Pokhara Metropolitan Bans Facebook During Office Hours

Pokhara Metropolitan has recently banned Facebook during office hours, reports Online Khabar. The ban has come into effect from Sunday, 1^st April.

Why it matters:

• The ban was placed after the metropolitan received complaints regarding service delivery as employees were busy browsing Facebook during work hours.
• A similar ban had been placed in Karnali province last week, which has been effective since 27^thMarch.

What they are saying:

• According to Information Officer Ashok Dware, employees would not be able to surf through Facebook during office hours starting from 10:15 am to 4:00 pm.
• Moreover, immediate actions would be taken against those staffers found to be surfing Facebook through mobile data packs, the Mayor said.

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