10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NARAYANHTI ROYAL PALACE MASSACRE Kathmandu, 1 June: Friday marks the 10th anniversary of the Narayanhiti Royal Palace massacre in which King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya were assassinated with other members of his family. Crown Prince Dipendra shot dead his parents and committed suicide by pumping a bullet into his head. Prince Nirajan and Princess Shruti were among 10 members of the royal family killed in the gruesome murder. The children of Shruti and her husband Kumar Gaurav survived. The massacre led to the end of the Shah dynasty,’ nnnn MAOIST CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEET Kathmandu, 1 June: A delayed meeting of the Maoist central committee is being held Friday, Facing a split, the committee is discussing stratrgy and situation after after Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai called elections for constituent assembly (CA) 22 November. nnnn. THREE INDIANS, ONE NEPALI GOING TO TIBET ARRESTED WITH FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTES Kathmandu, 1 June: Three Indiana and a Nepali were held Thursday with foreign currency a they were proceeding to Khasa, Tibet. Altogether $40,000, 346,000 Indian currency notes, 3,100 yuans and 200 British pounds were recovered from the group. nnnn ASSASINATED JUSTICE BAM BEING CREMATED FRIDAY Kathmandu, 1 June; Supreme Court Justice Rana Bahadur Bam, shot dead by two unknown people Thursday, is being cremated Friday. His body has been kept for public viewing to pay last respect at supreme court premises before cremation. nnnn 36 FORMER UML LAWMAKERS PREPARING TO RESIGN FROM PARTY Kathmandu, 1 June: Janajatis and Madeshi leaders are preparing to resign from the party blaming UML leadership for dissolution if constituent assembly (CA), Madhav Dhungel writes in Nagarik. Nearly three dozen leaders along with Vice-chairman Ashok Rai are preparing to resign. nnnn