NC ANTI-GOVT. PROTESTS Kathmandu, 9 Nov.: Main opposition NC is organizing anti-government and anti-Maoist protests in the capital Friday. Thee party has decided to come out on the street with the support of 18 other parties following opposition failure to secure the resignation of Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai and its replacement by a government of national government headed possibly by a NC candidate. Opposition parties Thursday drew up details o anti-government protests that will be made public Saturday. In the absence of parliament, the opposition has decided to come out on the street while opposing government ‘unilateral’ effort to announce a budget for the remaining eight months of the annual fiscal year 2012/13 by promulgating an ordinance NC protests coincide with the 97th birthday of Ganesh Man Singh BAN ON DEAUSI, BHAILO BEING EXTENDED TO LALITPUR, BHAKTAPUR Kathmandu, 9 Nov.: A ban in the capital on bhailo and deusi after 11 at night dduring tihar is being extended to Lalitpur and Bhaktapur districts. Secutiry officials are meeting later Friday to extend the ban. Three-day tihar holiday begins Tuesday. Nnnn MIMIMUM TEMPERATURE 7.4 DEGREES CELCIUS Kathmandu, 9 Nov.: Minimum temperature in the capital in the last 24 hours was 7.4 degrees Celsius. Mercury is expected to rise to 23 Celsius degrees Friday afternoon. nnnn.