#Sawan Month 2020

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3 Years Since Beirut Blast, No One Held Accountable As Probe Suspended

On August 4, 2020, the massive blast at Beirut's port destroyed swathes of the Lebanese capital, killing more than 220 people and injuring at least 6,500.

Beirut: Lebanon on Friday marks three years since one of history’s biggest non-nuclear explosions rocked Beirut. Yet nobody has been held to account as political and legal pressures suspend the investigation.

On August 4, 2020, the massive blast at Beirut’s port destroyed swathes of the Lebanese capital, killing more than 220 people and injuring at least 6,500.

Authorities said the disaster was triggered by a fire in a warehouse where a vast stockpile of industrial chemical ammonium nitrate had been haphazardly stored for years.

Three years on, the probe is virtually at a standstill, leaving survivors still yearning for answers.

The main activist group representing families of those killed has called for a protest march on Friday afternoon, converging on the port.

“This is a day of commemoration, mourning and protest against the Lebanese state that politicises our cause and interferes in the judiciary,” said Rima al-Zahed, whose brother was killed in the explosion.

“The judiciary is shackled, justice is out of reach, and the truth is shrouded,” she told AFP.

The blast struck amid an economic collapse that the World Bank has dubbed one of the worst in recent history and which is widely blamed on a governing elite accused of corruption and mismanagement.

Since its early days, the probe into the explosion has faced a slew of political and legal challenges.

In December 2020, lead investigator Fadi Sawan charged former prime minister Hassan Diab and three ex-ministers with negligence.

But as political pressure mounted, Sawan was removed from the case.

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His successor, Tarek Bitar, unsuccessfully asked lawmakers to lift parliamentary immunity for MPs who were formerly ministers.

The powerful Iran-backed Hezbollah group has launched a campaign against Bitar, accusing him of bias and demanding his dismissal.

The interior ministry has refused to execute arrest warrants which the lead investigator has issued.

In December 2021, Bitar suspended his probe after a barrage of lawsuits, mainly from politicians he had summoned on charges of negligence.

But in a surprise move this January, Bitar resumed investigations after a 13-month hiatus, charging eight new suspects including high-level security officials and Lebanon’s top prosecutor, Ghassan Oueidat.

Oueidat then charged Bitar with insubordination and “usurping power”, and ordered the release of all those detained over the blast.

Bitar has refused to step aside, yet has not set foot inside Beirut’s justice palace for months.

“Work (on the investigation) is ongoing,” said a legal expert with knowledge of the case, requesting anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter.

Bitar is determined to keep his promise to deliver justice for victims’ families, the expert added.

Zahed, whose brother died in the blast, said: “The truth does not die so long as there is someone to demand it.

“We believe that we will get the truth.”

On Thursday, 300 individuals and organisations including Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International renewed a call for the United Nations to establish a fact-finding mission, a demand local officials have repeatedly rejected.

“International action is needed to break the culture of impunity in Lebanon,” HRW’s Ramzi Kaiss said in a statement.

Amnesty’s Aya Majzoub accused authorities of using “every tool at their disposal to shamelessly undermine and obstruct the domestic investigation to shield themselves from accountability”.

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Still no answers three years after Beirut mega-explosion

Three years on, the probe into the traumatic disaster caused by a huge pile of poorly-stored fertiliser remains bogged down in legal and political wrangling, to the dismay of victims' families.

BEIRUT: One of history's biggest non-nuclear explosions rocked Beirut on August 4, 2020, destroying swathes of the Lebanese capital, killing more than 220 people and injuring at least 6,500.

Three years on, the probe into the traumatic disaster caused by a huge pile of poorly-stored fertiliser remains bogged down in legal and political wrangling, to the dismay of victims' families.

The mega-blast

The massive explosion, heard as far away as Cyprus, destroys much of Beirut port and entire districts of the city in scenes that shock the country and the world.

The blast leaves a 43-metre (141 foot) deep crater and registers as the equivalent of a magnitude 3.3 earthquake.

The disaster spreads fear and chaos, with mountains of broken glass littering roads and bloodied survivors flooding overwhelmed hospitals.

The blast was caused by a fire in a warehouse where a vast stockpile of the industrial chemical ammonium nitrate had been haphazardly stored for years.

The tragedy strikes amid a deep economic crisis, almost a year after mass demonstrations erupted against a ruling class deemed inept and corrupt as living conditions worsen.

On August 10, Prime Minister Hassan Diab resigns under a barrage of pressure over the explosion.

Probe thwarted

In December 2020, the lead investigator examining the blast, Fadi Sawan, charges Diab and three ex-ministers with negligence.

Two of them file a complaint, the probe is suspended, and Sawan is removed from his post by court order.

In July 2021, the new investigating magistrate, Tarek Bitar, moves to interrogate four former ministers but parliament stalls on lifting their immunity.

He is forced to suspend the probe following a series of court challenges.

Gun battle

In October 2021, the powerful Shiite movement Hezbollah and its ally Amal call for demonstrations to demand Bitar's dismissal.

Seven people are killed in gun battles during the rally.

At the end of 2021, Bitar resumes his investigation but less than two weeks later is forced to suspend work for a fourth time following more legal challenges.

Silos collapse

On August 4, 2022, several grain silos damaged in the explosion collapse in a cloud of dust, a traumatic reminder of the disaster that struck exactly two years before.

Days earlier, other parts of the silos crumbled after a fire broke out when remaining grain stocks fermented and ignited in the summer heat.

Judicial showdown

In January 2023, 13 months after his probe is suspended, Bitar resumes work and charges Prosecutor General Ghassan Oueidat and seven others with probable intent to murder, arson and other crimes.

Oueidat in turn charges Bitar with insubordination and "usurping power" but the investigator refuses to step down.

Oueidat also orders the release "of all those detained" over the port blast, leaving the investigation stalled and nobody yet held to account.

Victims' families and rights groups urge the United Nations to create an independent fact-finding mission.

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At Least 38 Dead Mostly Preschoolers in Rampage That Began at Thai Day Care NBC Bay Area

A former policeman burst right into a day care middle in northeastern Thailand on Thursday, killing dozens of youngsters and lecturers after which firing on extra individuals as he fled within the deadliest rampage within the nation’s historical past. The assailant, who authorities mentioned was fired from the power earlier this yr due to a drug offense, took his personal life after killing his personal spouse and little one at house. A witness mentioned employees on the day care locked the door once they noticed the assailant approaching with a gun, however he shot his approach in. In footage posted on-line after the assault, frantic relations might be heard weeping exterior the day care, and one picture confirmed the ground of 1 room smeared with blood and sleeping mats scattered about. Photos of the alphabet and different colourful decorations adorned the partitions. At the very least 38 individuals had been killed within the assault, in response to police spokesman Archayon Kraithong. One other 12 individuals had been wounded. At the very least 24 of the useless had been kids, principally preschoolers. “The instructor who died, she had a toddler in her arms,” mentioned the lady, whose title wasn’t given. “I did not assume he would kill kids, however he shot on the door and shot proper by way of it.” Police recognized the suspect as 34-year-old former police officer Panya Kamrap. Within the assault he used a number of weapons, together with a handgun, a shotgun and a knife, Police Maj. Gen. Paisal Luesomboon instructed PPTV in an interview. “He began taking pictures, slashing, killing kids on the Utai Sawan day care middle,” Luesomboon mentioned. Native police chief Damrongsak Kittiprapha instructed reporters that the suspect was a sergeant on the power earlier than he was fired, and that the primary weapon he used was a 9mm pistol that he had bought himself. “We’re nonetheless investigating all of this and need to be taught from it,” he mentioned. “At this time is the primary day and we don’t have all the main points.” Police haven’t given a full breakdown of the loss of life toll, however they’ve mentioned at the very least 22 kids and two adults had been killed on the day care within the northeastern Thai city of Nongbua Lamphu. Firearm-related deaths in Thailand are a lot decrease than in international locations like the US and Brazil, however greater than in international locations like Japan and Singapore which have strict gun management legal guidelines. The speed of firearms associated deaths in 2019 was about 4 per 100,000, in contrast with about 11 per 100,000 within the U.S. and almost 23 per 100,000 in Brazil. Final month, a clerk shot co-workers at Thailand’s Military Conflict Faculty in Bangkok, killing two and wounding one other earlier than he was arrested. The nation’s earlier worst mass taking pictures concerned a disgruntled soldier who opened hearth in and round a mall within the northeastern metropolis of Nakhon Ratchasima in 2020, killing 29 individuals and holding off safety forces for some 16 hours earlier than ultimately being killed by them. Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who was to journey to the city on Friday, instructed reporters that preliminary reviews had been that the previous officer was having private issues. “This shouldn’t occur,” he mentioned. “I really feel deep unhappiness towards the victims and their family.” ___ Related Press writers David Rising, Chalida Ekvitthayavechnukul, Elaine Kurtenbach and Grant Peck contributed to this story. Supply hyperlink Originally published at SF Newsvine

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Sawan Somvar 2020: आज इस पूजा विधि से करें भगवान शिव को प्रसन्न, ध्यान रखें ये बातें

हिन्दू कैलेंडर के सभी महीनों में सावन मास का जितना महत्व है उससे कई ज्यादा इस माह में आने वाले सोमवार का है। देवों के देव महादेव शिव शंकर की पूजा के लिए सावन माह के सोमवार को खास माना जाता है। इन दिनों में भगवान शिव को विधि विधान से पूजा कर प्रसन्न करने का शुभ असवर होता है। श्रद्धालू शिवालयों में जाकर महादेव की आराधना करते हैं। वहीं घरों में भी लोग भोलेनाथ की पूजा में संंलग्न होते हैं। इस बार सावन माह का पहला सोमवार 06 जुलाई 2020 यानी कि आज है।

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मृत्यु के भय को भी दूर करता है शिव का यह चमत्कारी मंत्र लेकिन सही विधि से ही करना होगा जाप सावन का महीना भगवान शिव को अति प्रिय है। इस महीने में भगवान शिव की मन से पूजा करने से कई परेशानियों से निजात मिलती है। यही नहीं भगवान शिव का महामृत्युंजय मंत्र का जाप करने से अकाल मृत्यु तो... Source link

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Sawan 2020: भगवान भोलेनाथ को प्रिय होती हैं ये तीन राशियां, हमेशा मिलती है इन्हें भोले भंडारी की कृपा

Sawan 2020: भगवान भोलेनाथ को प्रिय होती हैं ये तीन राशियां, हमेशा मिलती है इन्हें भोले भंडारी की कृपा

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ज्योतिष डेस्क, अमर उजाला, Updated Wed, 08 Jul 2020 04:11 AM IST

सावन का पवित्र महीना 6 जुलाई से शुरू हो चुका है। करीब एक महीने तक चलने वाला यह महीना भगवान शिव का महीना है। सावन का महीना भगवान शिव को बहुत ही प्रिय होता है। ऐसा माना जाता है कि सावन के महीने में भगवान भोले नाथ अपने भक्तों पर जल्दी प्रसन्न होते हैं। शास्त्रों में वर्णन की गई कथा के अनुसार सावन के महीने में माता पार्वती के…

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Prasad to Be 'Home Delivered' From Kashi Vishwanath Temple During Sawan Month Amid Pandemic

Prasad to Be ‘Home Delivered’ From Kashi Vishwanath Temple During Sawan Month Amid Pandemic

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Devotees gather to pray at Kashi Vishwanath temple, Uttar Pradesh as Sawan month of Hindu calender begins.

Since devotees may not be able to visit the famed Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi, they can now get home delivery of ‘prasad’ during the Sawan period of Hindu calendar.

PTI

Last Updated: July 6, 2020, 7:45 AM IST

Every year during the holy month of…

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Sawan Month 2020: Learn the Dates, History, Signifance & Mantras Related to the Holy Shravan Month

Sawan Month 2020: Learn the Dates, History, Signifance & Mantras Related to the Holy Shravan Month

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Image for Representation.

According to Hindu customs, Sawan is the fifth month in the religion’s lunar calendar, which is dedicated to Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.

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Last Updated: July 5, 2020, 7:54 AM IST

The beginning of the ‘Sawan month’ and ‘Chaturmas’ is marked by the first showers of the monsoon. In 2020, Sawan or Shraavana month will start on…

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Sawan somvar vrat 2020- आने वाला है सावन, होंगे 5 सोमवार और बनेंगे शुभ योग

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Teachers in Madhya Pradesh will get three months’ salary before Rakshabandhan More than one lakh teachers are not getting their salary due to lack of budget. .

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सावन माह: जानें इस माह के प्रमुख व्रत और त्यौहारों की पूरी लिस्ट, दिन और तारीख

देवों के देव महादेव का ��मर्पित सावन माह, जिसे श्रावण मास भी कहा जाता है की शुरुआत हो चुकी है। इस पूरे माह जहां भक्त भगवान भोलेनाथ और माता पार्वती की आराधना करते हैं। वहीं इस माह में कई सारे प्रमुख व्रत और त्यौहार भी आते हैं, जो जीवन में सुख संपदा के साथ आपके कष्टों का निवारण करने वाले होते हैं। इस माह में सोमवार को जहां भगवान शिव की पूजा होती है, वहीं मंगलवार को मंगला व्रत भी पूरे माह चलता है।

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Sawan Last Somvar 2020: महादेव के दर्शन के लिए देशभर के मंदिरों में उमड़ी भक्तों की भीड़, देखें तस्वीरें

Sawan Last Somvar 2020: महादेव के दर्शन के लिए देशभर के मंदिरों में उमड़ी भक्तों की भीड़, देखें तस्वीरें

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कोरोना वायरस महामारी के बीच आज सावन का आखिरी सोमवार (Sawan Last Monday 2020) है। देशभर के मंदिरों में भोलेनाथ के दर्शन के लिए भक्तों की भीड़ उमड़ रही है। कोविड-19 संकट काल के कारण मंदिर प्रशासन की ओर से सोशल डिस्टैंसिंग के नियमों का भी पालन किया जा रहा है। हालांकि कोरोना वायरस के कारण इस साल पहले जैसा माहौल नहीं है।

कोविड-19 के बावजूद भी भगवान शिव के भक्त उनकी अराधना और दर्शन के लिए…

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558 साल बाद गुरु, शनि और राहु-केतु के एक साथ वक्री रहते आया है सावन, नागपंचमी और रक्षाबंधन समेत 8 व्रत-त्योहार इसी महीने

558 साल बाद गुरु, शनि और राहु-केतु के एक साथ वक्री रहते आया है सावन, नागपंचमी और रक्षाबंधन समेत 8 व्रत-त्योहार इसी महीने

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सावन माह में ऐसा भोजन करें जो जल्दी पच सके

सोमवार से शुरू और सोमवार को ही खत्म होगा सावन माह

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Jul 06, 2020, 07:54 AM IST

आज से सावन माह शुरू हो रहा है। ये महीना 3 अगस्त तक रहेगा। इस साल सावन माह में गुरु, शनि, राहु और केतु चारों ग्रह एक साथ वक्री रहेंगे। 2020 से पहले ऐसा योग 558 साल पहले 1462 में बना था। सोमवार से शुरू…

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Hariyali Teej 2020: शिवजी ने पार्वती को सुनाई थी तीज की ये अद्भुत कथा

Hariyali Teej 2020: शिवजी ने पार्वती को सुनाई थी तीज की ये अद्भुत कथा

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हरियाली तीज की व्रत कथा हरियाली तीज (Hariyali Teej) : भगवान शिव (Shiv Ji) माता पार्वती को उनका पिछला जन्म याद दिलाते हुए कहते हैं- हे पार्वती! बहुत समय पहले तुमने हिमालय पर मुझे वर के रूप में पाने के लिए घोर त��� किया था.