Kathmandu, August 29
Ashok Raj Sigdel has been appointed as the Chief of Army Staff of the Nepal Army.
President Ram Chandra Poudel appointed Sigdel to the position, effective from September 8, according to a statement from the President’s Office.
The current Chief of Army Staff, Prabhu Ram Sharma, is set to retire on September 8. Since Sharma went on leave a month before his term ended, Sigdel has been serving as the acting Chief of Army Staff.
