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Nepal Army's Guruju Paltan (a ceremonial infantry company) in traditional uniform Khukuri, Karda and Chakmak.Khukuri is the symbolic weapon of the Nepali Army. The Nepali Army (Nepali: नेपाली सेना, romanized: Nēpālī Sēnā), also referred to as the Gorkhali Army (गोरखाली सेना, Gōrakhālī Sēnā; see Gorkhas), is the land service branch of the ...
Article 144 of Interim Constitution of Nepal states that the President of Nepal is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of Nepal Army. Currently as the President of Nepal Ram Chandra Poudel who assumed office on 13th March 2023, [3] is the current supreme commander of Nepal Army. Before the 2006 democracy movement in Nepal forced the King to restore ...
The Nepalese Army Air Service (NAAS) was formed in the 1960s but became an air force unit in 1979. It is now again a part of the Army. [clarification needed] It has limited air combat capabilities as only a few helicopters can be armed. The main objective of this flying element is transport, flying paratroopers and aid in case of an emergency ...
The British Gurkha Camp in Pokhara is the main recruitment centre, where the annual selection course is run. Pokhara is also the location of the main pension records and houses the headquarters of the Gurkha Welfare Trust. [ 4] British Gurkha Dharan is a small station intended to assist BGN operations in eastern Nepal.
The Directorate of Military Intelligence in Nepal is the Nepalese Army ’s intelligence unit. [1][2] With the head office at Military Headquarters in Kathmandu, DMI functions under a brigadier general of the army. DMI collects its intelligence from plainclothes military agents spread all over the country. During the Maoist insurgency period ...
The Military ranks of Nepal are the military insignia used by the Nepalese Army which is the only component of the Nepalese Armed Forces. Being a Landlocked country , Nepal does not have a navy. Nepali military rank structure is a mixture of Indian subcontinent and Nepal's own style.
As per Section 8(3) of Nepal Army Act (2063), in case of leave by current COAS, the President of Nepal can appoint the seniormost officer as the acting Chief of Army Staff. When General Rajendra Chhetri left for 15 days tour on 30 June 2017 to United States , Chief of General Staff Lt. Gen. Baldev Raj Mahat was appointed Acting Chief of the ...
Ministry of Defence is established as per Government of Nepal Business Allocation Rules, 2069 (2012) with the objective of managing and operating national defence affairs. [1] The Ministry is responsible for maintaining internal as well as external security in order to safeguard the national sovereignty and territorial integrity.