Be it the news of peace to the relatives or the government information, in recent times the social media based on information technology has reached the target group at once. Networks like Facebook, Twitter, and Messenger have made it easy for both giving and receiving information.

Also, from local government to other government offices, financial institutions, clubs, mothers' groups, through social networks like Facebook, Tik Tok, internal or public information reaches everyone at once. However, after the meeting held at the Ministry of Communication on Thursday decided to ban social networks that are not listed in the ministry, the general public is confused.

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Krishna Bahadur Khadka of Gulmi Malika Rural Municipality-8 was working in the Indian Army. He died at the age of 29 after falling into battle on 19th October 2060 . The family got the news of death only after four days . The family members could not participate in the cremation after the news was delayed due to the lack of sufficient sources and means of information. Mrs. Srijan Khadka removed the vermilion and broke the bangles on the basis that she received the news of the death from a letter. She went to India after getting the information from the letter. Later, relatives helped to arrange the paperwork for pension. 

Jit Bahadur, the son of Topli Parajuli, a family member working in the Indian Army, found out about his mother's death in 2048 after 7 days after sending a registry letter from home. Jit Bahadur died in January 2079 after 22 years of retirement from the Indian Army. His son Ghanshyam also recently retired from the Indian Army. He had to wait for the telephone until the next day to hear the happy news of his own son's birth in 2058. He got the news from the telecommunication office at Rs 35 per minute. "Access to information was only through letter and later on telephone," he said.

74-year-old Dilliraj Pokharel of Resunga Municipality-6 is a retired teacher. He was the headmaster of Seugha Primary School in 2029 . The news of the change of principal in the school had to be sent to every house by writing a letter . "Big information was heard on the radio, there was no other medium," he said, "when there was a decision in the school, letters were sent to each house."

22 years ago, Ganesh Sapkota of Musikot Municipality-7, who lived in Korea for 8 years, could not ask his family for news. He remembers the past when he had to exchange letters to know the news of Sanchobisancho . "We had to wait in line in Kathmandu and go to Kapilvastu to get a SIM card and CDMA phone to use it," he said, "Nowadays we have mobile phones in our hands, we can talk all over the world within seconds."

The older generation is surprised to see the current age of technology . The gradual development of technology has started covering both the previous and the next generation . With the development of social networks, information exchange is going to happen instantly. From the news of birth and death to those who are abroad, it happens in a blink of an eye. In recent times, even news limited to radio and newspapers have started to be found on mobile through social media. 

The former president of Journalist Federation Gulmi, Jarnadan Ghimire, told that 25 years ago, he used to write the contents of the news by hand and send it to the media organization. "Giving the information was not easy," he said, "Now social networks are sharing instantly."

The vice president of Gulmi Industry and Commerce Association Gulmi young businessman Tara Bhusal said that the use of social media has helped in business . "Now you don't have to sit and wait with the shutter open for business," he said, "Unlimited business online from a limited room." Can be done .'  He said that

will be placed on social media to brand some of its content. He said that all citizens have equal access to information due to social media. Information is reaching the world with just one click. There is no need to rely on others for information,' he said.

Even from local levels, education, health, transportation and drinking water service facilities and information about inconvenience are also provided immediately. Facebook, Messenger, Tik Tok, WhatsApp, Viber and X have become its helpers. Bhusal said that the development of the latest technology and the use of social networks have brought about epoch-making changes. However, he says that he is very saddened by the government's decision to shut down social media.

analyst Ganesh Sripali says that social media has equal access to information and the right to express oneself. "It is possible to get positive knowledge by watching the message content," he said, "the receiver and the sender of information have become a means of becoming everyone." He said that many talents have come out through social networks like Facebook and TikTok. Sripali said that social media has connected those who are physically far away, made everyone updated and reminded them of some forgotten things.

From Mother Soomh to office information through social media

Butwal sub-metropolitan city has more than 300 employees . Reaching every branch and telling about a subject is not always possible . At that time, it has been placed on the municipality's Facebook page, messenger group.

Tulsa Aryal, the information officer of the deputy mayor, said that for the information related to the employees only, the information that should be sent to the messenger and the general public will be kept on the Facebook page . He says that social media is very helpful when you need to give information about a subject, send a message from the union, state, local government. She said that in every branch of the municipality, communication and messaging is done through WhatsApp. Aryal's experience is that it makes time management and work faster as the information must reach on time.

Bhagwati Poudel, president of Tilottama Municipality-5, says that since the members belonging to a club or group live far away from their place, they discuss some conversation with them, arrange a time to meet somewhere. She is currently on a visit to Canada and said that she is putting the information she received in the messenger group and advising her friends to participate in the program, hold a meeting, and do some new work .

'Even though I can't be there, thanks to Messenger and WhatsApp, it has become easier,' she said, 'Friends go to the places they need to go, gather, discuss, and make decisions based on that information.' Earlier, she used to go to each member's house and give information throughout the day. Poudel says that even though they are old, they are learning from their children and friends and using it easily.

Professor Kavita Panthi said that the correct use of networks like Facebook, Tik Tok, and Messenger has made effective work such as local government providing information to citizens, schools to students and parents, and offices to employees and customers. As she is not able to go to the ward or municipality every time to get information, she gets to know from the network. 

Government vehicles stopped being used on holidays 

Prakash Mukhia, the then chairman of Yamunamai Rural Municipality of Rautahat, was going to Kathmandu in a Scorpio vehicle on the first Saturday of July 2078. He was stopped by the district traffic police office and asked for a pass. Alerted for driving without a pass on Saturday. The photo and video of his car stopping went viral on Facebook. After that, people's representatives including the heads of different municipalities became aware. 

Chairman Mukhia had promised not to repeat the mistake by saying that there was some mistake because he was in a hurry to get the pass on Saturday. Less than a week after Yamunamai's vehicle was stopped, a post on social media said that the motorcycle with government plate No. 1B 2806 used by the ward secretary of Brindavan Municipality-9 had been widely misused. On Saturday, a photo was taken and placed on the network when the government motorcycle was loaded with sacks and other goods. Later, the municipality accepted the mistake and gave a commitment to the administration not to drive government vehicles on Saturday. 

This is not only two events. In the past, most of the people's representatives, including mayors, deputy chiefs, used arbitrary government vehicles for sightseeing, picnics, shopping and personal sponsorship. Locals started taking photos and videos wherever they saw them and posting them on social networks, but now it's almost zero. Sanjay Kafle, the head of Chandrapur Municipality, says that on Saturday, he is mostly traveling on a scooter or a friend's vehicle. "Nowadays, they take photos and videos and put them on Facebook saying that they took the municipal vehicle on Saturday," he said, "It is insulting." Instead, he took a private vehicle. There is no way that others say.'