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4 September 2025

A Nepali YouTube user opens the mobile app on September 4, 2025, following the announcement of the government to ban the social media platform in the Himalayan nation. The meeting in Nepal on September 4, 2025, attended by Communication and Information Technology Minister Prithivi Subba Gurung, ministry officials, representatives from the Nepal Telecommunication Authority, telecom operators, and internet service providers, makes the decision. According to ministry officials, all unregistered platforms are restricted with immediate effect. The government sets a seven-day deadline for mandatory registration, which expires on September 3, 2025. Currently, platforms such as Viber, TikTok, Wetalk, and Nimbuzz are registered, while Telegram and Global Diary are in the process.

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#12713308

4 September 2025

Social media apps appear on the screen of a phone of a Nepali user in Nepal on September 4, 2025, following the government's announcement to ban the social media platform in the Himalayan nation. The meeting held in Nepal on September 4, 2025, attended by Communication and Information Technology Minister Prithivi Subba Gurung, ministry officials, representatives from the Nepal Telecommunication Authority, telecom operators, and internet service providers, makes the decision. According to ministry officials, all unregistered platforms are restricted with immediate effect. The government sets a seven-day deadline for mandatory registration, which expires on September 3, 2025. Currently, platforms such as Viber, TikTok, Wetalk, and Nimbuzz are registered, while Telegram and Global Diary are in the process.

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#12713309

4 September 2025

A Nepali X (formerly Twitter) user opens the mobile app on September 4, 2025, following the announcement of the government to ban the social media platform in the Himalayan nation. The meeting in Nepal on September 4, 2025, attended by Communication and Information Technology Minister Prithivi Subba Gurung, ministry officials, representatives from the Nepal Telecommunication Authority, telecom operators, and internet service providers, makes the decision. According to ministry officials, all unregistered platforms are restricted with immediate effect. The government sets a seven-day deadline for mandatory registration, which expires on September 3, 2025. Currently, platforms such as Viber, TikTok, Wetalk, and Nimbuzz are registered, while Telegram and Global Diary are in the process.

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#12713310

4 September 2025

A Nepali Instagram user opens the mobile app on September 4, 2025, following the announcement of the government to ban the social media platform in the Himalayan nation. The meeting in Nepal on September 4, 2025, attended by Communication and Information Technology Minister Prithivi Subba Gurung, ministry officials, representatives from the Nepal Telecommunication Authority, telecom operators, and internet service providers, makes the decision. According to ministry officials, all unregistered platforms are restricted with immediate effect. The government sets a seven-day deadline for mandatory registration, which expires on September 3, 2025. Currently, platforms such as Viber, TikTok, Wetalk, and Nimbuzz are registered, while Telegram and Global Diary are in the process.

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#12713311

4 September 2025

Social media apps appear on the screen of a phone of a Nepali user in Nepal on September 4, 2025, following the government's announcement to ban the social media platform in the Himalayan nation. The meeting held in Nepal on September 4, 2025, attended by Communication and Information Technology Minister Prithivi Subba Gurung, ministry officials, representatives from the Nepal Telecommunication Authority, telecom operators, and internet service providers, makes the decision. According to ministry officials, all unregistered platforms are restricted with immediate effect. The government sets a seven-day deadline for mandatory registration, which expires on September 3, 2025. Currently, platforms such as Viber, TikTok, Wetalk, and Nimbuzz are registered, while Telegram and Global Diary are in the process.

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#12713312

4 September 2025

A Nepali X (formerly Twitter) user opens the mobile app on September 4, 2025, following the announcement of the government to ban the social media platform in the Himalayan nation. The meeting in Nepal on September 4, 2025, attended by Communication and Information Technology Minister Prithivi Subba Gurung, ministry officials, representatives from the Nepal Telecommunication Authority, telecom operators, and internet service providers, makes the decision. According to ministry officials, all unregistered platforms are restricted with immediate effect. The government sets a seven-day deadline for mandatory registration, which expires on September 3, 2025. Currently, platforms such as Viber, TikTok, Wetalk, and Nimbuzz are registered, while Telegram and Global Diary are in the process.

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#12713313

4 September 2025

A Nepali Facebook user opens the mobile app on September 4, 2025, following the announcement of the government to ban the social media platform in the Himalayan nation. The meeting in Nepal on September 4, 2025, attended by Communication and Information Technology Minister Prithivi Subba Gurung, ministry officials, representatives from the Nepal Telecommunication Authority, telecom operators, and internet service providers, makes the decision. According to ministry officials, all unregistered platforms are restricted with immediate effect. The government sets a seven-day deadline for mandatory registration, which expires on September 3, 2025. Currently, platforms such as Viber, TikTok, Wetalk, and Nimbuzz are registered, while Telegram and Global Diary are in the process.

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#12361349

13 May 2025

The Left Front holds a rally in Kolkata, India, on May 13, 2025, against ''war hysteria and terrorism'' and to seek communal harmony among the people. The procession is organized after India and Pakistan reach an understanding on Saturday afternoon to halt military actions with immediate effect. The understanding is reached after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes. The rally is led by Left Front chairman Biman Bose, CPI(M) West Bengal secretary Mohammed Salim, and other leaders of the front.

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13 May 2025

The Left Front holds a rally in Kolkata, India, on May 13, 2025, against ''war hysteria and terrorism'' and to seek communal harmony among the people. The procession is organized after India and Pakistan reach an understanding on Saturday afternoon to halt military actions with immediate effect. The understanding is reached after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes. The rally is led by Left Front chairman Biman Bose, CPI(M) West Bengal secretary Mohammed Salim, and other leaders of the front.

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13 May 2025

The Left Front holds a rally in Kolkata, India, on May 13, 2025, against ''war hysteria and terrorism'' and to seek communal harmony among the people. The procession is organized after India and Pakistan reach an understanding on Saturday afternoon to halt military actions with immediate effect. The understanding is reached after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes. The rally is led by Left Front chairman Biman Bose, CPI(M) West Bengal secretary Mohammed Salim, and other leaders of the front.

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13 May 2025

The Left Front holds a rally in Kolkata, India, on May 13, 2025, against ''war hysteria and terrorism'' and to seek communal harmony among the people. The procession is organized after India and Pakistan reach an understanding on Saturday afternoon to halt military actions with immediate effect. The understanding is reached after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes. The rally is led by Left Front chairman Biman Bose, CPI(M) West Bengal secretary Mohammed Salim, and other leaders of the front.

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#12349999

10 May 2025

A pigeon sits on a broken window, which is damaged due to cross-border shelling between India and Pakistan in Uri, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on May 10, 2025. India and Pakistan confirm a ceasefire with immediate effect.

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6 May 2025

An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard along the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on May 6, 2025. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) of India orders civil defense mock drills across the country on May 7, as tensions between India and Pakistan escalate following the Pahalgam terror attack that kills 26 tourists. On April 22, gunmen open fire on a group of tourists in the popular destination of Pahalgam, Kashmir. In the aftermath of the attack, the nuclear-armed rivals exchange gunfire for 12 consecutive nights across their heavily militarized de facto border in the Kashmir region. The ongoing escalation sparks widespread fear and uncertainty. In late April 2025, shortly after the attack, India's Foreign Secretary announces that the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 is held ''in abeyance with immediate effect,'' stating that the treaty remains suspended ''until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism.''

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6 May 2025

An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard along the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on May 6, 2025. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) of India orders civil defense mock drills across the country on May 7, as tensions between India and Pakistan escalate following the Pahalgam terror attack that kills 26 tourists. On April 22, gunmen open fire on a group of tourists in the popular destination of Pahalgam, Kashmir. In the aftermath of the attack, the nuclear-armed rivals exchange gunfire for 12 consecutive nights across their heavily militarized de facto border in the Kashmir region. The ongoing escalation sparks widespread fear and uncertainty. In late April 2025, shortly after the attack, India's Foreign Secretary announces that the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 is held ''in abeyance with immediate effect,'' stating that the treaty remains suspended ''until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism.''

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6 May 2025

An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard along the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on May 6, 2025. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) of India orders civil defense mock drills across the country on May 7, as tensions between India and Pakistan escalate following the Pahalgam terror attack that kills 26 tourists. On April 22, gunmen open fire on a group of tourists in the popular destination of Pahalgam, Kashmir. In the aftermath of the attack, the nuclear-armed rivals exchange gunfire for 12 consecutive nights across their heavily militarized de facto border in the Kashmir region. The ongoing escalation sparks widespread fear and uncertainty. In late April 2025, shortly after the attack, India's Foreign Secretary announces that the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 is held ''in abeyance with immediate effect,'' stating that the treaty remains suspended ''until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism.''

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6 May 2025

An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard along the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on May 6, 2025. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) of India orders civil defense mock drills across the country on May 7, as tensions between India and Pakistan escalate following the Pahalgam terror attack that kills 26 tourists. On April 22, gunmen open fire on a group of tourists in the popular destination of Pahalgam, Kashmir. In the aftermath of the attack, the nuclear-armed rivals exchange gunfire for 12 consecutive nights across their heavily militarized de facto border in the Kashmir region. The ongoing escalation sparks widespread fear and uncertainty. In late April 2025, shortly after the attack, India's Foreign Secretary announces that the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 is held ''in abeyance with immediate effect,'' stating that the treaty remains suspended ''until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism.''

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