SUPREME COURT JUSTICE RANA BAHADUR BAM DIES OF BULLET WOUNDS UPDATE Kathmandu, 31 May: Supreme Court Justice Rana Bahadur Bam died of bullet wounds while undergoing treatment at Norvic Hospital Thursday afternoon. Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai visited him at hospital and has convened a meeting of the security council. Home Minister Bijaya Kumar Gachedhar called the judge’s shooting at attackon the independent judiciary. MORE PM FURNISHESWRITTEN REPLYTO SUPREME COURT ON HIS CALL FOR 22 NOV. ELECTION Kathmandu, 31 May: Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai Thursday presented a written reply to the supreme court on his reason for calling constituent assembly (CA) elections 22 November. A special bench will her arguments in a case challenging the validity of the fresh CA election and the resultant dissolution of CA without promulgating a constitution. Then Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Parliament Krishna Prasad Shitaula was also summoned Thursday. MORE SHARE PRICES STABLE Kathmandu, 31 May: Share price laws stable on the last day of weekly trading Thursday. Nepse gained 0.09 points or 0.35 percent and closed at 373..55 points. Trade volume increased compared to the previous day. Altogether 255,631 shares were traded for Rs.87.303 million through 1747 transactions. nnnn