KATHMANDU, March 24 -- Chief of the Army Staff (CoAS) of the Nepalese Army Prabhu Ram Sharma has expressed displeasure over the suggestions of academics and security experts that there is a need to right-size the national army.

Addressing the Gandaki Provincial conference of NA ex-servicemen in Pokhara on Thursday, CoAS Sharma also vented his ire against the misinformation being spread about the role, responsibility and size of the national army through various mainstream media and social media platforms.

NA Chief Sharma alleged that there was an organized rumor about the responsibilities that the Nepalese Army is fulfilling in accordance with the constitution. "We can sometimes find misinformation being spread about the responsibilitie...