Tuesday, November 6, 2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Mush Under Siege Pak lawyers’ protest spreads Get back to civilian rule quickly, urges Bush
Pakistan’s military ruler General Musharraf today went all out to crush resistance from judges, lawyers, political parties and civil rights activists, who took to the streets across Pakistan to protest against the imposition of emergency.
Policemen beat up a lawyer outside the High Court in Lahore on Monday. — Reuters
World page: Emergency a ‘short-term’ arrangement Sacked CJ vows to fight back

Editorial
Insecurities and illusions of dictators
By H. K. Dua
With one cruel stroke Pervez Musharraf has snuffed out what could have marked the birth of democracy in Pakistan. The General, who came to power eight years ago in a coup, has staged another to extend his regime, thus pushing Pakistan back in time by several years.

Court orders FIR against Jaswant under NDPS Act
Jodhpur, November 5
A local court today ordered registration of an FIR against the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Jaswant Singh, and nine other BJP leaders for violation of the NDPS Act during a function held at Singh’s native village, Jasol in Barmer district, last week.

Karnataka Crisis Action shifts to Delhi, Guv stays non-committal New Delhi/Bangalore, November 5 Karnataka Governor Rameshwar Thakur reached Delhi tonight. Thakur, when asked by newspersons in Karnataka Bhawan, maintained that his visit to Delhi was in connection with an ongoing seminar on federalism. He declined a direct answer to a question if he would submit his report on Karnataka political situation to the Centre.

Congress workers during a ‘Jan Andolan’ rally, demanding Assembly elections in Karnataka, in Bangalore on Monday. — PTI

Delay in ending central rule irks BJP
New Delhi, November 5
Irked over the delay in revocation of President’s rule in Karnataka, the BJP today asked whether the Centre would have delayed the move if the JD (S) was forming the government with the Congress.

Rizwanur Death
CBI interrogates IG Islam
Kolkata, November 5
CBI officers today interrogated IG (enforcement branch) Nazrul Islam in connection with the mysterious death of computer graphics teacher Rizwanur Rahman. A three-member team of the CBI interrogated Nazrul at his office at Bhawani Bhawan here.

Loan Recovery
ICICI fined 50 lakh for employing ‘goons’
New Delhi, November 5
The Delhi Consumer Commission fined ICICI bank a whopping fine of Rs 50 lakh for employing “goons” to recover loan and deplored the practice of the banks intimidating consumers to pay the installments.