We are determined to build Ram temple: BJP

October 12th, 2009 KOLKATA - Hundreds of devotees gathered at the historical Dakshineshwar Temple near Kolkata to observe 'Kali Puja.' Kali Puja is celebrated in October. "All over India when people celebrate Diwali, lighting the lamps, for Bengalis the main thing is Kali Puja.

September 25th, 2009 JUNAGADH - Giving cue to where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is headed after its debacle in national polls in April-May, senior leader Lal Krishna Advani on Friday brought the controversial Ayodhya temple issue back on the centrestage. The BJP has appeared largely directionless after a massive election defeat in May, its problems further compounded after some senior party leaders began attacking each other.

September 12th, 2009 ETAH - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vinay Katiyar Saturday said former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was prevented from going ahead with the construction of the Ram temple at Ayodhya by some "insiders". "I am fully aware that Vajpayee was all set to remove various hurdles and pave way for the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya; but some people who were bent upon not letting him get the credit for the gigantic task, did not let him have his way," Katiyar told mediapersons here, in a brief halt after addressing a convention of the BJP state women's wing in Aligarh.

August 27th, 2009 MUZAFFARNAGAR - A unique temple in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district is dedicated to cattle. Devotees from far off places come to offer prayers for the well being of their animals.

May 22nd, 2009 AYODHYA - The convener of the 'religion protection organization', Mahant Gyandas, has triggered a fresh controversy in Ayodhya by saying that the Ram temple will be built in the city. He said a final decision about what approach to take for fulfilling the Ram temple dream will be taken in March 2010 when the saints from across the country will gather in Haridwar to take a dip in the holy Ganges on the occasion of 'Maha Kumb'.

April 22nd, 2009 AYODHYA - Construction of controversial Ram Temple is occupying centre stage in Ayodhya, which votes on Thursday. Reviving the issue, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has said it will construct the temple at its site in Ayodhya.

March 27th, 2009 AYODHYA - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vinay Katiyar reiterated the party's promise of constructing a temple dedicated to Lord Ram on the ruins of a razed mosque. Katiyar along with saints visited the city and denied that the party had put the controversial proposal on the backburner.

March 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Going totally against what Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh had promised last month, senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that his party is not a temple construction company. 'BJP is not a construction company to build a temple, mosque, church and gurudwara.

March 3rd, 2009 PATNA - Admirers of Railway Minister Lalu Prasad and his wife Rabri Devi are building a temple dedicated to the couple in Bihar. It will come up in a village in Kaimur district, about 150 km from here.

February 15th, 2009 SHIMLA - Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient monolithic temple in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district. 'We have discovered the remains of a rare, ancient monolithic Ardhnarishwar temple on the banks of the Beas river near the Panchvaktra Mahadev temple in Mandi town,' archaeologist O.C.

February 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for reviving the Ram temple issue ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed Monday said that building the temple where the Babri Masjid stood is a 'challenge to the constitutional provisions'.

February 6th, 2009 NAGPUR - With general elections round the corner, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday said the party was committed to build a Ram temple in Ayodhya. The Congress termed the promise a lie.

February 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress Saturday dismissed the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) claim that it would definitely build a Ram temple at Ayodhya, saying the BJP 'doesn't intend to keep its promise' like its earlier pronouncements. Congress leader Tom Vadakkan, in charge of the party's media cell, described as 'yet another lie' BJP chief Rajnath Singh's statement in Nagpur that the party was looking for an opportunity to build the Ram temple.

January 14th, 2009 PATNA - Muslims have joined hands with Hindus to lay the foundation of a new temple, dedicated to the sun god, in a Bihar town. The two communities got together to lay the foundation of a temple at Manikpur Bazar in Kurtha in Arwal district, about 80 km from the state capital.

January 12th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Underlining the importance of the Buddha's teachings in the contemporary world, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said he wished to build a Buddhist temple in the state. 'Gujarat has ancient structures of Buddhist temples.