New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) A total of 5,200 applications have been received for the post of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, and the selection process is expected to be completed in a month, said temple officials after the special meeting on Wednesday. The Temple Trust held a special meeting inside the temple complex in Ayodhya on Wednesday, for finalising the appointment of a new General Secretary, filling three vacant Trustee posts and also the Ram…
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Ayodhya, July 19 (IANS) Amid the controversy over the alleged embezzlement of donations made at the Ram Temple, the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has called a meeting of all its trustees at 4 p.m. on July 22, Wednesday, a statement said on Sunday.The venue of the meeting will be Maniram Das Chhawani in Ayodhya.In a circular issued by the interim General Secretary of the Ram Temple Trust, Krishna Mohan, the temple body mentioned that the meeting will include discussions on the impendi…
Vadodara, July 10 (IANS) The Congress on Friday called for a Supreme Court-monitored independent judicial investigation into alleged irregularities related to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, demanding the registration of FIRs against those it claimed were involved and questioning the Trust’s governance and financial transparency. Addressing a press conference, party national spokesperson Surendra Rajput alleged that donations and offerings made by devotees for the construction of …
Ayodhya, July 9 (IANS) Hindu seers in Ayodhya on Thursday sought the resignation of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust Treasurer Govind Dev Giri, holding him responsible for the alleged irregularities in the donations made at the Ram Temple and accusing him of “yielding dominance” over Ram Janmabhoomi.Speaking to IANS, Mahant Sitaram Das of Saket Bhavan Temple said: “There has been no statement regarding the resignation submitted by (Trust General Secretary) Champat Rai, and no clarificati…
Ayodhya, July 6 (IANS) In decisive moves at an extended meeting in the wake of the alleged donations embezzlement, the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Monday accepted the resignations of General Secretary Champat Rai and trustee Anil Mishra, and promptly appointed retired Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Krishna Mohan as the former’s interim replacement to steer day-to-day operations of the iconic Ram Temple hereAnnouncing the decisions at a press conference after the meeting, Tr…
Ayodhya, July 6 (IANS) The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Monday clarified that all religious and historical artefacts in its custody are safe and that all items are fully accounted for, dismissing reports and social media claims suggesting that sacred items were missing, and reaffirming that proper records are maintained and transparency is being upheld in the management of temple assets.Meanwhile, the Trust on Monday accepted the resignations of General Secretary Champat Rai and …
Ayodhya, July 6 (IANS) Saints in Ayodhya on Monday expressed their views ahead of the crucial meeting of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, with some calling for greater engagement with the city’s saints, while others voiced confidence that the Trust would take fair and just decisions.The Trust is scheduled to meet at 3 p.m. at Mani Ramdas Chavni (Chhoti Chhavni) in Ayodhya to deliberate on the preliminary report of the Special Investigation Team (SIT), constituted to probe allegat…
Ayodhya, July 5 (IANS) Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust treasurer Govind Dev Giri, facing flak over the donation theft controversy, clarified on Sunday that he was hurt, saddened and ashamed over the incident and was never involved in the cash counting process. Breaking his silence on the controversy getting murkier by each day, the Temple Treasurer said that he resides in Pune, remains on the move for religious discourses and visits Ayodhya only once a month.”I did not take a single rupee f…