Lt Gen Manoj Pande to assume charge as Eastern Army Commander on June 1

Lt Gen Manoj Pande will take charge as the Eastern Army commander on June 1 and replace Lt Gen Anil Chauhan.

Lt Gen Manoj Pande, who is presently the commander-in-chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN), will take charge as the Eastern Army commander on June 1, sources said on Friday. Lt Gen Pande will replace Lt Gen Anil Chauhan. Meanwhile, Lt Gen Ajai Singh, currently Director General, Military Training, will replace Lt Gen Pande as CINCAN, sources added.