In line with it, the online platform has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC) in a collaborative effort to promote Nepali athletes at the Olympics.

NOC President Jeevan Ram Shrestha and  Daraz MD Lino Ahlering signed the MoU in a special ceremony on the occasion of the “Olympic Day 2021 Commemorative Event” held at NOC, Satdobato. The event was organized by the Sports for All Commission.

The partnership between Daraz and NOC aims to increase Nepali athletes’ visibility at the upcoming Olympics and awareness of the Olympic games in the country.

“It is a great pleasure to be associated with Daraz Nepal for the purpose of promoting the Nepalis Olympians, who shall be participating in Tokyo 2020 Olympic summer games,” NOC President Shrestha.

“NOC with the partnership with Daraz intends to facilitate the Nepalis to watch, be informed, and participate in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics through social media and various other interesting ways,” he added.

Shrestha further informed that promoting the Olympic games in Nepal is the primary goal of the NOC, and partnership with Daraz will play an instrumental role in achieving it.

“I would like to thank Daraz for coming forward for the association with NOC and hope to continue the partnership in the future,” said Shrestha.

Likewise, Daraz MD Ahlering said, “Sports and particularly the Olympic Games with its unique spirit traditionally unites people from all around the world and brings some joy in difficult times like now where COVID-19 has been impacting everyone’s life severely. Therefore, we are proud to be associated with the Olympic Games in Tokyo through this partnership.”

“Excellence, respect, and friendship are the values of the Olympics and also outline what we from Daraz stand for. We are a young and authentic team striving for excellence and disruption in South Asia. We share the vision that anything is possible.”

“On behalf of Daraz, I wish all the Nepali athletes a lot of success during this year’s Olympics,”  he further added.

The 2020 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Originally it was scheduled to take place from July 24 to August 9, 2020, but was postponed in March 2020, citing the pandemic. Around 11,091 athletes from almost 205 countries will be participating in the upcoming international multisport event.

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Here are the some of the key updates in the wake of final round of elections:

Silence Period Underway

In the wake of legislative elections for electing House of Representatives and Provincial Assemblies, The Election Commission (EC) of Nepal announced the silence period during December 4-7, 2017.

Campaigning, poll surveys, airing of any material in favor or against any political party, among other election-related activities have been banned as part of the election code of conduct during the silence period.

However, publishing and distribution of voter education materials, information or any related message, among others by EC are out of restriction.

Borders Sealed for 72 hours

As part of security measures for Nepal general election 2017, the country’s local administration has closed public movement across 22 border points.

The Government of Nepal sealed borders for 72 hours starting from December 05, 2017.

While a large number of people were stranded at the Kakadbhitta border point, DSP Tanka Bhattarai of the Area Police Office, Kakadbhitta, says, “Those carrying Nepali citizenship and identity cards are only allowed to enter Nepal. The border is open for those traveling to India.”

“Besides the closure of our customs office, we’ve also stepped up security ahead of the polls,” says Binod Prakash Singh, Chief District Officer of Parsa.

Bhadrapur in Nepal’s eastern border with Bihar state and a 500-km long Indo-Nepal border connecting Uttar Pradesh are among those closed.

The closed borders will be reopened from the midnight of December 07, 2017.

Special Transportation for Voters

To ease the voting process, political parties have booked 80 percent public vehicles to transport voters from Kathmandu to their home districts, informed the Federation of Nepalese National Transport Entrepreneurs.

The political parties have already made reservations in this regard, informed Dolanath Khanal, FNNTE President.

Condemning the parties’ move, “Taking voters to their home districts with an aim to influence their vote is gross violation of the election code of conduct,” says Navaraj Dhakal, EC Spokesperson.

Rise in Fuel Import Prices

Nepal’s fuel import bill during the October-November of 2017 has gone up 40 percent in the light of general elections thus impacting the election campaigning activities involving vehicular movement.

According to Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), the fuel import bill touched Rs 7.44 billion and Rs 8.30 billion in August and September, respectively, which increased to Rs 10.17 billion by October and further to Rs 13.18 billion in November.

The import bills of petrol, cooking gas, diesel and aviation fuel have gone up during the period.

While diesel import has increased from 100,447 kiloliters during August-September period to 141,054 kiloliters by mid October-November period, petrol imports saw a 20 percent rise in the last two months and stood at 42,000 kiloliters.

Human Rights Alerts

In the wake of recent blasts that targeted few political party members and poll contestants, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) urged the government to tighten poll security.

In this regard, NHRC has also deployed its special team to take stock of the victims affected in recent blasts.

Meanwhile, the renowned international human rights body Amnesty International (AI) also urged the Nepali Government to ensure safety and security of public and human rights.

“AI Nepal notes with concern the recent attacks targeting political leaders and campaigners with explosive devices that have resulted in numerous injuries and one death in Dang,” AI Nepal said in a statement.

Nirajan Thapaliya, Director of Amnesty International Nepal, said, “There should be an independent and effective investigation into incidents of violence, and the suspected perpetrators should be held accountable through fair trials.”

Special Observation Teams, Security High on Agenda

EC has allowed a total of 45,000 members to monitor the observe and monitor the final phase of election.

This includes 52 domestic observing institutions and four international observer groups.

Besides, the Nepal Election Observation Committee (NEOC) is deploying more than 2,000 observers to monitor the elections across 45 districts.

“Considering the ongoing explosions, we are focusing more on election security. We have a team of experts on security. We are not only paying attention to the election day but also to the days before and after the elections,” says Kapil Shrestha, Vice-Chairperson, NEOC.

Shrestha further informed that a special focus will also be laid on other issues such as booth captures and multiple voting that impact free and fair elections.

Election Observation Committee Nepal (EOCN) and Democracy Resource Centre (DRC) are among other government bodies that are tracking security situation, political environment, electoral process and voter awareness, among other aspects.

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The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) is facing a probe for misappropriation of approximately Rs 800 million in multiple land deals worth Rs 1.61 billion. The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), which has begun the preliminary investigations, confiscated all the relevant documents from the NOC headquarters.

The process for buying land was initiated by the NOC to build oil storage facilities in all the seven provinces. This followed the government directive on maintaining fuel stock for a three-month period. While the Parliamentary Industry, Commerce and Consumer Welfare Committee (ICCWC) had instructed NOC to construct the storage plants in government-owned land, the latter began dealing with private contractors to buy land plots.

The ICCWC along with a sub-committee of the Parliamentary Finance Committee are probing possible fraud in the land deals.

Shiva Kumar Mandal, the Minister for Supplies said that “We are waiting for the report of the probe panel formed under the parliamentary committees. We will take necessary action if anyone is found guilty.”

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Jeevan Ram Shrestha, President of Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC) said that following the favorable verdict given by the Supreme Court, NOC would now accelerate their preparations for organizing the 13th South Asian Games (SAG) in Nepal.

Though SAG is scheduled to be held in March 2019, the date could be postponed as Nepal’s only international stadium, the Dasharath Stadium, is yet to be fully renovated after the damage caused by the 2015 earthquake. Any delay in hosting the event on time is bound to raise questions about Nepal’s ability to organize big international sporting events. However, Shrestha said that the government was closely monitoring the situation and that they are committed to hosting the event successfully.

Shrestha also mentioned that since most of the earlier editions of the SAG have not been held as per schedule, the South Asian Olympic Council has stipulated countries that are interested in hosting SAG to submit a guarantee of USD 500,000 from the 14^th edition onwards.

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