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TikTok has removed 6,078 videos that were posted against the ‘community guidelines’ in Nepal in two months.

TikTok's representative said out of the videos posted in April and June 99.1 percent of the videos were removed immediately while 93.2 percent videos were deleted within 24 hours.

The data was presented at the 'Digital Safety Summit Nepal' organized by TikTok in coordination with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in Kathmandu on Tuesday.

On the occasion, TikTok representative Sidra Jalil presented a working paper on the regulatory guidelines prepared by TikTok.

Jalil said that the age group has also been categorically allocated to create a dignified and systematic TikTok platform.

According to the guidelines, the user should have a minimum age of 16 years to directly send messages to TikTok and 18 years to go live.

In lack of awareness on the proper use of social media, the guidelines were not followed properly, the representative said.

On the occasion, TikTok's Head of Public Policy and Government Relations for South Asia, Fordous Mottakin said that TikTok is committed to continuously collaborating with the Government of Nepal to promote digital literacy and online safety.

He said that the guideline has been put in place for the online safety of children and youth in particular.

Noting that some precautionary steps have been taken towards creating a safe online environment in Nepal, he said that there is a special concern for the safety of TikTok users.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is currently on an official visit to China, is scheduled to deliver a speech on 'various dimensions of Nepal-China relations' at Peking University on Wednesday.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, PM Oli will also address the Nepal-China Business Forum, jointly organized by the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, today.

Prime Minister Oli paid a courtesy call on Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday. On the same day, he held separate meetings with his counterpart Li Qiang and Chairman of the People's Congress of China Zhao Leji.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on mutual cooperation in nine areas was signed after talks between the delegations led by the two prime ministers at the Great Hall of the People.

A week-long photo exhibition organized on the occasion of the five-decade-long partnership between the Government of Nepal and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the development of the energy sector is being held at Nepal Kala Parishad in Babarmahal.

The program that kicked off on Tuesday and will continue till December 9 is organized in collaboration with Photojournalist Club Nepal.

State Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Purna Bahadur Tamang, Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Suresh Acharya, Managing Director at the Nepal Electricity Authority Kulman Ghising, Country Director of ADB Nepal Resident Mission Amaud Cauchois and Deputy Head of Mission at the Norwegian Embassy in Nepal Kristine Hauge Storholt officially inaugurated the event.

The objective of the exhibition is to provide direct visual experience of the work carried out during the five decades of partnership between the Government of Nepal and ADB in the energy sector.

Speaking at the program, the minister thanked ADB for its contribution to the energy sector of Nepal.

“Many positive works have been conducted recently in this sector. We are grateful for the work done to improve the energy sector of our country,” he said.

Similarly, Country Director of ADB Nepal Resident Mission Cauchois discussed in detail about the partnership with the Government of Nepal to increase power generation, transmission, distribution and energy sufficiency.

Likewise, NEA Managing Director Ghising stressed on the importance of the bank's support, especially in large hydropower projects and alternative renewable energy initiatives.

Thanking the bank, he expressed his hope that the partnership will become even more stronger.

The exhibition is divided into four sections-- Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Beyond the meter.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is currently on a four-day official visit to the People's Republic of China, beginning Monday, and Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee  of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China, held a meeting today.

On the occasion, they discussed the matters relating to Nepal-China relations and mutual concerns.

Similarly, the two leaders exchanged views on activities of the CPN-UML, the political exchanges and future cooperation, according to the Prime Minister's Private Secretariat.

Prior to this, the Prime Minister paid a courtesy call on Chinese President Xi Jinping. 

Likewise, the Prime Minister's delegation held a bilateral meeting with the Chinese delegation led by Premier Li Qiang.

Prime Minister Oli arrived in China at the friendly invitation of his Chinese counterpart.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is presently on a four-day official visit to the People's Republic of China, beginning Monday, today paid a courtesy call on President of China, Xi Jinping.

During the meeting, the two leaders exchanged views on the issues relating to Nepal-China relations and mutual interests and concerns.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Arzu Rana Deuba, Prime Minister's Chief Political Advisor Bishnu Prasad Rimal and Economic Advisor Yuba Raj Khatiwada, Chief Secretary Eaknaryan Aryal, Acting Foreign Secretary Amrit Bahadur Rai, Joint Secretary Krishna Prasad Dhakaal and Nepal's Ambassador to China Krishna Prasad Oli accompanied the Prime Minister during the meeting with the Chinese President.

The Prime Minister arrived in China at the friendly invitation of his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang.

Nepal and China have signed various bilateral agreements in presence of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Chinese Premier Li Qiang. PM Oli is presently on a four-day official visit to China, beginning Monday.

The signing of agreements followed a bilateral meeting between the premiers of both neighbors.

The documents signed and exchanged by the both sides are: Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation, Letter of Exchange on Tokha-Chhahare Tunnel, MoU on Trade Promotion Cooperation, Protocol on Requirements on Thermally Processed Buffalo Meat Products to be Exported from Nepal to China, MoU on Development Plan (2024-2029) and Letter of Exchange on Cash Assistance.

Similarly, additional agreements signed today include Handover Certificate of the Completion of the Reconstruction of Nine-storey Basantapur Tower, MoU on Volunteer Chinese Language Teachers, and MoU between Public Service Broadcasting Nepal Television and China Media Group, according to Foreign Ministry's Spokesperson Krishna Prasad Dhakal.  

Spokesperson Dhakal said that both sides on the occasion held discussions on expansion of connectivity, industrial and infrastructure development, cooperation in health, agriculture, trade, tourism, investment, science and technology, sports, disaster management, people-to-people relations between the two countries and enhancement of mutual cooperation in poverty alleviation.

Sudurpaschim Royals started their journey on an encouraging note by defeating Biratnagar Kings in their first match under the Nepal Premier League (NPL) cricket tournament.

Sudurpaschim Royals thrashed Biratnagar Kings by 90 runs in today's match held at Kirtipur-based TU Cricket Ground.

This is the second consecutive loss for the Biratnagar Kings in the tournament.

For Biratnagar, Bashir Ahmed scored 24 runs off 28 balls while Rajesh Pulami Magar made 15 runs off nine balls and Anil Kharel 10 runs. Other batters failed to score in double digits.

Sudurpaschim Royals' Abinash Bohara and Scott Kuggeleijn took three wickets each while Brandon McMullen and Saif Zaib claimed one wicket each.

Earlier, Sudurpaschim Royal made 182 runs in 20 overs losing seven wickets. Invited to bat first losing the toss, Captain Dipendra Singh Airee contributed 57 runs off 24 balls (not out) while Brandon McMullen 36 runs off 26 balls and Binod Bhandari 23 runs off 20 balls.

Similarly, Ishan Pandey gathered 21 runs, Aarif Sheikh nine runs and Saif Zaib14 runs.

For Biratnagar Kings, Anil Kharel took three wickets while Ismat Alam, Basir Ahmed and Crish Sole one wicket each.

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) gained 17.80 points to close at 2,775.85 points on Tuesday.

The sensitive index, however, plunged by 0.58 points to close at 471. 21 points.

A total of 18,160,634-unit shares of 307 companies were traded for Rs 8. 52 billion.

Meanwhile, Dibyashwori Hydropower Ltd. (DHPL) and Ingwa Hydropower Limited (IHL) were the top gainers today, with their price surging by 10. 00 percent. Likewise, Upper Syange Hydropower Limited (USHL) was the top loser as its price fell by 9.51 percent.

At the end of the day, total market capitalization stood at Rs 4. 60 trillion.