SHARAT SINGH BHANDARI LAUNCHING NEW TERAI PARTY WEDNESDAY Kathmandu, 27 June: Sharat Singh Bhandari, Pahadi leader from Terai, is launching a new political party at a national political conference attended by 2,500 supporters from 27 terai districts in the capital Wednesday. Mohottari is Bhandari’s base from the panchayat days, The name and flag of the new party will be announced at the meet. Bhandari was expelled from MJFL chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Bjjaya Kumar Gachedhar. Bhandari and Gachedhar defected from NC to form the terai party. The MJF launched first by Upendra Yadav as an NGO will now split into four parties. Nnnn CPM MAOIST CC MEET CONTINUES Kathmandu, 27 June: The central committee (CC) meet of the CPN Maoist—a splinter group of UCPN Maoist leading the government willcomtinue Wednesday. Twenty-one of 45 CC members presented their views Tuesday at its meeting, Spokesperson Phampa Bhusal said. The party is discussing a political report of Chairman Mohan Baidhaya, organizational and other issues. Nnnn CAPITAL WEATHER SITUATION Kathmandu, 27 June: The morning temperature in the capital was 20 degrees Celsius with mercury expected to rise to30 degrees Celsius in the afternoon on a rainy day. Altogether 1.7mm rain was recorded Tuesday. Nnnn DOTI BUS DRIVER WAS ASLEEP Kathmandu, 27 June: The driver of a bus that plunged 200 meters off a Road in Doti killing 11 persons Tuesday morning, including an Indian, was asleep, his assistant said. The driver fled following the accident. nnnn