POWER CUTS INCREASED TO 12 FROM 10 HOURS Kathmandu, 25 Dec.: Load-shedding was increased from daily 10 to 12 hours from Wednesday with increased power demand in winter. The decision came after announced two hour power cuts for nearly seven days. nnnn NC CALLS FOR SIMULTANEOUS ASSMEBLY, LOCAL ELECTIONS Kathmandu, 25 Dec.: An extended meeting of main opposition regional meeting concluded Tuesday by declaring a 5-point Thali Declaration named after the place in Valley where the meeting was held. . Altogether 240 regional presidents participated in the the 4-day meet. The conclave called for fresh election of the Constituent Assembly by mid May while forming a national consensus government under the leadership of party president Sushil Koirala to conduct the vote by toppling the government of Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai. NC called for local and assembly elections simultaneously. nnnn