Champat Rai not upset about stepping down, supportive of new system: Ram temple trust treasurer

Govind Dev Giri, Treasurer of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. File | Photo Credit: ANI Ram temple trust treasurer Govind Dev Giri on Thursday (July 9, 2026) said Champat Rai is not upset after resigning as its general secretary in the wake of the alleged donation theft and is fully supportive of the […]

Ayodhya Ram Temple donation case: SIT names Avinash Shukla as prime accused

A preliminary SIT report has identified Avinash Shukla as the prime accused in the alleged theft of devotees’ offerings at the Ram Temple here, linking him to a suspected 40-day racket involving nearly 70 instances of pilferage from the donation-counting system, sources said on Wednesday. The interim findings of the three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) […]

Questions Raised Over Ram Temple Donation Controversy

Lucknow, July 8: Manoj Kumar Paras, the MLA from the Nagina assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh, has raised questions regarding the Ram Temple donation controversy and several related issues. He criticized the functioning of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, stating that the recent theft incident at the temple has hurt the religious sentiments […]

‘Will respond point-by-point’: Champat Rai says will speak after final SIT report on Ram temple funds theft row | India News

Champat Rai says will speak after final SIT report on Ram temple funds theft row NEW DELHI: Former Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust general secretary Champat Rai on Tuesday said he would respond to all allegations against him only after the special investigation team (SIT) submits its final report on the alleged Ram temple […]

Call for Restructuring Ram Mandir Trust

New Delhi, July 7: Ajay Rai, the President of the Uttar Pradesh Congress, along with senior leader Hannan Mollah from the Communist Party of India (Marxist), has criticized the central government over issues related to the Ram Mandir donation controversy, the Agniveer scheme, and the political landscape in Uttar Pradesh. During discussions on the Ram […]

Ram temple donation ‘theft’: RJD MP moves Supreme Court seeking audit of temple trust finances

The petitioner sought an independent temporary Supreme Court-monitored oversight committee to watch over the financial and administrative affairs of the Trust during the pendency of the investigation. File. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Sudhakar Singh has moved the Supreme Court to direct the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust to […]

K.C. Venugopal writes to PM Modi, seeks Supreme Court-monitored probe into the Ram Mandir donation row

Stepping up the Congress’s attack over the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, party general secretary K.C. Venugopal on Thursday (July 2, 2026) wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking an immediate Supreme Court-monitored probe into what he described as the “Chanda Chori mega scandal”. In his letter, Mr. Venugopal alleged […]

U.P. Congress delegation allowed to pray at Ram Temple after face-off with Ayodhya administration

Uttar Pradesh Congress State President Ajay Rai and others offer prayers at Hanuman Temple, in Ayodhya, on June 30, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI A delegation of Congress MPs from Uttar Pradesh, led by State unit chief Ajay Rai, offered prayers at the Ram Temple shrine in Ayodhya on Tuesday evening (June 30, 2026). Heavy […]

‘Afraid of Ram devotees coming?’ Congress claims leaders under house arrest ahead of Ayodhya visit | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress on Tuesday claimed that the Uttar Pradesh Police placed several of its leaders, including state unit chief Ajay Rai, under house arrest a day before a high-level party delegation was scheduled to visit Ayodhya and offer prayers at the Ram Temple.Rai targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party, claiming that the BJP government “got […]

Dera chief Ram Rahim gets parole again, leaves from Rohtak jail | Chandigarh News

CHANDIGARH: Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been granted a 30-day parole, marking his 16th furlough since his conviction in August 2017.Visuals of him leaving from Rohtak’s Sunaria Jail have also surfaced.In March, this year, a Haryana court had acquitted Ram Rahim Singh of the charge of involvement in the murder of […]