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Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde to visit Ayodhya after end of Budget session

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will visit Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh after the ongoing budget session of the state legislature ends later this month, his close aide said on Wednesday. Shinde will travel to Ayodhya to offer prayers to Lord Ram after the budget session ends on March 25, he said. A grand temple dedicated to Lord Ram is coming up in the Uttar Pradesh town. Incidentally, Shinde was in Ayodhya with then-Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Aaditya Thackeray in mid-June 2022, just days before raising a banner of revolt against the Shiv Sena leadership which eventually triggered the collapse of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government. After becoming CM in June-end, Shinde and MLAs supporting him had visited the famous Kamakya Devi temple in Guwahati. Shinde and MLAs supporting him had camped at a Guwahati luxury hotel for eight days after the revolt in the undivided Shiv Sena.

CM Yogi approves infrastructure projects worth Rs 465 cr in Ayodhya

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister on Friday approved the proposal for the development of world-class infrastructure projects worth Rs 465 crore in Ayodhya

UP CM approves infrastructure projects worth Rs 465 cr in Ayodhya

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday approved the proposal for the development of world-class infrastructure projects worth Rs 465 crore in Ayodhya. In anticipation of a significant increase in the number of tourists visiting Ayodhya, the state cabinet, led by According to an official statement, "A two-km stretch of the 'dharma path' from NH 27 to the 'Naya Ghat' old bridge in Ayodhya will now be widened and expanded at a cost of Rs 65 crore. A provision of Rs 200 crores each has also been made for the development of the 9.02-km Panchkosi Parikrama Marg and to convert 23.94 km of '14 (Chaudah) Kosi Parikrama Marg' into a four-lane in Ayodhya, it said. The major part of the ongoing construction work of the new Ram Temple in Ayodhya following the Supreme Court's 2019 verdict is expected to be completed by the end of this year, the statement said. According to office bearers of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, the temple will be left open for the public in

Ayodhya Mosque construction to begin after Ramzan, layout gets clearance

The construction of a mosque in Ayodhya is likely to start after the holy month of Ramzan

Ujjain breaks Ayodhya's record with 18.8 lakh diyas on Maha Shivaratri

The Ujjain city in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday evening set a new Guinness world record by lighting 18.82 lakh diyas or earthen oil lamps. About 20,000 volunteers took part in the event which was staged mainly across the banks of the Kshipra river. Swapnil Dangarikar, Guinness World Records' adjudicator, said the previous world record for the "largest display of oil lamps was set at Ayodhya during Diwali 2022 when 15.76 lakh lamps were lit. The record has now been broken in Ujjain with 18.82 lakh oil lamps being lit on Saturday evening, he announced. The diyas were to be lit for minimum five minutes which was done successfully here, he said. The event had been organized by the local administration with the help of citizens' groups. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who attended the program with his wife, later informed that a total of 18,82,229 lamps were lit on the occasion. A laser show was also staged. The local authorities had set themselves the target of lighting 21 la

After 500 yrs, Lord Ram will adorn throne in Ayodhya within a year: UP CM

The double-engine government provided a lot from connectivity to welfare of the people, the Chief Minister said

60 mn-years-old rare rocks for Lord Ram idol reach Ayodhya from Nepal

Special rocks from which the idol of Lord Ram will be carved out and placed in the sanctum sanctorum of the Ram Temple has arrived from Nepal, a senior functionary of the temple trust here said. The rocks or 'shilas' arrived here late on Wednesday night. Special prayers were held on Thursday afternoon following which the rocks were presented to the Shri Ram Janambhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. Fifty-one vedic teachers also worshipped the rocks, officials said. Mahant Tapeshwar Das of the Janaki Mandir in Nepal presented these rocks to Champat Rai, general secretary of Ram Temple Trust, they said. The idol of Lord Ram's 'baalroop' (child form) carved out of these stones will be placed in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple which is expected to be ready by January next year. Vishwa Hindu Parishad's national secretary Rajendra Singh Pankaj had started from Mustang district of Nepal on January 25 with the consignment of the two sacred rocks. These rocks, that are 60 million-years-old, .

Wrestling Federation's general council meeting in Ayodhya called off

The Wrestling Federation of India's (WFI) emergency general council meeting, scheduled here for Sunday, was called off after the Sports Ministry directed it to suspend all ongoing activities owing to the various allegations against the sports body and its president. The ministry Saturday said it has directed the WFI to suspend "all ongoing activities with immediate effect", including the Ranking Tournament in Gonda, UP, the federation president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's stronghold. Sharan has been accused of sexually harassing women wrestlers and working like a dictatory by some of the country's top wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Ravi Dahiya. The ministry on Saturday also suspended WFI's assistant secretary Vinod Tomar, a fallout of the grapplers' allegations of sexual harassment and corruption against the sports body's chief. It had decided to suspend Tomar, "with immediate effect, to ensure proper functioning of WFI". On Friday, Sharan's so

Construction of Ram temple reaches halfway stage: Trust secretary

The sanctum sanctorum has been designed in such a way that the rays of the rising sun fall on the idol's forehead

Ayodhya 'endorsements' of Rahul compel BJP to grab credit for Ram Temple

While Mahant Satyendra Das, the chief priest of the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, wrote to wish RG and BJY success, Das' endorsement of Rahul Gandhi does not amount to a blessing of the Hindutva forces

Ayodhya to get 10 solar ferries on Saryu river to promote tourism

The carrying capacity of the ferries will range between 6 to 50 individuals

Rahul will be invited for Ram Temple darshan in Ayodhya: Devendra Fadnavis

Perhaps, he is not aware that the construction of the Ram temple (in Ayodhya) is going on with full vigour. He, too, will be invited for a darshan (visit) once the temple is complete''

Rahul will be invited for 'darshan' at Ram temple in Ayodhya: Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Friday Congress leader Rahul Gandhi would be invited for a 'darshan' at the upcoming Ram temple in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh. Fadnavis, a senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, made the comments a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah attacked the Congress MP and announced the shrine would be ready by January 1 next year. Rahul Gandhi will be invited to have a darshan at the Ram temple, he told reporters here, replying to a query on Shah's statement. Fadnavis, who was in the Madhya Pradesh capital for a conference, said the construction of the Ram temple was going on at a brisk pace. Addressing a rally in Tripura, Shah said on Thursday, Rahul baba, listen from Sabroom (in Tripura) that a mammoth Ram Mandir (in Ayodhya) will be ready on January 1, 2024. Assembly polls in the north-eastern state are due by March. Recalling the jibes the Bharatiya Janata Party had received from the Congress during the 2019 general ..

Bharat Jodo Yatra: Rahul Gandhi gathers praises but has a ways to go

In a letter sent on New Year's eve, Das - who has been the head priest of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple for the past three decades - said he wished Gandhi's mission of 'Sarvajan Sukhay Sarvajan Hitaya'

Ram Mandir in Ayodhya to be ready by Jan 1 next year, says Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday announced that the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya will be ready by January 1 next year. Addressing a public rally here in poll-bound Tripura, Shah said that the Congress and CPI(M) had put the Ram Mandir issue in the jurisdiction of the court for long, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for it after the Supreme Court's order. "Rahul baba, listen from Sabroom, that a mammoth Ram Mandir will be ready on January 1, 2024," he said attacking Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. At Sabroom in South Tripura district, Shah flagged off a BJP rath yatra, the second one during the day after Dharmanagar in North Tripura district, aimed at highlighting the state government's achievements ahead of the assembly elections due early this year. The country is safe at the hands of Modi, the union minister said. "Ten days after the Pulwama incident in Kashmir, Indian soldiers went inside Pakistan and carried out a successful operation under Modi's .

Appreciate Rahul Gandhi for Bharat Jodo Yatra: Secretary Ram Mandir Trust

Secretary of Ram Mandir Trust Champat Rai on Tuesday appreciated Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for the Bharat Jodo Yatra and said there was nothing wrong in undertaking such an initiative. His comments come a day after chief priest of Ram Janmabhoomi temple Acharya Satyendra Das blessed Gandhi for the Yatra. I thank the young man who is walking on foot in the country, I appreciate his move. There is nothing wrong in it. I am the worker of RSS, and the RSS never condemned Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rai said reacting to a question from mediapersons regarding the Yatra which entered Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. "He is walking in this harsh weather and this must be appreciated. I must say every one should do Yatra of the country," he said. Another senior trustee of Ram Mandir Trust Govind Dev Giri also hailed Bharat Jodo Yatra. "I pray to Lord Rama to bless him so that the nation must remain united, strong and harmonious," he said "Bharat Jodo is a good slogan and India must unite," he added.

Uttar Pradesh: Security beefed up in temple city Ayodhya ahead of New Year

Preempting a heavy footfall on the new year in the temple city, police here have beefed up security and marshalled other resources for better crowd control. "On the basis of reports from different government departments, we are prepared to manage the crowd of 50 lakh devotees in Ayodhya on the first day of the new year," Senior Superintendent of Police Muniraj told PTI. He said that about a dozen cranes have been kept on standby to clear roads of all obstructions. "Required route diversions have also been put in place and we have deployed additional force to professionally manage the movement of pilgrims round-the-clock," the officer added. According to a report from the state tourism department, in 2022, around 2.5 crore tourists visited Ayodhya, of which about 25,000 were foreigners. The number of tourists in 2022 was 70 lakh more than what it was in 2021. More than 30 lakh devotees visited Ayodhya on January 1, 2022, as per the report.

Ayodhya to soon have uniform colour codes for various establishments

To give it a distinct identity, the temple town of Ayodhya will soon have a uniform colour coding for various establishments

Dec 6 forever a black day for Indian democracy, says AIMIM president Owaisi

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has said that December 6 will forever remain a black day for Indian democracy

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