Nepal president approves deployment of army for March 5 pollsPrime Minister Sushila Karki had forwarded the recommendation in line with the Cabinet meeting held on November 24, according to a press release issued by the President's office. 
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Nepal's interim prime minister Sushila Karki
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Kathmandu: Nepal President Ramchandra Paudel on Thursday approved the Cabinet decision and the prime minister's recommendation to mobilise the Nepali Army for the parliamentary elections scheduled for March 5 next year.
Prime Minister Sushila Karki had forwarded the recommendation in line with the Cabinet meeting held on November 24, according to a press release issued by the President's office.
The President endorsed the government's decision to deploy the army to strengthen election security, it said.