UPDATE SAME NAMES FOR APPOINTMENT TO ELECTION COMMISSION Kathmandu, 23 March: A meeting of the constitutional council for the second time recommended the same three names for appointment to the election commission by the president Saturday. A meeting chaired by government chief Khil Raj Regmi made the recommendations without change after he held consultations with President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav. The names will be forwarded again to the president for nomination of chief election commissioner and two commissioners.. Nnnn DEMAND TO SACK APPOINTEES OF PREVIOUS GOVT. TO ENSURE FREE FAIR ELECTIONS Kathmandu, 23 March: Top NC and UML leaders Dr..Ram Sharan Mahat and Shanker Pokhrel Saturday said political appointment to top positions by the previous government of Dr. Baburam Bhattarai was to influence the assembly vote. Such officials must be dismissed to ensure free and fair elections, they said. They made the demand at an interaction in thc capital Saturday. They asked government chief Khil Raj Regmi to dismiss the Bhattarai To ensure a free and impartial vote.. Nnnn PROVIDENT FUND EXTENDS RS.1 BILLION LOAN TO NOC Kathmandu, 23 March: Employers Provident Fund lent Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) another tranche of Rs.1 billion to import POL products amid continued shortages. Long queues at petrol stations to collect fuel are a daily sight. Vehicle owners complain they lose precious time just to collect fuel. The loan was extended on finance ministry guarantee. The Fund alone has extended Rs..8 billion to NOC.. Mmmm UDATE THREE STAR DEFEATS RCT Kathmandu, 23 March: Three Star defeated RCT 2-0 in the martyrs memorial A division super league match Saturday . With two matched remaining Three Star leads chart ranking. The winner will collect a prize money of Rs.7.5 million. MMC trailss behind Three Star Club. Nnnn TWO TEENAGE GIRLS BURIED N PARBAT IN MUD WALL COLLAPSE Kathmandu, 23 March: Two teenage girls were buried Saturday at a village in Parbat Saturday. A red mud wall collapsed in them when while digging. nnn. nnnn