Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday laid the first stone for the construction of the main structure of the Ram temple in Ayodhya amid Vedic rituals.
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath. (PTI)
Speaking on the occasion, he said the 500-year struggle for the temple has ended and that it is a matter of pride for every Indian. He recalled Vishva Hindu Parishad leader Ashok Singhal’s role in the temple movement.
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Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and Nripendra Misra, the chairman of the Ram Mandir Construction Committee, also attended the ceremony. Eleven priests performed a puja at the event.
Adityanath also released a book about the temple construction work of Ram Mandir and felicitated engineers associated with it.
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Sandstones from Bansi Paharpur in the Bharatpur district of Rajasthan will be used for the construction of the main structure of the temple.
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Sandstones from Bansi Paharpur in the Bharatpur district of Rajasthan will be used for the construction of the main structure of the temple.
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In 2019, the Supreme Court paved the way for the construction of the temple at the site of the demolished 16th-century Babri Masjid.
Pawan Dixit, Assistant Editor, brings over 20 years of frontline reporting experience to the newsroom. A specialist on Uttar Pradesh politics and governance, he has reported from the ground across the state’s most consequential stories. He cut his teeth in eastern UP, spending 15 years covering the region. Based in Varanasi, he reported the 2012 UP Assembly polls and the 2014 Lok Sabha elections that reshaped the state’s political map. Moving to Lucknow in 2016, he has since led coverage of the 2017 and 2022 UP Assembly elections and the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. His reporting tracks the BJP’s strategy, opposition moves, and voter sentiment across all 75 districts. Pawan has been a constant presence in Ayodhya since 2016. He reported the entire arc of the Ram Mandir movement — from the legal fight to the Supreme Court verdict, through temple construction, to the inauguration. He continues to track every development at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. On the state beat, he covers the BJP, the Industrial Development Department, and handles key outstation political assignments. He also reports major cases from the district court, Lucknow bench of the High Court, and the State Information Commission. Along with this, he also reports on NGT's important decisions related to UP. Known for sharp sourcing and clear analysis, Pawan connects politics, policy, infrastructure and faith — the forces driving UP today. He has reported developments in Ayodhya and Ram Mandir movement since 2016. The Supreme Court's Ram Mandir verdict, temple construction and the its opening have been reported by him.
He reports all developments in Ayodhya and Ram Mandir Trust.
He covers state BJP, Industrial development department, outstation political assignments, reports special cases from district court, high court and state information commission
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