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CEC Thapaliya terms fake news as threat to democracy
Kathmandu, Oct 18: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya has said that regulation of fake news, misinformation and hate speech that are disseminated through the social networking sites was a tough job and the Election Commission (EC)’s lone efforts could not be effective for it. At a conference on Election Integrity organised by Meta, the mother organization of Facebook, in the capital city on Tuesday, Thapaliya said different provisions mentioned in the election code of conduct to regulate the fake information, misinformation and hate speech were based on the best practices from the democratic countries and outcome of the research studies.He further said that the EC will make maximum efforts to maintain overall integrity in the poll. “Owing the massive outreach of the social networking sites, there has been drastic change in the pattern of use of information and consumption amongst Nepalis. As a result of this, except the conscious users of social networking sites, everyone could be a victim of fake news and misinformation. Democracy and election, and fake news, misinformation and hate speech cannot go together,” the Chief Election Commissioner argued. Fake news, misinformation and hate speech are a serious challenge to democracy and an enemy to freedom of expression, according to Thapaliya. Amid such circumstances, the voters could be misled and would be deprived of taking informed decision ultimately leading to wrong representation. (RSS)
Nepal listed third in South Asia in early marriage
As per the report conducted by UNICEF, child marriage of both girl child and boy child is highly prevalent in Nepal and has been listed as third in South Asia.
Army's Jayarani wins third gold, national record in long jump
Jayrani Tharu of Tribhuvan Army Club of Nepal Army has set a national record in women's long jump under the 9th National Games underway in Gandaki Province.
Nepal European Film Festival from October 28
Altogether 13 European films and three Nepali films will be screened in the festival, informed the Delegation of the European Union to Nepal.
Police seize women's cricket gold
Nepal Police Club clean swept the gold medal in cricket of the 9th National Games after winning the women's final at the cricket ground of Pokhara Cricket Complex on Tuesday.
Nepal can be a rich country soon: PM Deuba
He made it clear that due to the responsible work of the concerned minister of the government, the country was saved from facing a situation similar to that of Sri Lanka.
Legendary runner Manandhar's record is still a distant dream
Legendary marathon runner Baikuntha Manandhar holds the national record of 2:15.03, which is also the South Asian record time in men's marathon. The record was set in 1987 during the 3rd South Asian Federation. Anis Thapa Magar became the new champions of the marathon played under the 9th National Games at Pokhara on Tuesday.
Dahal insists on victory of left-democratic alliance
Chairperson of the CPN (Maoist Centre), Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', has said it was necessary to make the alliance, formed to protect the Constitution, democracy and federal democratic republic, victorious in the elections of the House of Representatives and the Province Assembly.
Prachanda insists on victory of left-democratic alliance
Chairperson of the CPN (Maoist Centre), Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', has said it was necessary to make the alliance, formed to protect the Constitution, democracy and federal democratic republic, victorious in the elections of the House of Representatives and the Province Assembly.
Existing political alliance for achieving stability: leader Nepal
CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairperson Madhav Nepal has said the existing political alliance is meant for the stability of the republic and the protection of the Constitution.
46 new cases, 17 recoveries in last 24 hours
In 835 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 42 people were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its regular update on Tuesday. Likewise, the virus infection was detected in four people in 675 antigen tests performed in the last 24 hours.
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Ballot papers under FPTP election system for two provinces printed
Ballot papers under the First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) election system for the upcoming House of Representatives (HoR) and Provincial Assembly have been almost printed for Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces so far. HoR and Provincial Assembly elections are scheduled for November 20 this year.
APF wins three gold medals in men's wrestling
The Armed Police Force ( APF) departmental team has clinched four gold towards men's wrestling held under the ongoing Ninth National Games in East Kawasoti. In the competition held today, the APF won four gold medals followed by three gold by the Madhesh Province, two by Nepali Army and one by the Lumbini Province.
Jumla facing shortage of cooking gas, petroleum products
Jumla district has started facing a shortage of cooking gas and petroleum products due to the obstruction of the Karnali highway following incessant rainfall. Consumers have been facing difficulties in the lack of sufficient amounts of cooking gas and petroleum products in the market.
Breathtaking photos of Manaslu seen from Bhaktapur
With the retreat of this year, monsoon weather has started to be clear. The scenes of mount Manaslu can be seen from the Gundu of Bhaktapur.
