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Imphal Times Supplementary issue                                                           Page No. 3
               Death toll in massive explosion at                         Ram Temple- the history is “rewritten”
           Lebanese capital Beirut mounts to 100;                      By Raju Vernekar
          Agency           over 4,000 injured          of  Lebanon.     The  history  was  re—
          Lebanon, Aug 6:                              The  explosion  comes  at  a  written nearly after 500 years,
                                                                       when  Prime  Minister
                                                       sensitive  time  for  Lebanon,  Narendra Modi performed a
            the  death  toll  in  the  huge  way to find the exact trigger  United  Nations  Secretary-  with  an  economic  crisis
          explosion  in  the  capital,  for the explosion. Lebanon’s  General Antonio  Guterres  reigniting  old  divisions.  bhumi  pujan  (ground
                                                                       breaking) and laid 9 bricks for
          Beirut  has  gone  up  to  100.  Supreme  Defence  Council   expresses  his  deepest  Tensions are also high ahead
          More than 4,000 people have  said  those  responsible  will  condolences to  the  families  of  Friday’s verdict in a trial  the proposed Ram Temple in
                                                                       Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh on
          been injured in the explosion  face   the   maximum  of the victims, as well as to  over the  killing of ex-Prime  Wednesday, 5 August 2020.
          which took place last night.  punishment  possible.  the  people  and Government  Minister Rafik Hariri in 2005.
                                                                        The dispute is nearly 500
          The   explosion   sent  President  Michel Aoun said          year old ever since a mosque
          shockwaves  that  shattered  the  blast  was  caused  by  Nobel Laureate John Hume died  was  constructed  by  the
          windows, smashed  masonry  2,750  tonnes  of  ammonium
          and  shook  the  ground  nitrate  stored  unsafely  in  a  following long period of illness  Mughals by demolishing the
                                                                       Ram Temple that existed in
          across the Lebanese capital.  warehouse.  President   has  Agency  the party from 1979 until 2001.
          Videos show smoke billowing  declared   a   three-day  Nobel Laureate John Hume, a  Mr  Hume took considerable  Ayodhya and is regarded as  demolished  the  disputed  Uttar   Pradesh,  after
                                                                       a birth place of Lord Ram..
          from a fire, then a mushroom  mourning  and  said  the  prominent  Northern Ireland  risks  for  peace  by  holding  The  time  line  of  the  mosque  and  set  up  a  small  meeting  with  UP  Chief
          cloud following  the  blast  at  government  will  release 66  politician has died yesterday,  talks with the  then leader of
          the city’s port. Hospitals are  million  dollar as  emergency  following  a  long  period  of  Sinn Féin, Gerry Adams, as the  longest even  dispute  runs  temple  at  the  site  on  6  minister Yogi Adityanath
                                                                                                     suggested  that  the  Ram
                                                                       as: 1520-Mughal
                                                                                  king
                                                                                      December 1992. The communal
          said to be overwhelmed and  funds.  illness. He was 83. Hume was  IRA was still heavily involved  Babar’s lieutenant Mir Banki  riots erupted in different parts  Temple  be  constructed  at
          many  buildings  have  been  Indian  Embassy in  Lebanon  one  of  the  highest-profile  in violence. The Hume-Adams
          destroyed.  The  blast  was  is  in  touch  with  the  Indian  politicians in Northern Ireland  talks   helped   laying   constructed  a  mosque  by  of  the  country,  including  proposed site  for  the  Ram
                                                                                      Mumbai. Over 2000 were killed
                                                                                                     temple and the land for the
                                                                       demolishing  the  Ram
          heard  240  km  away  on the  community.  The  Embassy  for more than 30 years. He was  foundation for the 1994 IRA
          island  of  Cyprus  in  the  has  also  shared  its  helpline  a  founding  member  of  the  ceasefire   and   later  Temple. 1813-   Hindu  in the riots. The then PM late R  mosque  be  allotted  away
          eastern Mediterranean.  numbers  with  the  Indian  Social Democratic and Labour  negotiations which resulted in  organizations  alleged  that  V Narsimha Rao appealed to  from  the  temple.  16
                                                                                                     November 2017- Sri Sri Ravi
                                                                                      Muslims  community  to
                                                                       the mosque was constructed
          An  investigation  is  under  community.  Party (SDLP) in 1970 and led  the Good Friday Agreement.
                                                                       by  demolishing  the  Ram  maintain calm. On 16 December  Shankar, chief of the Art of
                                                                       temple.        1992, the Commission headed  Living  tried  to  mediate
              90% of recovered COVID-19 patients in                    riot breaks  out  in Ayodhya  by former Justice M S Librahan  between disputed parties.
                                                                        1853- The first communal
                                                                                                     On 05 December 2017, the
                                                                                      Commission  was  set  up  to
            Wuhan suffering from lung damage: Report                   over the temple issue. 1859-  inquire into the demolition.  Supreme  Court  ordered
                                                                                       1994-  The  case  was
                                                                       The
                                                                                 British
                                                                            then
                                                                                                     disputed parties to clear their
                                                                       administration put a  fence  transferred to Allahabad High  stand by 4 February 2018.
                                                                       encircling the disputed site.  court. 2001- On 04 May 2001,  2018-Sunni Waqf Board
          Courtesy – WION TV  Global Times reported.  antibody  produced  by  the  Wuhan  is  the  provincial  The Muslims were allowed  the Special CBO court dropped  on  08  February  2018
          New Delhi, Aug 6:  Peng’s team conducted a six-  immune system when a virus  capital has reported a total of  to  offer  namaz inside  the  the  charges  of  conspiracy  requested that the matter be
                         minute walking test  with the  attacks. A positive result in an  68,138 confirmed COVID-19  fence, while the Hindus were  against  Shiv  Sena  Chief late  heard on day to day basis by
          Ninety  per cent of a sample  patients.  They found that the  IgM test usually means that a  cases till now. The disease has  permitted to offer prayers at  Balasaheb Thackeray,  BJP  the Supreme Court. However
          group   of   coronavirus-  recovered patients could only  person has just been infected  claimed  4,512  lives  in  the  Ram Chabutara outside the  leaders-L  K Advani,  Murli  the plea was rejected. On 14
          recovered  patients  from  a  walk 400 metres in six minutes  by the virus.  province,  according  to  the  fence. 1885-   Mahant  Manohar  Joshi, Uma Bharati  March 2018, Advocate Rajiv
          prominent hospital in China’s  while their healthy peers could  It is still unclear if this means  official data.  Raghuvar  Das  filed  a  and 13 others.  Dhavan  filed  an appeal  on
          Wuhan  city  where  the  walk 500 metres in the same  these  people  have  been  China  reported  27  new  complaint before Faizabad  2002-The   Ayodhya  behalf  of  the  Sunni Waqd
          pandemic  broke  out  have  period.  infected again.  confirmed COVID-19 cases on  sub-divisional  magistrate  department was set up on 01  Board,  saying  that  the
          reported lung damage and five  Some recovered patients have  The  100  patients’  immune  Tuesday, including 22 locally-  seeking  permission  to  January 2002 by the then PM  judgement  delivered  in
          per cent of them are again in  to  rely on oxygen machines  systems  have  not  fully  transmitted   cases,   the  construct  the  temple  at  late Atal  Behari Vajpayee  to  response to  a petition filed
          quarantine  after  testing  even three months after being  recovered  as  they  showed  a  National Health Commission  disputed  site.  The  court  resolve the dispute. On 01 April  by Ismail Farukhi and others
          positive  for  the  virus,  discharged from the hospital,  low level  of  B  cells  —  -  a  (NHC) said on Wednesday.  rejected the demand.  2002, a three member bench of  (in1994)  be  sent  to  the
          according to a media report on  Liang Tengxiao, a doctor from  primary force for killing viruses  All  locally-transmitted cases  1949-  On  23  December  the  Allahabad  High  Court  constitutional  bench  for
          Wednesday.     the  Dongzhimen  Hospital,  in the  human body — but a  were  reported  in  Xinjiang  1949, the idols of Ram and  began hearing of the case. The  further  hearing.  The  SC
          A  team  at  the  Zhongnan  Beijing University of Chinese  high level of T cells which only  Uygur Autonomous  Region,  Laxman were found on the  Hindu activists returning from  during  hearing on 20  July
          Hospital of Wuhan University  Medicine,  was  quoted  as  recognise  viral  antigens  the NHC said.  site and Hindu organizations  Ayodhya  by  the  Sabarmati  2018,   reserved   the
          led by Peng Zhiyong, director  saying by the report.  outside infected cells.  On  Tuesday,  five  new  claimed  that  it  was  Express  train were attacked  judgement. On 27 September
          of  the  hospital’s  Intensive  Liang’s   team  is   also  “The results revealed that the  imported  cases  were  also  reincarnation of Lord Ram.  near Godhra (Gujarat) on  27  2018,  the  Supreme Court
          Care   Unit,   has   been  conducting  follow-up visits  patients’ immune systems are  reported.  Of  the  cases, two  However  supporters  of  February 2002. In all 58 persons  rejected  the  demand  to
          conducting  follow-up visits  with recovered patients  aged  still recovering,” Peng said.  were reported in Shanghai and  Mosque  refuted  the  claim  were killed in the incident. In  reconsider the matter saying
          with ‘100 recovered patients’  above 65.  The  patients  also  suffered  one each in Beijing, Sichuan  saying the idols were placed  the riots that erupted after the  the   mosque   is   not
          since April.   The results also showed  that  depression  and  a  sense  of  and Shaanxi, the commission  during night by some Hindu  incident, over 2000 people were  inseparable part of Islam. On
          The first  phase  of  this  one-  antibodies against the novel  stigma. Most of the recovered  said.  activists.  Eventually  the  killed in Gujarat.  12 November,2018 the SC
          year  programme finished  in  coronavirus in 10 per cent of  patients told the team that their  As  of  Tuesday,  the  total  mosque was locked and the  2003-The Archaeological  rejected  a petition filed by
          July. The average  age of  the  the  100  patients  have  families  were  not willing  to  number of confirmed COVID-  site  was  declared  as  Survey of India in its  report  Akhil  Bharatiya  Hindu
          patients in the study is 59.  disappeared.  have dinner  with them at the  19 cases had reached 84,491,  “disputed site”. 1950-On 16  submitted to Allahabad High  Mahasabha,  requesting for
          According to the  first  phase  Five per cent of them received  same table, the report said.  including  810  patients  who  January  1950, Gopalsingh  Court  on  22 August  2003,  speedy hearing of the matter.
          results,  90  per  cent  of  the  negative results in COVID-19  Less than half of the recovered  were still  being treated, with  Visharad filed a complaint in  stated  that  the  remains  of  2019-On 08 January 2019,
          patients’ lungs  are  still  in  a  nucleic acid tests but positive  patients  have  returned  to  36 in severe condition.  the  Fauzabad  Civil  Court  temple dating  back to 10 th  a five member bench headed
          damaged  state, which means  results in Immunoglobulin M  work, it said.  Altogether 79,047 people had  seeking permission to offer  century were found below the  by  Chief  Justice  Ranjan
          their lungs ventilation and gas  (IgM) tests, and thus have to  The findings are significant as  been   discharged   after  puja  at  the site. The court  mosque.  But  the All  India  Gogoi was set up to hear the
          exchange  functions  have  not  be  quarantined  again,  the  the coronavirus first emerged  recovery, and 4,634 had died  granted  the  permission.  Muslin  Personal  Law Board  appeals   against   the
          recovered  to  the  level  of  report said.  in Wuhan city.  of the disease in the mainland,  However  the  Muslims  raised  objection  to  the  judgement of the Allahabad
          healthy  people,  state-run  IgM  is  usually  the  first  Hubei  province  for  which  the NHC said.  objected to  the permission  claim. 2003-  Seven  leaders  High  Court  delivered  in
                                                                       given by the court.  responsible for the demolition  September 2010. The bench
                                                                        1984-  Vishwa  Hindu  of the mosque were asked to  comprised,  Justices  S  A
                           Contd. from page 2                          Parishad(VHP)  forms  a  be present in the court.  Bobde, N V Ramanna, U V
                                                                       committee to set up the Ram
                                                                                                     Lalit and D Y Chandrachud.
                                                                                           The
                                                                                       2009-
                                                                                               Libarhan
                                                                       temple at the site. 1986-On  Commission  submitted  its  On 10 January, Justice Lalit
           ....... our Rights when arrested under Criminal Law?        first  February  1986,  the  report  to  the  then  PM  Dr  recused  himself  from  the
                                                                       Faizabad  court granted the
                                                                                                     case.  On  25  January  the
                                                                                      Manmohan Singh nearly after
                                                                                                     bench  was  reconstituted
                                                                                      17 years. 2010- On 26 July 2010,
                                                                       permission to the  VHP  to
                                                                       open  the  lock  and  offer  a  divisional  bench  of  the  with  inclusion  of  Justices
           What was also laid down in  will eventually be filed before  mandates  that  the  accused  not granting bail, which flies  prayers.  However  the  Allahabad   High   Court  Ashok  Bhushan  and  S A
          the case of Nandini Satpathy  the  Magistrate  as  the  arrested be brought before a  in  the  face  of  justice  and  Muslims  opposed  the  reserved its verdict and asked  Jamir.  On  08  March,  a
          v.  PL  Dani was  that  the  “chargesheet”.   Magistrate within 24 hours of  curtails  individual  freedoms  decision  and  formed  the  the  parties involved to  settle  Dispute Redressal Committee
          accused has no right to remain  We must not forget that one  his  or  her  arrest  –  another  based  on  pre-conceived  Babri   Masjid   Action  the dispute amicably. On 28  was   appointed   under
          silent   during   these  of the most crucial aspects of  indispensable human right.    notions. Section 437(2) of  the  Committee,  to  oppose  the  September 2010, the Supreme  chairmanship of former SC
          interrogations  and  ought  to  individual liberties is to grant  In  case  the  accused  has  CrPC  permits  the  court  to  move.  Court  rejected  the  petition  Judge F  M  I  Kalifulla. He
          answer all  of  the  questions  bail to the accused when the  committed  a  non-bailable  grant bail in a case where they  1989-  Former  Prime  demanding that the Allahabad  submitted his report on First
          fired at them. This was upheld  courts  deem  it  fit.  An  offence,  he  or  she  is  still  have  reason  to  believe that  Minister late Rajiv  Gandhi  High Court be restrained from  August  2019  in  a  sealed
          in the case of Ajmal Kasab v.  individual has the right to seek  eligible under Section 437 of  the person did not commit the  permitted  the  Shila  Nyas  delivering the judgement. On  envelope. However since he
          State of Maharashtra. If  the  bail  to  be  released  from  the  the  CrPC  to  receive  bail. In  offence,  but  still  need  to  (stone  laying),  near  the  30  September  2010,  the  was  unable  to  resolve the
          police  wish  to  use  these  arrest. In India, the Bail Bond  theory,  a  court  must  not  probe into his or her guilt. The  disputed site. 1990-  Senior  Allahabad High Court  ruled  dispute  amicably,  the  SC
          witness  statements  for  trial,  System is the default system  consider  whether  or  not  to  CrPC also allows a person to  BJP  leader  L  K  Advani  that the land at disputed site  began a day to day hearing
          they must get the statements  that  one  can avail  if they’ve  grant bail based on  the past  seek  “Anticipatory  Bail”  undertook a Padyatra across  be apportioned between Ram  from  06  August  2019
          recorded as per Section 164 Cr  committed  a  “bailable”  history of the accused  or  the  under Section 438, wherein a  the country. The yatra was  Mandir  Nyan,  Sunni Waqf  onwards. The SC completed
          PC.  This  means  that  the  offence, as per Section 436.  seriousness of the crime. Bail  person  can  seek  protection  stopped  and Advani  was  Board and Nirmohi Aghada.  the hearing and reserved the
          witnesses will now be making  One may file as many bail  can be granted so long as the  from arrest even prior to it on  arrested in Bihar. Late V P  2011- On 9 May 2011, the  judgement  on  16  October
          their  statements  before  the  applications as possible either  court  is  certain  that  the  grounds  mentioned  in  the  Singh  was  heading  the  Supreme  Court  stayed  the  2019.
          Magistrate directly, who must  before  or  during  the  trial.  person  released  will  not  code.              The violation of  coalition government at the  judgement  of  the Allahabad  On 09 November 2019, the
          ensure that there is no police-  However, the  Court  decides  abscond,  comply  with  the  rights  of  the  citizens  since  centre that time. Eventually  High Court. 2017-On 19 April  SC in the final  judgement,
          person in the room while this  for  the  very  first  time  on  notices served to him or her,  been rampant  at the hands of  BJP  withdrew  its  support  2017, the Supreme Court ruled  ordered  the Government of
          is   happening.   These  whether or  not  to grant  bail  not  repeat  any  offence  or  the   investigating Authority/  and  the  V  P  Singh  that the criminal charges  be  India to create a trust to build
          statements once recorded can  when the accused is brought  tamper  with  evidence  if  Police   by   making  government was toppled.  filed against L K Advani and  the Ram Mandir  temple. It
          be  used  during  trial. All of  before the  Magistrate  under  released, and not threaten or  unwarranted  arrest  of  him/  1991-BJP came to power  others.  On  09  November  also ordered the government
          these  statements, along  with  Section 56 and Section 57 of  intimidate other witnesses of  them  compelled me  to write  in  Uttar  Pradesh.  The  2017,  Waseem  Rizvi,  a  to give an alternate 5 acres
          the original FIR and the other  the Code immediately after the  the case. However, the Code  this  for  the  purpose  of  movements to send bricks for  Shia Muslim leader and four-  of  land  to the Sunni Waqf
          documents   produced  arrest. Article  22(3)  of  the  itself  mentions  gravity  and  providing  awareness amongst  Ram  temple began. 1992-  time  chairman  of  the  Shia  Board  for  the  purpose  of
          throughout the investigation  Constitution   of   India  past  conduct  as  grounds for  the public.   The Kar Seveks and others  Central  Board  of  Waqf  in  building a mosque.
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