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Nepal Bans TikTok, Citing Disruption of Social Harmony
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Nepal Bans TikTok, Citing Disruption of Social Harmony

In a recently held meeting, Nepal banned the immensely popular social media application, TikTok. The move comes in response to concerns regarding the app's impact on "social harmony" within the country. Foreign Minister Narayan Prakash Saud has announced the immediate enforcement of the ban. Minister Saud emphasized that the decision was crucial in order to regulate the usage of the social media platform, which had been causing disruptions to social order, goodwill, and the dissemination of indecent content. To foster accountability, the government has demanded that social media companies register and establish liaison offices in Nepal, fulfill tax obligations, and adhere to the nation's laws and regulations. While it remains unclear what specifically prompted this ban, speculation p...
Oyo Launched Its Operation in Nepal, Target to Acquire 100 Properties in This Year
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Oyo Launched Its Operation in Nepal, Target to Acquire 100 Properties in This Year

Budget hotel platform Oyo has forayed into Nepal with a target of on-boarding 100 properties by the end of this year. The room aggregator, which opened its first property here, is also looking to roll out its Townhouse brand in the Himalayan nation, which of late is witnessing a tourist influx after a back-breaking earthquake in 2015. According to official statistics, of the 174,803 tourists who visited Nepal in 2016, most were from India. The entry into Nepal comes on the heels of its foray in Malaysia. The plan is to set up 100 Oyo hotels in Nepal this year. While its basic model is meant for the value- and cost-conscious traveller, Townhouse caters to those who do not mind paying slightly more for a better service. "Our core premise is right pricing and right location wit...
Patanjali Start Operation in International Markets, Setup Unit in Bangladesh & Nepal
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Patanjali Start Operation in International Markets, Setup Unit in Bangladesh & Nepal

Yoga guru Ramdev-owned Patanjali group is all set to explore international markets with its FMCG products and may also enter Pakistan and Afghanistan in future. "We have already set up our units in Nepal and Bangladesh and our products have reached the Middle East and became popular in some of the countries, including Saudi Arabia," Baba Ramdev told reporters here. "We should be concentrating in poor countries as the profits from those countries will be utilised for development work there itself. "The entry to Pakistan and Afghanistan will mostly depend on the prevailing political situation, and if the situation is politically conducive, units will be set up there," he said. He said their company products are reaching right up to Canada. Patanjali has already entered Azerbaijan which ...