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 Muslim body tells Centre to clarify stand on mosque | | 2003-05-30 | Our Special Correspondent | The Asian Age | | The All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat on Friday asked the Central government to clarify its stand on the construction of a mosque on the disputed site at Ayodhya if the courts ruled in favour of a mosque |  | |
| VHP to press for legislation on temple | | 2003-05-30 | PTI | The Times of India. | | The VHP on Friday said it will undertake a "Sankalp Sutra" programme in June to mobilise people for the Ram Temple construction with an intention to press hard for enactment of a legislation and pave way for construction of Ram Mandir at the disputed site in Ayodhya. | | | |
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| BJP's new Ayodhya formula backfires | | 2003-05-29 | IANS | The Times of india | | The Bharatiya Janata Party's proposal to build a temple in Ayodhya and have a mosque erected alongside has proved a non-starter with its Hindu affiliates and Muslims rejecting it. | | | |
| BJP favours mosque alongside Ram Temple | | 2003-05-29 | PTI | The Times of india | | Making an all out bid to woo the Muslim voters ahead of the crucial Assembly polls, BJP President Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday for the first time favoured construction of mosque alongside the Ram Temple at Ayodhya and promised more ministerial berth to the community in lieu of electoral support. | | | |
| Din over report on Ayodhya excavation | | 2003-05-29 | Sharat Pradhan | Rediff News | | A cover story on the Ayodhya excavation, being carried out by the Archaeological Survey of India, in news magazine Outlook has stirred a hornet's nest. | | | |
| Change excavating team leader in Ayodhya: HC | | 2003-05-22 | PTI | The Times Of India | | In a significant decision the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court hearing the Ram Janam Bhoomi-Babri Masjid title suits on Thursday directed Archaeological Survey of India to replace the leader of the team excavating the disputed site with a new official and report the findings of the team every fortnight | | | |
| Remove ASI head of Ayodhya excavations: Court | | 2003-05-22 | Sharat Pradhan | Rediff News | | The special Ayodhya bench of the Allahabad high court on Thursday ordered removal of R S Mani, the Archaeological Survey of India superintending archaeologist, heading the excavations at the disputed site in Ayodhya. | | | |
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| Centre's stand on Ayodhya brazen: Congress | | 2003-05-14 | Shahid K Abbas | Rediff News | | The Congress on Wednesday described the Centre's recent submission before the Liberhan Commission of Enquiry that the existence of a temple at the disputed site was an 'undisputed fact' as a 'brazen departure' from the earlier position. | | | |
| No dispute on birthplace of Lord Ram, Govt tells Liberhan panel | | 2003-05-12 | Press Trust of India | Hindustan Times | | The Centre on Monday claimed before the Liberhan Commission that the disputed site in Ayodhya was the birthplace of Lord Ram and maintained that the only dispute was whether a temple existed there before the construction of mosque | | | |
| VHP for legislation to hand over land for Ram temple | | 2003-05-12 | PTI | The Times Of India | | The VHP on Monday demanded that the NDA government bring in a legislation, handing over the disputed and undisputed area at Ayodhya for construction of Ram temple, failing which the organisation would try to install a government 'with two thirds majority,' favouring it | | | |
| Ayodhya inscription: Which is the real one? | | 2003-05-08 | AKSHAYA MUKUL | The Times Of India | | The Lucknow Museum's claim that the inscription — which could have a bearing on the existence of a temple and which was allegedly planted at the Babri Masjid site — had never gone missing and existed in its premises itself, flies in the face of facts | | | |
| Experts question ASI progress report on Ayodhya | | 2003-05-06 | AKSHAYA MUKUL | The Times of India | | The Archaeological Survey of India's report on the ongoing excavations in Ayodhya - suggesting the existence of a chamber near the Ram Chabutra and 11 pillar bases has come in for sharp criticism from a noted historian and a senior ASI archaeologist | | | |
| ASI submits report on Ayodhya pillars | | 2003-05-06 | SRAWAN SHUKLA | The Times of India | | After sweating it out for 45-odd days, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) team, engaged in excavations at the disputed site in Ayodhya, has come up with some significant finds. | | | |
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| ASI gets 35 more days to complete excavation in Ayodhya | | 2003-05-02 | PTI | Hindustan Times | | The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court hearing the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit on Friday granted the Archaeological Survey of India an extension of 35 days to complete the excavation work at the acquired land in Ayodhya. | | | |
| No winners in VHP’s Ayodhya blame game | | 2003-05-01 | Amit Sharma | Rediff News | | The two-day meeting of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi High-Powered Committee, which concluded today, provided VHP leaders and dharmacharayas with a platform to exchange views on the status of their temple movement. | | | |
| VHP likely to distance itself from BJP over Ayodhya issue | | 2003-04-30 | PTI | Hindustan Times | | The Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Wednesday said it would distance itself from BJP on Ayodhya issue in a bid to gain support from all political parties and would exert pressure on them to bring a bill in the monsoon session of parliament to facilitate construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya. | | | |
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| Help us build temple, VHP to MPs | | 2003-04-30 | Sharat Pradhan in Lucknow | Rediff News | | The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has decided to build bridges with all political parties and evolve a consensus on the construction of a Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya | | | |
| Senior VHP leaders to attend meet on temple issue | | 2003-04-29 | PTI | The Times Of India | | Senior leaders of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and leading Dharmacharyas from across the country have arrived here to attend the two-day crucial meeting of the Sri Ramjanambhoomi high powered committee beginning at Karsevakpuram here from Tuesday | | | |
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| Dialogue only solution to Ayodhya: Kanchi Seer | | 2003-04-22 | VIDYUT KUMAR TA | The Times Of India | | Kanchi seer Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi has said that the solution to the Ayodhya issue lay in dialogue with Muslim leaders and not excavation. | | | |
| Digging proves Ram temple: Katiyar | | 2003-04-22 | PTI | Hindustan Times | | In a significant development, UP BJP President Vinay Katiyar on Tuesday appealed to Muslims to give up their claim on the disputed site in Ayodhya claiming that "archaeological evidence supporting the existence of a has been temple" found during the ongoing excavations and assured them that it would close forever the chapter of disputes. | | | |
| Ayodhya panel says it can make Kalyan witness | | 2003-04-21 | PTI | The Times Of India | | The Liberhan Commission on Monday said it was at liberty to issue "coercive process" to make former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh appear before it as a witness following withdrawal of a writ petition staying his deposition | | | |
| Babri case: Advani appears next week | | 2003-04-17 | TIMES NEWS NETWORK | The Times Of India | | The special court resumed the hearing of the Babri mosque demolition case here on Wednesday and granted exemption from personal appearance in the court to all the eight accused, including Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani, Union minister for human resource development Murli Manohar Joshi, former Union minister Uma Bharati and five others and fixed April 26 for their presence in the court. | | | |
| Why did PAC jawans lose it in Ayodhya? | | 2003-04-11 | PERVEZ IQBAL SIDDIQUI | The Times Of India | | Was the fury of PAC jawans and the subsequent violence at the Ram Janambhoomi complex in Ayodhya on Wednesday evening, a disaster waiting to happen? | | | |
| Violence in Ayodhya, five injured | | 2003-04-10 | PTI | The Times Of India | | Tension was brewing on Wednesday night in Ayodhya after the death of a constable in the acquired land near the disputed site sparking violent protests from PAC personnel, who manhandled a top police official and burnt a few police vehicles leaving five persons injured | | | |
| Tape issue: BJP trains gun on SP | | 2003-04-10 | TIMES NEWS NETWORK | The Times Of India | | Attack is the best self-defence. Red-faced over the Mayatape-Two expose,the BJP chose to its train gun on the Samajwadi Party seeking to know its stand on the Ram temple issue instead of condemning chief minister Mayawati for her controversial utterances | | | |
| Lessons for Ayodhya from Lahore gurdwara | | 2003-04-03 | AKSHAYA MUKUL | The Times Of India | | Here’s a lesson from history for those insisting that the Babri site be handed over to the VHP because they believe a Ram temple existed there | | | |
| BJP to let VHP mobilise public opinion on Ayodhya | | 2003-04-03 | Pankaj Vohra | Hindustan times | | Concerned over the adverse Supreme Court judgement on Ayodhya recently, the Sangh Parivar seems to have evolved a new strategy which it hopes will help in reiterating its commitment to the construction of Ram temple. The strategy will also serve to dispel any impression that it was deviating from other core issues. | | | |
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| SC dismisses Centre's plea on Ayodhya | | 2003-03-31 | Press Trust of India | Hindustan Times | | The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Union Government's application seeking vacation of the order banning any kind of religious activity on the 67-acre undisputed land surrounding the disputed site at Ayodhya and directed maintenance of status quo therein. | | | |
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| Muslims hail Supreme Court's verdict on Ayodhya | | 2003-03-31 | PTI | Hindustan Times | | Muslims in the twin cities of Faizabad and Ayodhya have welcomed the Supreme Court's verdict to maintain status quo on the undisputed land but president of the Ram Janambhoomi trust Mahant Ramchandra Parmahans Das expressed his disappointment at the decision. | | | |
| Ayodhya row: SC notice to Advani, Joshi | | 2003-03-28 | PTI | The Times Of India | | The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani, HRD Minister Murli Monohar Joshi, CBI and 33 others on a petition seeking review of the Court's earlier order allowing transfer of the trial proceedings in Ayodhya demolition case from Lucknow to a Rae Bareilly Court | | | |
| SC notice to Advani, Joshi in Babri demolition case | | 2003-03-28 | PTI | Hindustan Times | | The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani, HRD Minister Murli Monohar Joshi, CBI and 33 others on a petition seeking review of the Court's earlier order allowing transfer of the trial proceedings in Ayodhya demolition case from Lucknow to a Rae Bareilly Court | | | |
| VHP pushes for temple on Ayodhya site | | 2003-03-27 | Indo-Asian News Service | Hindustan Times | | The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Thursday said it would intensify its stir to press for a temple at the site of the razed Babri mosque at Ayodhya, involving MPs, Muslims and villages across India. | | | |
| Digging: Bench reserves fresh orders | | 2003-03-26 | Express News Service | Indian Express | | : As digging at the disputed site in Ayodhya to determine whether a temple existed at the place resumed today, the three-judge Bench hearing the title suit reserved its judgement on fresh directions on excavations. | | | |
| SC declines writ against Ayodhya excavation order | | 2003-03-25 | PTI | The Times Of India | | The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a writ petition challenging the Allahabad High Court order for excavation of the disputed site to determine whether a temple existed at the place where Babri Masjid stood before demolition | | | |
| Waqf Board's objections meaningless: Katiyar | | 2003-03-25 | PTI | Hindustan times | | The Uttar Pradesh BJP on Tuesday said "a few Muslim organisations" are wilfully delaying excavation at the disputed site in Ayodhya by questioning the secular credentials of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). | | | |
| ASI seeks more time over Ayodhya excavation | | 2003-03-25 | PTI | Hindustan times | | The Archaeological Survey of India, engaged in excavation work at the acquired land in Ayodhya, on Monday sought two month's time to complete the work. | | | |
| ASI seeks more time over Ayodhya excavation | | 2003-03-24 | PTI | Hindustan Times | | The Archaeological Survey of India, engaged in excavation work at the acquired land in Ayodhya, on Monday sought two month's time to complete the work. | | | |
| Evidence galore on temple in Ayodhya: Katiyar | | 2003-03-24 | PTI | The Times Of India | | Uttar Pradesh BJP president Vinay Katiyar said on Monday that a temple already existed at the disputed site in Ayodhya and it has only to be given a "grand shape." | | | |
| Hindu-Muslim pact holds key to Ayodhya, says BJP | | 2003-03-24 | SMITA GUPTA | The Times Of India | | The BJP's central leadership is of the view that the key to the solution of the Ayodhya dispute lies not in a court verdict but in a consensus arising out of an agreement between the Hindus and Muslims | | | |
| Togadia demands handing over of undisputed Ayodhya land | | 2003-03-21 | PTI | The Times Of India | | VHP International General Secretary, Praveen Togadia on Friday said the undisputed land at Ayodhya should be handed over to VHP with full ownership rights for the construction of the Ram Temple. | | | |
| Ayodhya dig futile, says Muslim Board | | 2003-03-19 | Express News service | The Indian Express | | Terming the ongoing excavation at Ayodhya as ‘‘unnecessary’’ and ‘‘unwarranted’’, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Monday said the exercise was futile. | | | |
| Ayodhya row: Singhal tells Muslims to give up claim | | 2003-03-18 | Express News Service | The Indian Express | | Terming the excavation at the disputed site in Ayodhya a ‘‘slow and time-consuming exercise’’, VHP working president Ashok Singhal today appealed to the Muslims to give up their claim on the site because the Hindus can’t wait for so long. He also demanded a Parliament legislation to facilitate construction of the temple. | | | |
| Ayodhya slow on dig, high on drama | | 2003-03-17 | Amit Sharma | The Indian Express | | A mouse-shaped stone and an earthen pot were recovered today from two different trenches during the excavation being carried out by the ASI team here. | | | |
| Sediments Of Faith | | 2003-03-17 | POORNIMA JOSHI | Outlookindia | | For Muslim groups and many academics, the archaeological probe in Ayodhya amounts to an official kar seva. | | | |
| Ayodhya: Figurine head emerges during excavation | | 2003-03-17 | PTI | The Times Of India | | The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) team, excavating the disputed site in Ayodhya to ascertain what lay beneath the demolished structure, on the fourth day on Sunday chanced upon a half-inch figurine head with two eyes, three grates and a road that probably led to the shrine before its demolition in 1992. | | | |
| Dead and buried | | 2003-03-17 | Rajindar Sachar | The Hindustan Times | | An extensive debate has ensued on the significance of the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court directing the excavation of the area near the Babri masjid site. Some have raised the question about the competency and even impartiality of the Archaeological Survey of India to carry out the excavations. | | | |
| Terracotta piece found during Ayodhya excavation | | 2003-03-17 | K G SURESH | Outlookindia | | Excavators digging the disputed site at Ayodhya on the fifth day today came across a five centimetre terracotta piece while the VHP urged the Muslims to give up their claims on the disputed site and the Wakf Board rejected the "enemy's counsel." The terracotta piece, which appeared to be the tail of some toy, was found in trench "K7" and was kept in safe custody in a sealed cover with the signatures of 13 nominees and counsels in the title suit present at the site, sources said. | | | |
| Both Mandir and Masjid | | 2003-03-15 | Vir Sanghvi | Hindustan Times | | In the 15 years or so that the controversy over the Babri Masjid has been centrestage in Indian politics, I have managed, somehow, to offend nearly every side in the dispute | | | |
| Excavation remains suspended in Ayodhya | | 2003-03-14 | K G SURESH | Outlookindia | | Security personnel in Ayodhya were put on high alert in the wake of the Mumbai train blast and Muharram even as excavation at the disputed site remained suspended on account of the public holiday today. | | | |
| Ayodhya excavation order challenged in SC | | 2003-03-14 | HTC and Agencies | The Hindustan Times | | The Allahabad High Court's directive to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to excavate the disputed site in Ayodhya has been challenged in the Supreme Court. | | | |
| Day 2: Slow on dig, high on RSS slogans | | 2003-03-14 | Express News Service | Indian Express | | Even as excavation work to determine whether a temple existed beneath the demolished structure in Ayodhya continued at a snail’s pace today, scores of Sangh Parivar activists shouted pro-temple slogans at the complex. | | | |
| Sri Sri solution: Muslims gift site, Hindus apologise | | 2003-03-14 | Renuka Narayanan | Indian Express | | With excavation on at the disputed core area of Ram Janmabhoomi, Sri Sri Ravishankar of Art of Living (AOL) Foundation has come up with ‘‘practical solutions’’ to the Ayodhya issue | | | |
| Ayodhya excavations continue for the second day | | 2003-03-13 | KG Suresh | The Hindustan Times | | Excavation work at the disputed site here to ascertain whether a temple existed beneath the demolished structure continued for the second day on Thursday even as scores of Sangh Parivar activists shouted pro-temple slogans at the complex. | | | |
| Ayodhya excavation has opened floodgates: VHP | | 2003-03-13 | PTI | Times Of India | | A buoyant VHP on Thursday said the excavation at the disputed site has opened the doors for similar demand in other historic and religious sites even as it reiterated its unhappiness with the BJP-led government stand on the Ram temple issue. | | | |
| Excavations too slow, give us land now: VHP | | 2003-03-13 | PTI | Times Of India | | Barely a day after the commencement of excavation at the disputed site, a restive VHP on Thursday expressed concern over the slow pace of the work and demanded that the acquired land be handed over to it on the basis of the supporting radar survey and relics found earlier at the complex. | | | |
| Tense but smooth start to Ayodhya dig | | 2003-03-13 | YOGESH VAJPEYI | The Hindustan Times | | Tension crackled in the air as the excavation began today to find out whether a Hindu temple existed at the spot where the Babri Masjid had stood. | | | |
| Ayodhya can be solved | | 2003-03-13 | T.V.R Shenoy | Indiaexpress | | On a February morning in AD 638, Sophronius, patriarch of Jerusalem, said mass in the abbey church of St Stephen’s. Then, clad in his silk robes of office, he walked out to yield the city to the Arabs. | | | |
| Ayodhya excavation begins amid tight security | | 2003-03-12 | PTI | Times Of India | | The excavation at the disputed site here to find out whether a temple existed beneath the demolished structure began here on Wednesday amid tight security, Faizabad district administration sources said. | | | |
| US hints at attacking Iraq without Britain | | 2003-03-12 | T V Parasuram | Rediff News | | The United States has hinted that it may attack Iraq without the help of Britain, as Prime Minister Tony Blair is facing enormous opposition from his country's anti-war forces. | | | |
| ‘Digging won’t resolve Ayodhya dispute’ | | 2003-03-12 | Humra Quraishi | Indian Express | | As a special team of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) begins excavation at the disputed site in Ayodhya today, as per the directions of the Allahabad High Court, the former chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research, Professor Irfan Habib, speaks to Humra Quraishi about the futility of the exercise. The noted historian who has authored several books, prominent among which are Agrarian System of Mughal India and An Atlas of the Mughal Empire, has also written extensively on the Babri Masjid. Excerpts from the interview: | | | |
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| Ayodhya excavations: Sunni Board fears foul play | | 2003-03-12 | SRAWAN SHUKLA | Times Of India | | Apprehending a repeat of December 22, 1949, night drama in which statues of Ram Lala were allegedly installed into the disputed site in Ayodhya, the All-India Sunni Central Wakf Board and other plaintiffs have engaged country's renowned professional archaeologists to ensure that nothing is done surreptitiously | | | |
| India for disarming Iraq through peaceful methods | | 2003-03-12 | PTI | Times Of India | | Stressing the need to disarm Iraq through peaceful means, India has asserted that force should be used only as the "very last, unavoidable" option and as authorised by the UN Security Council. | | | |
| For Ram, VHP can back Cong in polls | | 2003-03-12 | Ens & Agencies | Indian Express | | The VHP today promised to work for the Congress in the Assembly and Parliamentary polls if the party supports the construction of Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya. | | | |
| Notes From The Underground | | 2003-03-12 | RANJIT BHUSHAN, POORNIMA JOSHI | Outlookindia | | Will the latest twist in a 50-year-old tale prove a temple existed or is it just digging for trouble? | | | |
| VHP favours legislative solution to Ayodhya | | 2003-03-11 | PTI | Times Of India | | The VHP on Tuesday favoured legislation in Parliament for handing over the disputed site in Ayodhya to Ramjanambhoomi Nyas and said the judiciary cannot decide on matters of faith. | | | |
| Dig on, VHP returns to other shrines | | 2003-03-11 | Express News Service | Indian Express | | Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) general secretary Praveen Togadia said here today that the VHP, far from ending its crusade with the construction of the Ram temple at Ayodhya, would struggle for the ‘‘liberation’’ of the the Krishnajanmasthan at Mathura and the Kashi Vishwanath temple at Varanasi. | | | |
| Paswan rally to block VHP | | 2003-03-11 | SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT | The Telegraph | | The rally, to be attended by delegates from across the country, will focus on the “economic and communal” policy pursued by the NDA government, Paswan said, demanding a ban on the VHP, the Bajrang Dal and the RSS for spreading the communal poison. | | | |
| Court orders survey before excavation | | 2003-03-11 | PTI | Times Of India | | The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday ordered that a general survey of the acquired land in Ayodhya be conducted before the commencement of the excavation work on Wednesday | | | |
| Muslims claim ownership of parts of Ayodhya land | | 2003-03-11 | RAKESH BHATNAGAR | Times Of India | | The "undisputed" 67.703 acres acquired land in Ayodhya is in the thick of a dispute. Though an impression has been created that the entire acquired land adjacent to the disputed Babri site belonged to some pro-temple Hindu individuals and organisations, at least 22 plots in the sprawling area belong the Muslims. | | | |
| Digging for truth at Ayodhya | | 2003-03-11 | Sanjeev Srivastava | BBC | | Jeep-loads of excavators are in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya to carry out work at a controversial holy site disputed between Hindus and Muslims. | | | |
| Ayodhya excavation to start on Wednesday | | 2003-03-10 | AGENCIES | Times Of India | | A team of experts of the Archaeological Survey of India on Monday surveyed the disputed site here ahead of carrying out excavations to ascertain whether a temple existed at the place where Babri Masjid was built. | | | |
| Just Anguish | | 2003-03-10 | Akshaya Mukul | Times Of India | | Former chief justice of India J S Verma admits he has never attracted so much media attention as he has in the last fortnight for his 1994 Ayodhya judgment. In an interview with Akshaya Mukul, he talks about the judgment, his tenure as chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the growing incidence of corruption in higher judiciary | | | |
| VHP's volte-face on Ayodhya excavation | | 2003-03-10 | NILANJANA BHADURI JHA | Times Of India | | The Sangh Parivar seems to have a lot riding on the Archeological Survey of India excavation ordered in Ayodhya. In a volte-face, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad has welcomed the High Court move, joining the BJP in attacking those who have opposed it. | | | |
| RSS spares govt on temple issue | | 2003-03-10 | SMITA GUPTA | Times Of India | | If a message emerged from the three-day RSS pratinidhi sabha here, it was that the various Sangh organisations (22 of the 37 were represented) would do nothing to destabilise the Vajpayee government | | | |
| Ayodhya set for digging amid tight security | | 2003-03-10 | HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times | | A 12-member team of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) arrived in Ayodhya on Sunday amid tight security to excavate the disputed Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site. The excavation begins on Monday. | | | |
| No need for mediation between VHP, BJP: RSS | | 2003-03-10 | PTI | Indian Express | | The RSS has ruled out any mediation between the VHP and BJP on the Ayodhya issue. RSS joint spokesperson Ram Madhav said on Wednesday reasoned there was no discord between the two on the matter. | | | |
| Awaiting a verdict | | 2003-03-10 | Editorial | Indian Express | | Even as the courts have been seized of the matter, it has been picked up and foregrounded in the political space. The emotive dispute has been used to inflame passions, and in the run-up to elections, to unabashedly serve the political agenda. Over the years, it has become a political football, a shorthand for communal tensions, the flashpoint that has sparked a political idiom which draws on an incendiary mix of faith, resentment and grievance. Will those who arrogate to themselves the right to speak for a ‘Hindu’ constituency, those who have assiduously stoked and cultivated a popular fervour, now be fully persuaded by what the courts have to say? Or will they, if the verdict is unfavourable to them, trot out the argument that the matter is one of ‘faith’, after all? In a dispute as vexed as this, will both sides accept a characteristically tidy legal solution? Will it leave no leftover tensions, no untied threads? | | | |
| Ayodhya dig to solve temple row | | 2003-03-10 | BBC | BBC | | A team of archaeologists has surveyed a holy site claimed by both Hindus and Muslims in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya ahead of excavation work scheduled for Tuesday. | | | |
| Digging up the past | | 2003-03-07 | Editorial | Hindustan Times | | The country’s most famous real estate dispute has taken a new turn. Or has it? The Allahabad High Court has directed the Archaeological Survey of India to carry out excavations at the contentious site in Ayodhya. | | | |
| Ayodhya court ruling delayed | | 2003-03-07 | BBC World Service | BBC | | India's Supreme Court has delayed making a judgement on whether religious activities can take place around a holy site disputed between Hindus and Muslims | | | |
| BJP inconsistent on Hindutva: Thackeray | | 2003-03-07 | PTI | Times Of India | | Expressing resentment over BJP's "inconsistent stance" on Hindutva, Shiv Sena, a key ally of BJP at the Centre, on Friday said "instead of seeking minority votes, they should remain committed to their ideology". | | | |
| Controversial Dig | | 2003-03-07 | Editorial | Times Of India | | The decision of a three-judge special bench of the Allahabad high court to order the excavation of the disputed Ramjanambhoomi-Babri masjid site will come as a major surprise to most Ayodhya watchers. Given the long and tortuous legal and political history that already surrounds the dispute, the order is liable to inject a new and avoidable element of uncertainty into the case | | | |
| Hindu group pushes temple claim | | 2003-03-07 | BBC World Service | BBC | | The right-wing Indian Hindu group, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has said it will back efforts to put pressure on the Indian Government to build a temple on a disputed religious site in northern India. | | | |
| SC reserves judgement on Centre's worship plea at Ayodhya | | 2003-03-06 | PTI | Indian Express | | The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on the Centre's plea for vacation of the status-quo order passed by the court last year on the land acquired around the disputed site in Ayodhya | | | |
| No need for mediation between VHP, BJP: RSS | | 2003-03-06 | PTI | Indian Express | | The RSS has ruled out any mediation between the VHP and BJP on the Ayodhya issue. RSS joint spokesperson Ram Madhav said on Wednesday reasoned there was no discord between the two on the matter. ` | | | |
| Ayodhya case in top gear, HC asks for excavation | | 2003-03-06 | Express News Service | Indian Express | | In a significant development in the Ayodhya case, the Allahabad High Court today ordered the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) to undertake excavation of the disputed site within a week and complete the process within a month to ascertain whether a temple existed at the place where the Babri Masjid was built. | | | |
| SC reserves verdict in Ayodhya case | | 2003-03-06 | RAKESH BHATNAGAR | Times Of India | | The Supreme Court on Thursday concluded its hearing on the Centre's plea that the ban on religious activity on the `undisputed' acquired land in Ayodhya be lifted. | | | |
| No discord between VHP, BJP on temple: RSS | | 2003-03-06 | PTI | Times Of India | | There was no need for mediation between VHP and BJP on the Ayodhya issue as there was no discord between them on the matter, RSS joint spokesperson Ram Madhav said on Thursday. | | | |
| HC orders excavation of Ayodhya temple site | | 2003-03-05 | PTI | Times Of India | | The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday ordered the Archaeological Survey of India to undertake excavation of the disputed site in Ayodhya to ascertain whether a temple existed at the place where Babri Masjid was built | | | |
| HC orders excavation of Babri premises | | 2003-03-05 | HTC and PTI | Hindustan Times | | A special bench of the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to excavate the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site in Ayodhya | | | |
| Court orders excavation of Babri Masjid site | | 2003-03-05 | Rahul Srivastava | NDTV | | In a major development, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has ordered excavation around the disputed Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid site in Ayodhya. | | | |
| Start construction of temple on undisputed site: Uddhav | | 2003-03-05 | PTI | Times Of India | | The construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya should be started on the undisputed area immediately if construction on the disputed site poses hurdles, Shiv Sena Executive President Uddhav Thackeray said here on Wednesday | | | |
| AIMPLB to accept SC decision on Ayodhya | | 2003-03-03 | Manuwant Choudhary | NDTV | | The 17th All India Muslim Law Board (AIMPLB) conference held in Munger in Bihar says Muslims will accept the final Supreme Court verdict on the Ayodhya dispute even if that judgment goes against the Babri Masjid. | | | |
| IUML assails PM on Ayodhya, says no talk needed | | 2003-03-02 | PTI | Times Of India | | Indian Union Muslim League President G M Banatwala on Saturday accused Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of trying to "influence" the judiciary on Ayodhya and said no dialogue was necessary to reach a solution. | | | |
| VHP supremo threatens satyagraha from Mar 27 | | 2003-03-02 | Press Trust of India | Hindustan Times | | VHP chief Ashok Singhal has asked Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to hand over the undisputed site at Ayodhya to construct temple for the "larger interest of Hindus". | | | |
| Togadia's ultimatum on three shrines | | 2003-03-01 | PTI | Times Of India | | The VHP on Saturday said that it would be "forced to demand the restoration of over 30,000 temples destroyed in the past" if the government failed to hand over the three shrines in Ayodhya, Kashi and Mathura by enacting a legislation. | | | |
| Govt under fire on Ayodhya | | 2003-02-28 | TIMES NEWS NETWORK | Times Of India | | The debate in the Lok Sabha on the government’s decision to file an application in the Ayodhya case in the Supreme Court saw three of the BJP’s NDA allies — the TDP, DMK and the Trinamul Congress — criticising the step | | | |
| Togadia wants legislation for 'mandir' land | | 2003-02-28 | TIMES NEWS NETWORK | Times Of India | | VHP international general secretary Pravin Togadia called for a legislation to enable handing over of Ram ‘mandir’ site and gave an open threat of a violent retaliation if Deobandhi ‘madrassas’ and those run by the Tableegh-e-Jaamat were not closed down. He was speaking at the memorial ceremony here on Thursday to mark the first anniversary of the Sabarmati Express carnage that left 59 ‘kar sevaks’ dead | | | |
| Action on Ayodhya not politically motivated: Govt | | 2003-02-28 | PTI | Hindustan Times | | Amid an Opposition walkout, Government on Thursday night asserted it had moved the Supreme Court for expeditious disposal of cases relating to the undisputed area in Ayodhya and refuted charges that its action was "politically motivated". | | | |
| Togadia appeals Muslims to hand over Ayodhya | | 2003-02-27 | PTI | Times Of India | | VHP leader Praveen Togadia on Thursday appealed to the Muslim community to hand over possession of premises at Ayodhya, Kashi and Mathura to the Parishad for constructing temples | | | |
| BJP allies for court verdict on Ayodhya | | 2003-02-27 | PTI | Hindustan Times | | Several allies of the BJP, including the TDP, on Thursday demanded that all political parties abide by the court verdict on Ayodhya and asked the Government to adhere to the NDA agenda for governance. | | | |
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