PRESIDENT, ARMY CHIEF MEET Lathmandu, 3 March: Army Chief Gen. Gaurav Shumshere JB Rana Sunday held three-hour discussions with President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav, who is supreme commander-in-chief of Nepal Army. Both sides didn’t give details of their discussions. The meeting comes amidst a continuing political crisis as four major parties attempt to form an election government to conduct constituent assembly elections for the second time 5 June. The vote is unlikely to take place with time constraint and opposition of some parties. Nnnn SECOND DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF KRISHNA PRASAD BHATTARAI Kathmandu, 3 March: The second death anniversary of former Prime Minister Krishna Prasad Bhattarai was observed Sunday. An exhibition of his photographs was opened for public viewing at his ashram in Bode, Lalitpur. Bhattarai died when he was 87. The principled politician referred to as :santa [saint] neta] quit after Girija Prasad KPira;a took Nepali Congress (NC) on a republican abandoning the party’s policy of multi-party democracy and constitutional monarchy. Bhattarai or Kishiunji was the only surviving founding member of NC when he died. He gave the people a constitution in one after panchayat was toppled 1990 and prepared a constitution in six moths after the changeover from panchayat to multi-party and constitutional monarchy rule. nnnn .