Deepak Thapa has been appointed as the Chief of Nepal Police.

A Cabinet meeting held at the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar on Monday decided to promote Thapa from the post of Additional Inspector General to Inspector General, said Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung.

The meeting also took the decision to appoint Dinesh Bhatta to the post of Executive Director of National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA).