KATHMANDU: A total of 16 Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) of Nepal Police have been recommended for promotion to Superintendent of Police (SP).

A meeting of the promotion recommendation committee held on Monday recommended the promotion.

Bhubaneswar Tiwari is the first on the list to be recommended for promotion.

Likewise, Rishiram Kandel, Surendra Prasad Kafle, Armendra Bahadur Sigh, Shyam Singh Chaudhary, Nakul Pokharel, Padam Bahadur Bista, Subas Chandra Bohara, Basudev Khatiwada, Prajit KC, Raj Kumar Silwal, Yogendra Singh Thapa, Mahendra Kumar Shrestha, Dilip Ghimire, Birendra Bahadur Shahi, and Rajendra Bahadur Regmi have been recommended for promotion.