09-28-2008, 09:38 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Delhi takes shelter at home </b>
Pioneer.com
Staff Reporter | New Delhi
The recurrent, anytime, anywhere explosions in the national capital have started to show up on its citizens' psychological index. Â
<b>It has been an unfulfilled dream of the eternally harassed Delhi commuter to zip past empty roads. But this Saturday, the second in two weeks to record a terror strike, the Capital looked desolate and deserted.
Not a soul in Khan Market. An empty India Gate with not even an ice-creamwallah in tow. PVR ticket windows forlorn; Connaught Place as empty as a curfew-bound area. And, a Saturday evening sans vehicles on the ITO crossing.</b>
Call it fear or prudence, but Delhiites took collective refuge in their homes with advisories to friends and kin to stay indoors too. "We generally do all our shopping on weekends but now we really don't know whether we should be doing so either on Saturday or on weekday considering that bombs are exploding at will," said South Delhi resident Ruchi Awasthi.
<b>Incidentally, the Mehrauli phool mandi where the blast took place, is a favourite Saturday haunt for South Delhi housewives to go flower shopping</b>. Though business is at its peak early mornings, Saturday and Sunday afternoons record heavy turnouts.
"We had just returned from the phool mandi after buying a bunch of nargis and some dancing bamboos and heard there was a blast at that very place. It scared us to death. Just a few minutes here and there and we could have been blown up," said Saket resident Suchi Agarawal who has two children.
"<b>How long can you put up a brave front and say come what may we will live as usual. It is time to be careful. We are already wondering if, how and where to do the Diwali shopping from</b>," said S J Duggal who has been advising his wife to not venture into marketplaces like Chandni Chowk this festival season.
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I never thought Shame of India, ManMohan Singh is so smart, by doing nothing to protect citizens and allowing Indian Muslim terrorist to kill Hindus, they are solving polution , less demand for Petrol, it will save dollars, less trafic on roads, less accidents, less Police to monitor roads, now Police can spend time to take Ministers wife to shopping. Well never thought how bright and Brilliant is Manmohan Singh. Jawab nahi !!
Pioneer.com
Staff Reporter | New Delhi
The recurrent, anytime, anywhere explosions in the national capital have started to show up on its citizens' psychological index. Â
<b>It has been an unfulfilled dream of the eternally harassed Delhi commuter to zip past empty roads. But this Saturday, the second in two weeks to record a terror strike, the Capital looked desolate and deserted.
Not a soul in Khan Market. An empty India Gate with not even an ice-creamwallah in tow. PVR ticket windows forlorn; Connaught Place as empty as a curfew-bound area. And, a Saturday evening sans vehicles on the ITO crossing.</b>
Call it fear or prudence, but Delhiites took collective refuge in their homes with advisories to friends and kin to stay indoors too. "We generally do all our shopping on weekends but now we really don't know whether we should be doing so either on Saturday or on weekday considering that bombs are exploding at will," said South Delhi resident Ruchi Awasthi.
<b>Incidentally, the Mehrauli phool mandi where the blast took place, is a favourite Saturday haunt for South Delhi housewives to go flower shopping</b>. Though business is at its peak early mornings, Saturday and Sunday afternoons record heavy turnouts.
"We had just returned from the phool mandi after buying a bunch of nargis and some dancing bamboos and heard there was a blast at that very place. It scared us to death. Just a few minutes here and there and we could have been blown up," said Saket resident Suchi Agarawal who has two children.
"<b>How long can you put up a brave front and say come what may we will live as usual. It is time to be careful. We are already wondering if, how and where to do the Diwali shopping from</b>," said S J Duggal who has been advising his wife to not venture into marketplaces like Chandni Chowk this festival season.
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I never thought Shame of India, ManMohan Singh is so smart, by doing nothing to protect citizens and allowing Indian Muslim terrorist to kill Hindus, they are solving polution , less demand for Petrol, it will save dollars, less trafic on roads, less accidents, less Police to monitor roads, now Police can spend time to take Ministers wife to shopping. Well never thought how bright and Brilliant is Manmohan Singh. Jawab nahi !!