Kathua DM asks social media groups to register with SHO concerned

The District Magistrate of Kathua Dr. Raghav Langer has asked the administrators of social media groups to register their groups with SHO concerned, according to news agency ANI. The decision has been taken in order to check and keep a vigil over rumor-mongering on social networking sites and has to be followed immediately.

Kathua: In order to check and keep a vigil over rumor mongering on social networking sites, District Magistrate, Dr. Raghav Langer, has asked the administrators of social media groups to register their groups with SHO concerned, immediately. #JammuAndKashmir

— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2019

In addition to that, each WhatsApp group administrator has to immediately enable message uploading status to 'only admins can send messages' from today for two months till October 21, the order by District Magistrate said.

KATHUA: Each WhatsApp group admin shall immediately enable message uploading status to 'only admins can send messages' from today for two months till October 21, the order by District Magistrate said https://t.co/Zpvkj0MYqH

— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2019