A delegation of the newly formed Masjid Trust -- Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation led by its president Zufar Faruqi and the Board's Chief Executive Officer Sayyad Mohammad Shoib met Ayodhya DM Anuj Kumar Jha at the latter's residence.
The Uttar Pradesh government had cancelled the leave of all police and administrative officers on the field until November 30 and issued directions to district police chiefs to ensure communal harmony.
166 houses have already been acquired. The government has earmarked Rs 413 crore for this, of which Rs 190 crore has been sanctioned.
Prayagraj, Kaushambi, Fatehpur and Pratapgarh district will constitute Prayagraj division, while Ayodhya division will consist of Ayodhya, Ambedkar Nagar, Barabanki, Sultanpur and Amethi districts
The proposals to change the names of Allahabad to Prayagraj and Faizabad to Ayodhya are yet to be received by the ministry from the Uttar Pradesh government, the official said.
A “new” district figures on the map of Uttar Pradesh 26 years after the Babari Masjid fell to the pickaxe…
Ayodhya is located 7 km away from Faizabad city, which is governed by and is the headquarters of the Ayodhya Municipal Corporation or Ayodhya Nagar Nigam.
Speaking at the Ram Kath Park in Ayodhya in the presence of South Korean First Lady Kim-Jung Sook, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader also announced a slew of projects for the development of Ayodhya.
The present government needed to understand their feelings and free the coming generations from these symbols of slavery, he claimed.
A policeman was killed and over 100 people were injured as the security forces on Saturday moved to disperse a…
