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Sheila blames shootout on security lapse
New Delhi, December 18
The December 13 carnage at Parliament House reverberated in the Delhi Assembly with the ruling Congress expressing grave concern at the serious lapse that occurred despite prior information and intelligence about the likelihood of an attack on Parliament.
Restricted holiday on Martyrdom Day
New Delhi, December 18
Succumbing to the pressures from the Sikh community in the Capital, the Delhi Government has decided to continue with the restricted holiday on the martyrdom day of Guru Tegh Bahadur, which would be observed on Wednesday.
IN PARLIAMENT
Old Yamuna bridge to be replaced
New Delhi, December 18
The government plans to replace the rail-cum-road Old Yamuna Bridge as it has outlived its life, the Union Minister for Railways, Mr Nitish Kumar, has informed the Lok Sabha. The preparation of preliminary details and designing of the bridge was in progress and the work was expected to be completed in 2005-6, subject to the availability of funds, he said.
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Ram Babu Gupta’s ‘chole bhature’ may not be the Epicurean delight that will elicit rave reviews from the gourmets. But an innocent parrot, perched on the roadside vendor’s nondescript food stall across the road from Shastri Bhawan, seems to certify the taste of all that is sold. This official taster sips tea, chews chillies and munches other snacks, endorsing their edibility. Whatever the distractions, it has not yet looked for the greener pastures. It dives to nibble at eats offered by bystanders once in a blue moon only. On a mundane afternoon four winters ago, an injured parrot, unable to fly, perched itself on the vendor’s stall – little knowing that a good Samaritan in Ram Babu Gupta was waiting in the wings. Today, four years later, the parrot is an integral part of the vendor’s paraphernalia. As Gupta says, the bird has taught him what co-existence is all about.
— Tribune Photo Mukesh Aggarwal
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Spate of thefts
in Faridabad
Faridabad, December 18
There have been a spate of thefts in the town. At least half a dozen thefts have been reported from in the last few days. A couple of days ago, thieves decamped with a safe weighing about 350 kg from a shop in Anajmandi in Ballabgarh town. The safe contained about Rs 85,000. The same night, they stole some cash and grocery items from another shop in the neighbourhood.
Gurgaon to have an ESI hospital, finally
Gurgaon, December 18
The Employees State Insurance Corporation has finally decided to construct an ESI general hospital here, fulfilling a long-standing demand of local industrialists.
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Lokayukta indicted CM, claims Opposition
