FURTHER DETAILS OF SITA AIR CRASH Kathmandu, 1 June; Simikot airport in Humla has been closed to traffic after a Sita Air aircraft was damaged after crashing while landing from Nepalhunj Saturday. Both wings were damaged while landing and the airport has closed to traffic after the aircraft got bogged down on the runway. The aircraft circled the airport twice before landing in poor weather condition, airport officials said. MORE RPP-NEPAL SIGNATURE DRIVE STARTS FROM VALLEY Kathmandu, 1 June; RPP-Nepal launched a nation-wide signature drive from three districts in the Valley Saturday seeking a Hindu state with constitutional monarchy. The signatures will be delivered to President DR. Ram Baan Yadav when the collection drive ends. nnnn UPPER TRISHULI 3A TO BE UPGRADED TO 90MW Kathmandu, 1 June: The Nepal Electricity Authority NEA) board Friday decided to upgrade the 60MW Upper Trishuli 3A hydro project to 90 MW, a public announcement said Saturday. that the upgradation will result in losses to NEA due to the delay caused in the completion of the project. Friday’s meeting was chaired by Minister for Energy Uma Kant Jha. A decision was taken after reviewing an agreement with China Gezhouba Group Company. The revised cost of the project to be completed May 2014 will increase to $132 million from $89 million. nnnn MURDERERS OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICE BAM AT LARGE ONE YEAR YEAR LATER Kathmandu, 1 June: One year ago Saturday, Supreme Court Justice Rana Bahadur Bam was gunned down across the Bagmati river in Lalitpir as he was driving to office. Two others were injured Gunmen on two wheelers stopped, shot dead Justice ban and fled from the UN park.. Government formed two commissions to probe the murder—one headed by incumbent IGP Kuber Singh Rana and another headed by retired Supreme Court Justice Prem Sharma. Both the teams couldn’t identify persons behind the murder or the reason for it. nnnn