The Nepali government has appointed AIG Ramesh Chand Thakuri as the new Inspector General of Police on Wednesday, government spokesperson Krishna Bahadur Mahara told journalists.
Thakuri will take responsibilities as the new police chief when the tenure of current IGP Hem Bahadur Gurung ends on Feb. 16, Xinhua reported.
The cabinet has also named Sukdev Shah, Ram Surat Raya and Suresh Prasad Pradhan as the ambassadors to the United States, Britain and Federal Republic of Germany respectively.