KATHMANDU, Nov 10:  The age dispute of Tara Dhwaj Pandey, a high-ranking officer in the Nepali army, has recently become complicated. Although Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Prabhuram Sharma recommended Pandey for the post of Lieutenant General, his age dispute kept escalating. Regarding his age dispute, the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) had also raised concern and sent a letter to the Ministry of Defense regarding Pandey's age dispute. After that, the CIAA inquired about his dispute, resulting in further complications in this issue.

BIRATNAGAR, Oct 9: Newly-appointed Minister for Defense, Dr Minendra Prasad Rijal has said that national security is a matter of collective consensus.

KATHMANDU, Oct 21: China has agreed to provide 150 million RMB (Rs 2.4 billion) to Nepal Army in the next three years as part of China’s Provision of Military Assistance Gratis to Nepal. An agreement to this effect was signed between Nepal’s Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Ishwar Pokharel and his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe in Beijing on Saturday.