TEMPERATURE DIPS FURTHER IN CAPITAL Kathmandu, 8 Jan. After the coldest day was recorded in the capital Monday at -1.0 degrees Celsius Monday, temperature slipped further Tuesday. The mercury fell to -1.1 degrees Celsius, a meteorologist said. Nnnn BLANKETS TO BE DISTRIBUTED IN TERAI Kathmandu, 8 Jan.: The cabinet Tuesday decided to forward a bill on to the president inclusion. The bill hopes to recruit marginalized groups into government services. Finance Minister Barshaman Pun said a report submitted by the panel to settle disputes regarding legalizing land ownership transactions during the Maoist insurgency will be sent by the cabinet to the concerned committee in the cabinet. With continuing cold and cold related deaths in the terai, government Tuesday decided to provide one blanket to each of the households affected by the recent cold wave across the Terai and provide relief to the families suffering loss of life. The cabinet decided to accept the of Laxman Bhattarai, a joint secretary at the industry ministry. Yubraj Pandey has been appointed new vice-chairman of Poverty Alleviation Fund. The cabinet transferred seven brigadier generals and a colonel of Nepal Army to new postings. Nnnn