INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU: The Nepal Army Day was marked today coinciding with the Mahashivaratri festival.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari observed the
ceremony organised by Nepal Army (NA) on the occasion of the Day, at the Army Pavilion in Tundikhel
President Bhandari, also the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of NA, laid a wreath at the Army Monument during the ceremony
She was presented a guard of honour by a contingent of NA.
Also present at the programme were Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun, Prime
Minister KP Sharma Oli, Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana, House of Representatives Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota, National Assembly
Chairperson Ganesh Prasad Timilsina, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Ishwar Pokhrel, other ministers, lawmakers, officials of
constitutional bodies, government officials, chiefs of security bodies, representatives from Nepal-based diplomatic missions, among
others.
During the event, a Nepal Army helicopter displayed a banner that read ‘Army Day-2076& and showered flower petals.
Meanwhile, the
Chief of Army Staff, Purna Chandra Thapa, presented ‘Chief of Army Staff Commendation Medal& to eight journalists of various media houses
Similarly, other professionals including historians were also honoured for contributing to their respective fields of work.
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