Uttar Pradesh
DEOBAND - The controversial Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi will continue as vice chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband till a three-member subcommittee of clerics constituted Wednesday takes a final call on him.
KAPILAVASTU - The Uttar Pradesh government may be trying to project itself as a champion of Buddhism, yet his original home Kapilavastu, in the remotest corner of the state along the India-Nepal border, lies in a condition of utter neglect.
AYODHYA - Idols of Lord Rama, Gautam Buddha, Lord Mahavir, an image of Makkah-Madina, a picture of Prophet Zarathustra...No matter which faith you belong to, chances are you will find your god at the Satyar temple here.
AYODHYA - The head of the Nirmohi Akhada - one of the key parties in the Ayodhya title dispute - Thursday hailed the Supreme Court's move to defer the Ayodhya verdict, saying there was no issue that "cannot be solved amicably with the blessings of the Almighty".
AYODHYA - Muslim artisans here continue to make floral decorations for Hindu devotees, weaving bonds of communal harmony at a time when all eyes are on this ancient town ahead of a much-awaited court verdict Friday on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit contested by Hindu and Muslim groups.
