Nepal

Prez Paudel approves Nepali Army deployment for March 5 HoR election

File---Nepal's President Ramchandra Paudel. Photo: RSS

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 27 President Ramchandra Paudel has approved the Cabinet's decision, following the Prime Minister's recommendation, to mobilize the Nepali Army for the upcoming House of Representatives election scheduled for March 5. According to a press release issued on Thursday by Pradeep Kumar Koirala, spokesperson at the Office of the President, President Paudel endorsed the government's move to deploy the Nepali Army to enhance election security. The statement added that Prime Minister Sushila Karki had recommended the mobilization to the President in line with the Cabinet decision held on November 24.