130 PARTIES APPLY FOR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS Kathmandu, 31 May: Altogether 139 parties applied by Thursday’s deadline at the election commission to contest the second constituent assembly elections. The deadline was extended by one day as Wednesday was a public holiday to ark republic day. The applications are being scrutinized, the commission said. Several partiesm including CPN Maoist and Limbuwan Federal Council, opposed to the vote and the government of Khil Raj Regmi, didn’t apply. Sixty parties registered on the last day for registration Thursday. Seventy-ix more parties applied for official recognition Thursday. Parties, including those already recognized, have to register for every election, according to Nepal’s electoral law. The commission called for applications 30 April.. Nnnn NC STUDENTS DEMAND TU UNION ELECTIONS Kathmandu, 31 May: Nepal Students’ Union, student wing of NC, is disrupting the movement of vehicles in front of campuses Friday morning demanding elections for the first time in four years at campuses nation-wide under TU. The 6 June was election was indefinitely postponed by TU after widespread irregularities in registering voters for election. nnnnn HIMALAYAN SHERPA, FRIENDS CLUB MEET IN GURKHA CUP FRIDAY Kathmandu, 31 May: Jawalakhel plays Boys Union in the Gurkha Cup at the Dashrath Rangashala in the capital Friday. Himalayan Sherpa and Friends Club play in another match, MMC and Nepal Army qualified for the quarterfinal Thursday. Nnnn CAPITAL FRIDAY MORNING TEMPERATURE 15 DEGREES CELSIUS Kathmandu, 31 May: Capital’s Friday morning temperature on a rainy morning was 15 degrees Celsius at seven, Mercury is expected to rise to 26 degrees Celsius on a rainy day.afternoon. Nnnn MEDIA GOOGLE (He [Sushil Koirala] is not a great leader. But he has served the party 0nC) for a long time) (NC leader and Man Mohan Bhattarai in Dishanirdesh in Kantipur TV) nnnn