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Nepal to block pornographic content amid rising rape statistics
Kathmandu: The Government of Nepal on Friday said it would block the publication and dissemination of pornographic content in the nation, citing an increase in incidents of rape.
The Ministry for Information and Communication issued a release citing pornographic content to be the reason for rape.
“The Criminal Code 2071 article 121 and other prevalent laws prohibit the production and dissemination of sexually obscene contents. In order to prevent the access of such content through electronic media, the need of pulling down such websites inside Nepal has become necessary,” the release from the ministry stated.
Nepal has witnessed a sharp rise in the number of rape cases over the past weeks.The decision of the Nepal government to ban pornographic content comes amid the rising rage against the government’s failure to identify the perpetrators who allegedly raped and murdered a schoolgirl in Southern Plain of Nepal recently.
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NATIONAL
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Himachal Pradesh: Schools of 8 districts to remain closed due to heavy rains
Shimla: As the heavy rainfall continued to remain disastrous on Sunday in Himachal Pradesh, schools will remain closed on September 24 in eight districts of the hilly state.
The eight districts that will remain close in wake of predictions of heavy rainfall are – Kullu, Kinnaur, Chamba, Kangra, Bilaspur, Sirmaur, Mandi and Shimla. Vehicular traffic also got blocked on National Highway 3 near Aut in Mandi district due to water from flooded Beas River entering the highway.
As the normal life too disrupted following the heavy rainfall and flash flood in the region, Kullu Deputy Commissioner Yunus Khan said, “We are trying to evacuate and rehabilitate people. I request people not to go to high reach areas and near rivers.”
A number of roads have been blocked across the state and scores of vehicles have been damaged due to landslide and heavy rainfall in the state. In fact, a tourist bus was washed away into a flooded river in Manali. The bus was empty when it was washed away into the flooded Beas River, ANI said.
In Kullu, trucks were washed away from the road into the Beas River. Normal life was paralysed following heavy rainfall in the Kullu region. At lesat 19 people have been airlifted by the Army helicopter from flood-hit Dobhi-Fojal area today. The incessant rains have been lashing various districts in Himachal Pradesh causing Beas River to overflow. Heavy rains and snowfall have also brought down the temperature in the hilly state.
WORLD
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Michelle Obama helps Chicago couple get married in a unique style!
Washington D.C: Michelle Obama, who is all set to launch a nationwide tour to promote her new book, recently helped a young couple tie the knot. According to TMZ, the former first lady helped Chicago couple Stephanie Rivkin and Joel Sircus say “I do” on Sunday evening at the Theater on the Lake.
One attendee couldn’t contain the excitement and shared a video of Obama with the soon-to-be newlyweds at the altar on Instagram, which has since been deleted. In the video, Obama recited vows into a microphone as the bride repeated after her. She donned a floor-length, long-sleeve black dress, a stark contrast to the white canopy behind her. Michelle Obama, who is all set to launch her stadium tour, will hit 10 U.S. cities to launch the sale of her memoir, “Becoming.”
Technology
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Chief technology officers of Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel quit
Chief technology officers of telecom operators Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel have resigned from their respective companies.
Reliance Jio Group Chief Technology Officer Jagbir Singh had joined the company before the soft launch of 4G services.
Prior to this assignment, Singh was working with Samsung, and had previously worked with Airtel for about a decade.
According to a source, he is moving back to Delhi but did not disclose any further details.
Email sent to Reliance Jio did not elicit any reply.
Bharti Airtel's Chief Technology Officer for mobile networks, Shyam Prabhakar Mardikar has also put in his papers.
When contacted, Bharti Airtel spokesperson confirmed the development.
According to the source, Mardikar has resigned to move up the ladder in his career path.
Mardikar has been with Airtel since August 2012. This was his second stint with the telecom major. Earlier, he has served Airtel for about a decade from 2001-2010 after quitting his job at the Department of Telecom.
He was serving as CTO of Airtel's mobile network since January 2017.
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Chief Minister's visit arrived by collector inspecting general meeting place
Bemetra September 24, 2018: - Collector Mahadev Kaware visited the Blak Headquarters Saza on Monday and discussed the preparations for the Chief Minister's 'Atal Vikas Yatra' on September 26. During this, he gave necessary directions regarding platform arrangements, bericates, meeting, drinking water arrangements etc. Senior Superintendent of Police H.R. Manor, Additional Collector, R. s. Women, District Panchayat CEO S. Alok, Executive Engineer Loniiv MR District level departmental officers including Jatav, Sub-Divisional Officer Revenue Saja Umashankar Sahu were present.
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