Ayodhya

Ayodhya Temple Will Be Built When Ram Wants It: UP Deputy Chief Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 12, 2018

Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma has said that the Ram temple in Ayodhya will be built "when Lord Ram wants it".

For Ban On Meat, Alcohol, Ayodhya May Be Declared Pilgrimage: UP Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 12, 2018

The Uttar Pradesh government Monday said it was contemplating declaring 14 Kosi Parikrama Marg in Ayodhya and Lord Krishna's birthplace in Mathura as pilgrim centres so that the sale and consumption of liquor and non-vegetarian items was completely stopped there.

If Agra Becomes "Agrawal", Tourism Will Be Badly Affected, Say Traders

India News | Written by Sukirti Dwivedi | Monday November 12, 2018

After Allahabad and Faizabad in Uttar Pradesh were recently renamed by the Yogi Adityanath-led government as Prayagraj and Ayodhya, the demand to change the name of Agra, home of the Taj Mahal, has also emerged. A BJP lawmaker from the city wants Agra to be renamed as "Agravan" or "Agrawal".

"Permission Declined": Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Ayodhya Hearing

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday November 12, 2018

An attempt to advance a Supreme Court hearing on the Ayodhya temple-mosque dispute failed today as two judges refused an urgent hearing, saying "permission declined". The Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha, a right-wing organisation, had petitioned the top court to take up the Ayodhya case earlier than January.

Build Ram Temple In Ayodhya, Let Muslims Live In Peace: Minorities Panel Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 11, 2018

National Commission for Minorities chief Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi Sunday said Ram temple must be built in Ayodhya so that Muslims can live peacefully and respectfully.

"Shah Is A Farsi Name": Historian's Dig At BJP's Renaming Spree

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday November 11, 2018

The BJP's name changing spree has drawn intense criticism from politicians as well as the civil society, many of whom have pointed out that the party leaders should change their own names before proceeding to rechristening cities. Even some of the BJP allies have ranged themselves against the party with similar suggestions. A minister from Uttar Pr...

Upset Faizabad Residents Say Renaming Will Erase City's Identity

Cities | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 11, 2018

The decision to rename Faizabad district as Ayodhya has not gone down well with many of its residents, who believe it is an "unnecessary step" taken for "political" reasons and will eventually "erase the identity" of the historical town.

Ayodhya Seers Want Meat, Alcohol Banned To "Maintain Sanctity Of Place"

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Sunday November 11, 2018

Days after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath renamed Faizabad district as Ayodhya, priests and religious leaders on Sunday, demanded that meat and alcohol be banned in the district to "maintain the sanctity" of the place

Buddha Statue Should Be Installed At Disputed Ayodhya Site: BJP Lawmaker

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 10, 2018

Amid growing demands for a Ram temple, Savitribai Phule, the BJP MP from Bahraich, has called for installing a statue of Lord Buddha at the disputed site in Ayodhya.

Does Congress Support Lord Ram Or "Invader" Babur, Asks Yogi Adityanath

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 10, 2018

Raking up the Ram temple issue, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today sought to know whether the Congress was concerned about Lord Ram or Mughal emperor Babur.

"Agra To Agrawal": BJP Leaders Want To Rename More Uttar Pradesh Cities

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Saturday November 10, 2018

After Allahabad and Faizabad have been renamed by the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government as Prayagraj and Ayodhya respectively, there is a growing clamour to change the names of more cities. BJP lawmaker Jagan Prasad Garg has demanded that Agra be renamed as "Agravan" or "Agrawal".

Ahmedabad May Be Renamed Karnavati Before 2019 Polls, Says Vijay Rupani

India News | Edited By Richa Taneja (With Inputs From Agencies) | Thursday November 8, 2018

After Uttar Pradesh's Faizabad, it may be the turn of Ahmedabad in BJP-ruled Gujarat to undergo a change of name. And going by what Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has to say, the renaming may happen before the parliamentary elections next year.

Yogi Adityanath Follows Up Diwali Promise For Ayodhya With A Field Trip

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 8, 2018

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday visited the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi site and several ancient temples in Ayodhya, besides inspecting a probable location near Saryu river for a planned statue of Lord Ram.

South Korean First Lady Wears Saree For Diwali Function At Ayodhya

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 7, 2018

Draped in an elegant saree, South Korean First Lady Kim Jung-sook soaked in Diwali festivities in Ayodhya. From the moment she arrived in Ayodhya on Tuesday till she departed, the locals, especially the youth, applauded her at the multiple events she attended, along with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Ms Kim landed in a chopper near ...

Ram Statue Will Be Signpost For Ayodhya: Yogi Adityanath On Diwali

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday November 7, 2018

Ayodhya will get a statue of Lord Ram which will become a part of its identity, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on the morning of Diwali, confirming last year's announcement. There, however, was no fresh detail for which right-wing groups were waiting.