Events in December 2005
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Dec. 1
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The Government launches the dual citizenship scheme for overseas Indians, except in Pakistan and Bangladesh. |
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Dec. 3
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The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, launches the Rs. 1 lakh crore Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission for integrated development of infrastructure services in New Delhi. |
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Dec. 4
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Natwar Singh is dropped from the Congress Working Committee. |
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Dec. 5
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Uma Bharati is expelled from the BJP for "indiscipline". |
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Dec. 6
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Union Minister Natwar Singh quits the Cabinet. |
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Dec. 7
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Indian Airlines becomes Indian and takes a new logo. |
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Dec. 8
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The General Court Martial orders dismissal of IAF Flying Officer Anjali Gupta. |
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Dec. 11
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The trial-run of the first Amritsar-Lahore bus service begins linking the two cities for the first time in nearly six decades. |
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Dec. 12
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"Operation Duryodhana" by Aaj Tak reveals 11 MPs allegedly "accepting money to raise questions in Parliament". |
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Parliament Nod for Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2005 and the State Emblem of India (Improper Use) Bill, 2005. |
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The Disaster Management Bill is passed. |
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Dec. 14
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The Supreme Court stays the Bombay High Court order on the sale of National Textile Corporation mill lands. |
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Dec. 15
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The Lok Sabha passes the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Bill. |
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Dec. 16
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A bomb threat through e-mail leads to adjournment of Parliament and evacuation of members. |
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The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, launches the Rs. 1,74,000 crore Bharat Nirman programme aimed at developing the rural infrastructure, in New Delhi. |
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Dec. 17
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.The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, presents Ustad Hafiz Alikhan award 2005 to Pakistani ghazal singer Farida Khanam, in Gwalior. |
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Dec. 18
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The Union Power Minister, Padannatha Mohammed Sayeed (65), a nine-time MP from Lakshadweep dies of a heart attack at a hospital in Seoul. |
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Forty two are killed in a stampede at a flood relief centre in Chennai. |
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Raj Thackeray quits the Shiv Sena. |
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Dec. 19
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"Operation Chakravyuh" exposes 7 MPs highlighting corruption in selecting projects for the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme. |
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Dec. 20
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The Constitution Amendment Bill to reserve seats for socially backward classes in private educational units other than those run by minorities is tabled in Lok Sabha. |
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Parliament nod for Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Bill. |
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The former Lok Sabha Speaker, P. A. Sangma, returns to the Nationalist Congress Party. |
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Dec. 21
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The Pawan Kumar Bansal Committee probing the cash-for-questions sting operation submits report. |
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The Lok Sabha passes the Child Rights Bill - Gives nod for Bill on quota in unaided colleges. |
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Dec. 22
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Parliament passes the Constitution (104th) Amendment Bill providing quota to socially backward classes in private unaided educational institutions. |
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Dec. 23
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Parliament expels 11 MPs for their involvement in the cash-for-questions scam |
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Dec. 25
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Mohammad Wasim, a top Al-Badr man is killed after a six-hour gunbattle in Srinagar. |
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Dec. 28
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A retired Delhi IIT professor M. C. Puri is killed by a gunman in IISc. Bangalore campus. |
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Peace talks must begin soon, Delhi and Colombo feel after Manmohan-Rajapakse meeting . |
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Dec. 29
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The Centre clears the SAFTA pact. |
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Cabinet nod for Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill. |
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Dec. 31
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Lal Krishna Advani resigns as BJP president. |
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