, including Google, Facebook’s parent company Meta, YouTube, Tiktok have been registered in Nepal’s tax system and paid taxes for the first time. So far, some of the nine companies have paid nine crore rupees in value… Continue reading Tech gaints Facebook and Google pays tax for the first time in Nepal

Threads: Ten million join Meta’s Twitter rival, Zuckerberg says

Kathmandu: Ten million users signed up for Meta’s newly-launched Threads app in its first seven hours, the company’s chief Mark Zuckerberg says. He pitched the app as a “friendly” rival to Twitter, which was bought by Elon Musk in October. Experts say Threads could attract Twitter users unhappy with recent changes to the platform. Threads… Continue reading Threads: Ten million join Meta’s Twitter rival, Zuckerberg says

Nepal govt preparing to bring e-commerce policy

Kathmandu: Nepal government is preparing to bring new law for e-commerce platform. In order to regulate online businesses the government has prepared a new law. The bill has been made to regulate electronic business (e-commerce) registered by the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supply, has been submitted in the National Assembly of the Federal Parliament… Continue reading Nepal govt preparing to bring e-commerce policy

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma in Nepal

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2018, file photo, Chairman of Alibaba Group Jack Ma speaks during a seminar in Bali, Indonesia. China’s market regulator will increase scrutiny and regulation around the community group buying industry in China, summoning some of its largest tech companies involved to discuss the matter as it looks to eradicate anti-monopoly practices in the industry. In a statement on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2020, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation said it had held a meeting with six internet platform companies, including e-commerce firms Alibaba, JD.com and Pinduoduo, to discuss the regulation of community group buying. Photo courtesy: AP

Kathmandu: Director of Chinese company Alibaba Group and Chinese Jack Ma is on an unofficial visit to Nepal since yesterday. Jack Ma arrived in Kathmandu on a chartered Boeing 737 Max of Hong Kong business jet yesterday afternoon. According to the Department of Immigration, he came on his chartered flight with his seven other crew… Continue reading Chinese billionaire Jack Ma in Nepal

Govt allows district courts to look after cybercrime cases

Kathmandu: The government has authorized the district courts to look after cases of cyber crime and banking offences. Rekha Sharma, Government Spokesperson and Minister of Communication and Information Technology, while announcing the decision of the Council of Ministers held on Tuesday, said that the government has given the district courts the right to take action… Continue reading Govt allows district courts to look after cybercrime cases