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Nepal Army's chief of General Staff promoted as acting army chief

Xinhua, August 11, 2015 Adjust font size:

Nepal Army Chief of General Staff Lieutenant General Rajendra Chhetri assumed the post of acting Chief of Army on Tuesday ahead of the formal retirement of Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Gaurav Sumsher Rana.

CoAS Rana, who is going on formal retirement on account of age from September, is on leave from Monday.

Rana handed over the responsibilities to his successor amid a special program organized here at the Army Headquarters on Monday.

The Nepalese government nominated Chhetri as the acting chief of Nepal Army on Friday.

The outgoing chief Rana will formally retire on September 10. Endi