YOUTH WHO SLAPPED SENT TO JAIL Kathmandu, 10 Dec.: Padam Kunwar, who slapped Maoist Chairman Prachanda on the face at Bhrikuti Mandap by the Kathmandu district court Monday. Kunwar didn’t settle a bail of Rs.28,000 set for his release after being charged under the Draconian public security for physical assault. Kunwar us a former Maoist fighter. nnnn TWO KILLED, PALPA JEEP ACCIDENT Kathmandu, 10 Dec.: Two persons were killed and four others were injured Monday in jeep accident at Jhingamara, Kachal VDC in Palpa The injured are undergoing treatment at Lumbin Zonal Hospital. Nnnn AIDE OF PM BHATTARAY SAYS HIS SOSS WON’T QUIT Kathmandu, 10 Dec.: aid of pm says his boss wonp;t quitCHITWAN: Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai’s chief press advisor Devendra Poudel has said that Prime Minister Bhattarai would not resign from his post until and unless political parties reach to a package agreement, RSS reports from Chitwan.. Underlining the need of resolving all the political problems in package, Poudel said the PM would not quit just following the demands for it from the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML. Speaking at a press meet in Gaindakot on Monday, Poudel who is also the UCPN-Maoist politburo member said his party was committed to ending the country's problems. It would be better for the country if the incumbent government was transformed into a national unity government with the participation of other parties including the Congress and UML. "The UCPN-Maoist is ready to give portfolios of the important ministries to the Congress and UML, if they agree on party-led government of national consensus," he said, adding that the party was making efforts to ensure consensus within the deadline set by the President. The PM would be compelled to expand the Cabinet to reduce his workload if the consensus is not possible within the President-set deadline, said the PM's press advisor. At present, the PM himself is looking after many ministries in the absence of the ministers concerned. Responding to a query about the opposition parties' warning for an agitation if the PM delayed to resign, Poudel claimed that they (opposition parties) would not get the people's support for that. nnnn