Garapare Online
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Garapare Online (Nepali : गारापारे अनलाइन) is a Nepali language satirical news portal. It mainly focuses on political and social issues in Nepal. It is published online and has a podcast show named Dainik News under channel News420. It is regarded as the only active satirical news site from Nepal. It is compared with The Onion.
History[edit]
Garapare Online was founded on 2017. It created many viral contents and some were offensive to political parties. In 2018, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology asked CIB to investigate Garapare Online, and the website was shut down. After that, Garapare Online has online presence over social sites and podcasts only.
Controversies[edit]
After posting an article related to President BidhyaDevi Bhandari, government started watching their contents. A racist opinion was published on Nirmala Pant rape and murder scenario which brought editors to a real trouble. A parody condom ad with KP Oli as model was taken offensively by the Oli government. Website owned by Garapare Online was also found to be mining bitcoin, which is illegal according to local law in Nepal.
Social Media[edit]
References[edit]
https://www.spreaker.com/show/dainik-news-on-news420. Spreaker
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