KATHMANDU, March 20: The government has decided to promote five Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs) of Nepal Police to the post of Additional Inspectors General (AIGs). A cabinet meeting held on Monday approved the promotion committee's recommendation.
On March 10, a home secretary-led promotion committee recommended the promotion of five DIGs to AIG.
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As per the recommendation, DIGs Basanta Bahadur Kunwar, Tekprasad Rai, Deepak Thapa, Shyamalal Gyawali and Kiran Bajracharya have been promoted to AIG.