HEARING OF APPOINTMENT OF LOKMAN SINGH KARKI DEFERRED Kathmandu, 27 May: A hearing Sunday at division bench of the supreme court on a writ challenging the appointment of Lokman Singh Karki as CIAA chief has been deferred until 4 June. Advocate Om Prakash Aryal moved the court seeking to annul Karki’s appointment. .President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav appointed Karki on the recommendation of the constitutional council that appoints chiefs of constitutional bodies. Karki, a chief secretary during the royal regime, said attempts are ongoing to tarnish his image. nnnn CAPITAL’S MORNING TEMPERATURE 18 DEGREES CELSIUS Kathmandu, 26 May: Capital’s morning temperature Monday was 18 degrees Celsius. Mercury is expected to rise to 27 degrees Celsius in the afternoon. nnnn MEDIA GOOGLE “The Maoists are backtracking on the agreements reached earlier on election related laws. This shows who wants to defer the election. (NC President Sushil Koirala, Republica,, 27 May) nnnn