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  • Nod to Ayodhya Ram Temple foundation design soon

    Express News Service
    LUCKNOW: On a day the work on the foundation of the sanctum sanctorum of Ram Temple in Ayodhya started amid chanting of mantras, the Shree Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust began its two-day meeting to give the final nod to the blueprint of the design of both the foundation and the proposed temple complex.

    Former IAS officer and the construction committee chairman Nripendra Mishra reached Ayodhya on Wednesday evening, and headed the talks at the Vishwamitra Ashram on Ram Janmabhoomi premises on Thursday. 

    Sources said that engineers presented a design conforming to the ancient style of construction. Highly-placed sources claimed that while the committee would approve the final design of the temple foundation during the ongoing meetings, in principle, it was approved earlier.

  • RSS conclave: Fundraise for Ram temple on top agenda 

    By Express News Service
    NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in its three-day-long conclave will brainstorm on the undraising for the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The RSS will also take up the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ campaign for discussion.Over 150 delegates, including BJP chief J P Nadda and organisational secretary of the party B L Santosh, will attend the ‘Samanway baithak’, said Sangh’s chief spokesperson Arun Kumar in Gandhinagar on Monday. 

    The conclave, held biannually, is known for coordination among various affiliates. Besides the BJP, 25 other organisational heads linked to the RSS will attend the deliberations. “The meeting will also take stock of the services offered to the people of the various organisations during the Covid-19 pandemic,” said Kumar, adding that the deliberations in different sessions will take up issues such as plans for environment protection, Indian lifestyle, strengthening family system. The Vishva Hindu Parishad will be spearheading the campaign for the fund collections for the Ram temple construction.