PRACHANDA, PRESIDENT MEET Kathmandu, 9 Nov.: President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav and Maoist Chairman Prachanda held consultations on a budget, a continuing roadblock and other issues. The president asked the Maoist chief to find an outlet to a standoff between government and opposition parties by Saturday. Nnnn CPN-MAOIST JOINS OPPOSITION WITHUT MARCHING TO SHITAL NIWAS Kathmandu, 9 Nov.: CPN Maoist, a splinter group of ruling UCPN Maoist, joined 18 other parties protests against the Baburam Bhattarai government and the party leading it. ‘But we disagree n principle is putting an application to the president,” senior CPN-Maoist leader Deb Gurung said. Eighteen parties Thursday marched to Shital Niwas Thursday and submitted a memorandum to the president asking him to sack Bhattarai Parties also asked the head of state not to unilaterally bring a budget through ordinance. nnnn