UCPN (M) chief calls on Prez, asks for extension to consensus deadline

UCPN (Maoist) chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal called on President Ram Baran Yadav early on Wednesday, the day the Head of State's extended deadline to form a government of national unity is set to expire.

Talking to mediapersons after the meeting, Dahal said as political parties were close to a package deal, the President was likely to extend the deadline. nepalnews.com