PM, PRESIDENT CONSULTATIONS BEGIN BREAKING NEWS Kathmandu, 16 Oct.: Consultations are underway between Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai and President Dr. Ram BaranYadav who returned from Janakpur for the meeting. Tuesday is the deadline given by the parties to end a political deadlock won’t be met amid threats from the ceremonial head of state he can’t be a silent watcher to the stagnation. The sour relations between the two worsened following the treat of presidential action. MORE 33 JOINT SECRETARIES RECOMMENDED FOR PROMOTION Kathmandu, 16 Oct.: Public Service Commission (PSC) has recommended names of 33 joint secretaries for promotion as secretary to fill vacancies in ministries, Kantipur report. No recommendation has been made to fill vacancies in legal service. Nnnn MEDIA GOOGLE “Interim Constitution has restricted President Dr Ram Baran Yadav to a ceremonial status, so he should not cross the constitutional limit.” (Education Minister and Maoist leader Dinanath Sharma, The Himalayan Times, 16 Oct.) nnnn