Various programmes were organised to celebrate Nepali Army Day coinciding Mahashivaratri festival in Tundikhel, Kathmandu, on Thursday. 

President Bidya Devi Bhandari, Vice-president Nanda Bahadur Pun, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, ministers, chief secretaries, chief of security agencies among high-ranking government officials took part in the programme organised to mark Nepali Army Day, at Army Pavilion in Tundikhel.

On the occasion, Nepali Army personnel staged march-past and demonstrated their skills in the presence of the head of the state and ministers.