PM BHATTARAI ASSURES INTEGRATION OF FORMER MAOIST FIGHTERS WILL BE HONOURABLE Kathmandu, 7 July: One day after former PLA combatants walked out of cantonmentsr refusing to join the integration process to enter Nepal Army (NA), Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai Saturday morning assured party workers at a meeting of ’honourable integration’, his office said. The premier is holding ‘serious discussions’ with concerned agencies, the statement added. The former fighters came out of cantonments and said hey were being treated like new recruits in NC. The walkout comes at a time when NC and UML, in the opposition and members of a special committee for integration headed ex-officio by the premier, said they were not told of the integration move. Chairman Mohan Baidhaya of CPN Maoist opposes integration calling it surrender with weapons. nnnn NEPAL BAR ASSOCIATION ELECTION SATURDAY Kathmandu, 7 July: Elections are being held Saturday for 29 office bearers of supreme court Nepal Bar Association (NBA), including chairman. The vote is normally held on party lines. kishna Bahadur Khadka of the ‘democratic panel’ is the outgoing chirman. Ram Krishna Paudel and Mahendra Kant Mainali are contesting he chairmanship. bbbb