In what seems to be a move heavy with symbolism, the National Security Council is planning to move an army battalion to Gorkha for the protection of the ancestral palace of Nepal's Shah kings. Gorkha is among the districts classified as \'most affected' by the Maoist insurgency. It is significant that the old Gorkha Darbar that was being guarded by only a platoon will now be secured by an entire battalion. Sources say arrangements are being made to shift the Barda Bahadur battalion from the Pokhara command.