UPDATE NINE UML CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS NOMINATEDD Kathmandu, 29 April: UML standing committee Monday recommended names of nine persons as central committee members, Chairman Jhalanath Khanal said. “Their names won’t be announced now,” he told reporters after a meeting of the standing committee. Nnnn KARKI APPOINTENT NOW HAS TO BE TAKEN UP AT CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL Kathmandu, 29 April: The constitutional council now can take up the appointment of Lokman Singh Karki as CIAA chairman. The government has to decide whether to appoint Karki. Nnnn PARTY REGISTRATION FOR ELECTION BEGINS TUESDAU Kathmandu, 29 April: Registration of political parties for second constitutional parties begins at election commission Tuesday. Already registered parties have to register again according to Nepal’s election laws. Nnnn NO FERTILIZER SHORTAGE THIS PLANTING SEASON Kathmandu, 29 April: There won’t be shortage of fertilizer during plantation season like last year, a senior official of Agriculture Inputs Corporation said Monday. The government agency has adequate supply of fertilizers, he added. nnnn