Indian Army Chief General Pandey arrived in Kathmandu

Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pandey has arrived in Kathmandu. Rathi Balkrishna Karki of the Nepalese Army welcomed the Indian military delegation led by Pandey at the Tribhuvan International Airport.

Pandey will be honoured with the status of the commander in chief of the Nepal Army by President Bidya Devi Bhandari tomorrow. According to the tradition between the Nepal Army and the Indian Army, the status of the honorary chief of the commander will be provided to each country’s chief of the army staff.

It is said that there will be a courtesy meeting with Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Tuesday.

Pandey who arrived in Kathmandu with a five-member team will pay homage to the BIR ISMARAK at SAINIK MANCH Tundikhel, inspect the military base and hold discussions with the Chief of Army Staff Prabhuram Sharma.

Lama from Nepal Police and Poudel from Armed Police Force promoted to AIG

The government has promoted one Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Nepal Police and one Deputy Inspector General of Armed Police to the post of Additional Inspector General (AIG). The cabinet meeting today promoted DIG of Nepal Police Basanta Lama and DIG of Armed Police Force Narayan Dutta Poudel to AIG.

Promoted lama will retire in a few days due to age limit. Poudel, on the other hand, has become the sole claimant to lead the Armed Police Force after the current Inspector General Raju Aryal. As there are two AIG posts in the armed forces, the government has given only one promotion to Poudel.

Meanwhile, Inspector General of Police Dhiraj Pratap Singh has given the rank to Lama who was promoted to AIG of Nepal Police today.