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LS vote on women's bill likely after Budget SUPPORT ACT Sonia hosts dinner today for male MPs KT Correspondent NEW DELHI The Rajya Sabha was easy compared to what awaits the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha. The government, therefore, is unlikely to put it to vote there before the crucial finance bill (Budget) is out of the way, which could be around the third week of April. The government might introduce the women's bill on March 15 or 16, after the vote on accounts and before the Lok Sabha breaks for a three-week recess to allow House committees to go through the voluminous budget proposals. "The bill can be tabled on March 15 or 16," said Law Minister Veerappa Moily, who has to pilot the bill in the Lok Sabha. The Business Advisory Committee of the Lok Sabha, which slots the agenda for the House, is to meet on Friday. Financial Express ND 11/03/2010 P7 33 PER CENT; WOMEN'S QUOTA ROW DISRUPTS LOK SABHA PROCEEDINGS Lain, Mulayam drop no-trust move, Moily says Bill likely in LS by Tuesday Pradeep Kaushal New Delhi Protesting the Rajya Sabha nod for the women's reservation Bill and the forcible eviction of their colleagues, members of the SP, RJD and JD (U) disrupted proceedings In Lok Sabha on Wednesday but Mulayam Singh Yadav and Lalu Prasad declared they were "as of now" not considering a no-confidence motion against the government, admitting they lacked the numbers. With the remaining two days of the week packed with important financial business, the government may bring the women's reservation Bill in Lok Sabha either on Monday or Tuesday. The House will then break for a mid-session recess, lasting nearly a month. Business Line ND 11/03/2010    P1 Steel prices rise on high raw material costs Debabrata Das New Delhi  Steel prices are back on the rise and are set to go up further in the coming months. After the excise duty hike of 2 per cent announced in the Budget, steel companies across the country announced a price increase of around Rs 600/tonne. But, according to industry insiders, steel prices have shot up in excess or Rs 1,000/tonne as prices for raw materials such as iron ore are going north. "All companies have increased prices by more than Rs 1,000/tonne although they won't admit it. The excise duty hike only needed an increase of Rs 600/tonne. Times Of India ND 11/03/2010 P-19 We can blow up Writers Building, threatens Kishanji Sukumar Mahato | TNN Midnapore: If it's war; prepare to bleed, Maoist leader Kishanji has warned the Bengal government. On Wednesday, he threatened that the rebels could "blow up Writers' Buildings any day". "We have the explosives and skill to blow Writers' Buildings and CPM's Alimuddln Street headquarters to smithereens. If the Centre can deploy forces, we will get our comrades from Chhattisgarh. We are also redeploying our forces (in anticipation of Green Hunt). If police have leads on our strengths and weaknesses, we are also identifying targets where we can hurt them most," the CPI (Maoist) leader said.