LOKMAN SINGH KARKI SAYS HE WILL BOOK TAX EVADERS Kathmandu, 8 May: New CIAA Chief Lokman Singh Karki said Wednesday after his appointment he will book tax evaders and conduct investigations impartially maintaining CIAA effectiveness, neutrality and transparent. He said this in a statement as he assumed office. Expert will be hired to investigate complicated cases, he added. Responding to charges of his alleged abuses when be was chief secretary during the royal regime seven years ago, Karki said he was doing a job during a movement that ultimately toppled monarchy. RPP-Nepal opposed the appointment of all three chiefs of constitutional bodies Wednesday. ‘This is not the work of an election government,” Chairman KamalThapa said. Nnnn ACC CRICKET CORRECTION; NEPAL PLAYS UAE IS SEMI-FINALS Kathmandu, 8 May: Nepal will lay UAE [not Afghanistan as reported] in the semi-final of another win in the Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Elite Cup - Group B 2013 after beating Malaysia Wednesday. Nepal has topped Group B with 8 points after a win over Malaysia. nnnn. MINI HYDRO POWER PLANT OPERATIONAL Kathmandu, 8 May: The Nishikhola II Hydropower Project with the capacity of 100 Kilowatts has come into operation in Baglung district, RSS reports from Baglung.. A total of 967 households have received the electricity facility from the electricity generated from the project, constructed with financial support of the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre, Energy Sector Support Programme, Dhaulagiri Community Resource Centre and Bohoragaun VDC, technical support of Ocean Power Service, Butwal and locals' voluntary labour, according to the chairman of the project, Taranath Sharma. The project was constructed at a cost of Rs. 34.36 million and will benefit locals of Ward Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 9 of the VDC. Meanwhile, stakeholders are making efforts in developing the district as the district of hydropower. The District Development Committee has already expressed commitment to declare the district as electrified district by 2017. Nnnn EUROPEAN TEAM MEETS CHAIRMAN REGMI Kathmandu, 8 May: A team led by Jean Lambert, the Chairperson of the European Parliament Delegation for Relations with countries of South Asia held discussions with Chairman Khil Rak Regmi Wednesday. They discussed proposed constituent assembly elections urged by EU member states. The team discussed sending monitors to oversee a vote. Nnnn