SC raps govt on spurious milk, wants law in winter session
Tells govt to file status report in four weeks on steps to check adulteration 
New Delhi, November 11
The Supreme Court today slammed the Centre for the delay in putting in place a deterrent law to check adulteration of milk and milk products with harmful chemical substances. A Bench comprising Justices MY Eqbal and Shiva Kirti Singh said it wanted the government to have the relevant law passed at least in the coming winter session of Parliament. The government had informed the court eight months ago that a new law was in the offing but nothing had been done so far, it noted.

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Service Chiefs brief Defence Minister, list requirements
New Delhi, November 11
The Indian Armed Forces — the Army, the Navy and the IAF — today gave Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar an overview of their war preparedness besides listing their immediate requirements, especially shortage of fighter jets, artillery guns and submarines.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar (C) and his deputy Rao Inderjit Singh being briefed by Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha and principal staff officers in New Delhi on Tuesday. PTI

Botched sterilisation kills 11 women in C’garh
PM orders probe, state govt removes Health Director * No lessons learnt from Bihar fiasco 
New Delhi, November 11
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked for a thorough probe into the death of 11 women at a mass sterilisation camp in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur's district in the past two days. The condition of two women is extremely critical.
Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh meets relatives of the victims in Bilaspur on Tuesday. PTI

More fiscal powers for Haryana top officials 
Chandigarh, November 11
The Haryana Finance Department has issued new orders for the delegation of financial and administrative powers to senior functionaries to ensure smooth functioning of the department. 

SAD aflutter as RSS spreads wings in Punjab
Chandigarh, November 11
The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) is spreading its wings far and wide in Punjab. With the help of its 20-odd front organizations (that owe its origins to the RSS), the right wing organization is aggressively using social welfare as a medium to reach out to people in the state.

Mohan Bhagwat, RSS chief