PIL rejected
NAGPUR, Nov 6 (UNI) — The Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court rejected a public interest litigation against the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), seeking the court's direction to force the RSS to shed its alleged anti-secular stance. The bench comprising Mr Justice J N Pandya and Mr Justice A B Palkar rejected the PIL filed by RSS activist-turned-critic M D Kamdar, saying the central government was quite powerful to safeguard the public interest in this regard.

25 hurt in blast
LAHORE, Nov 6 (ANI) — At least 25 persons were injured in a bomb explosion at a congested market place here yesterday. A high-explosive time device, concealed in a plastic bag, was planted underneath a concrete platform in the main market. It went off at a time when the market was crowded, officials said.

NCW seeks probe
NEW DELHI, Nov 6 (PTI) — The National Commission for Women (NCW) today demanded a high-level judicial inquiry into the death of Chitra, a Dalit woman, following alleged rape by police officials in a police station in Chennai. The probe should cover delay on the part of the police in visiting the spot of the suicide after long hours of lodging the FIR, delay caused in sending the body for post-mortem and delay in submitting the report, an NCW member said, releasing a report by the commission into the incident.

MQM workers held
KARACHI, Nov 6 (ANI) — About 40 more workers and supporters of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) were rounded up from various parts of the province since last night and large quantities of arms and ammunition was allegedly seized from them. The police confirmed the arrest of 56 persons, wanted in various crimes, but did not specify their political affiliation.

Scam accused
PATNA, Nov 6 (PTI) — Three accused in one of the fodder scam case Pandey Chandrashekhar Sharma, Jaishanker Prasad and Krishna Mohan Prasad Sinha today surrendered before the designated CBI court here. The three surrendered in a case which relates to fraudulent withdrawals of lakhs of rupees from Chaibasa treasury. The judge remanded them in judicial custody.

Meeting on price rise today
NEW DELHI, Nov 6 (PTI) — A meeting of state Chief Secretaries will be held here tomorrow to review the situation arising out of spiralling prices of essential commodities. The meeting, to be chaired by Cabinet Secretary Prabhat Kumar, is being held as a follow up measure by the government after the group of ministers (GoM) met last week to take stock of the price situation, official sources said. Significantly, allies of the BJP like the Trinamool Congress, Lok Shakti and TDP have sought a Chief Ministers’ meet to discuss the issue.

30 get bail
GUWAHATI, Nov 6 (PTI) — The court of the special judge, Assam, has granted bail to 30 of the 38 persons, including former Assam Congress President Nakul Das, chargesheeted by the CBI in the LOC Demow case and reserved orders on the bail petition of six accused. The CBI had chargesheeted them in the siphoning of nearly Rs 50-crore with false bills, letter of credit (LoC) sanction orders, construction orders etc in the Demow integrated cattle development project.

3 cops killed
GUWAHATI, Nov 6 (UNI) — At least three policemen were killed and one was injured seriously when suspected Bodo militants attacked the Mouzabari police post in Bongaigaon district yesterday. The police said armed militants opened fire at the post, in a bid to loot arms from the Assam police task force posted there. In the ensuing gun battle, the three policemen were killed on the spot.

Sabarmati case
AHMEDABAD, Nov 6 (PTI) — A city sessions court has discharged all 12 accused in the sensational conspiracy to blow up the high-security Sabarmati central jail here in 1995 to facilitate the escape of some hard-core anti-national elements lodged there. The accused were discharged by the court yesterday on the basis of a report submitted by the CBI.