15 OPPOSITION PARTIES MEET AMID CRISIS Kathmandu, 25 Nov.: With five days deadline remaining for parties to assemble a consensus government, main opposition parties NC and UML have convened a meeting of 15 opposition parties Sunday to discuss the presidential move. President Dr.. Ram Baran Yadav asked parties to assemble such a government by four in the afternoon Thursday—a move of the head of state criticized by government but welcomed by the opposition. Dr. Yadav moved after repeated presidential intervention and requests for a consensus government to conduct elections by April/May The exercise didn’t bear fruit even in six months. UML Saturday asked main opposition NC to name its candidate to succeed Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai government now in office for more than 13 months. ‘Another move for a consensus government has been made, Such a government ay by formed by Thursday. The deadline can be extended Attempts were made for six months previously,” a UML leader said. Maoists are still pushing for a national consensus government under Bhattarai. UCPN –Maoist is determined to lead an election government to sweep polls by two-third majority to write a constitution of their choice. The ruling party doesn’t a repeat of the resignation of Maoist Prachanda who resigned in a huff and only nine months in office The first Maoist government fell after confrontation with President Dr.Yadav on pressure of parties over the dismissal of Army Chief Gen. Rukmangud Katawal. But Indian troubleshooter Shyam Sharan has revealed India intervened on behalf of Gen. Katawal through the president and parties now in opposition. nnnn “ SUNDAY MORNING’S TEMPERATURE 8 DEGREES CELSIUS Kathmandu, 25 Nov.: Sunday morning’ temperature was 8 degrees Celsius with a cloudy afternoon. Maximum temperature in the afternoon is expected to rise to 22 degrees Celsius. Nnnn