KATHMANDU, July 11 -- Breaking all past traditions and hierarchy, Chief of Army Staff Purna Chandra Thapa on Friday visited Nepal Police Headquarters in Naxal to congratulate the newly-appointed chief of Nepal Police, Shailesh Thapa Chhetri.

Chief of Army Staff Thapa congratulated the newly-appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP) Thapa for assuming the post of police chief and extended his best wishes for his successful tenure as the chief of the police organization.

This is the first time an army chief has visited the police headquarters to extend greetings to the newly-appointed police chief. Since the army chief is above the police chief on the ladder of hierarchy, there is a tradition of the newly-appointed chief of Nepal Police...