S P O T L I G H T

Maran stable
Chennai, October 1 
The condition of Mr Murasoli Maran, Union Commerce Minister, is stable and he is being maintained on enteral nutrition, a statement by hospital sources said this afternoon. PTI

Bid to kill Farooq
Jammu, October 1
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah survived an attempt on his life when Hizb-ul-Mujahideen ultras blasted two improvised explosive devices in the Baghwa helipad area of Doda district today, the police said. UNI

Bihar bandh
Patna, October 1 
Disruption of rail and road traffic, dharnas and demonstrations marked a state-wide bandh, called by the Left parties in protest among other things the ‘deteriorating’ law and order in Bihar. PTI