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Ayodhya bossoms as workers Adorn Streets for Temple Grand Opening

AYODHYA, India, Dec 29 (Reuters): Less than a month before a grand Hindu temple opens, India’s northern town of Ayodhya is buzzing with activity as finishing touches are put on a project seen as the centrepiece of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s re-election campaign. Once a sleepy temple town in the most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, Ayodhya has received a new airport and roads in a $6-billion facelift as Modi prepares to inaugurate the temple to Lord Ram, one of Hinduism’s most revered deities. A day before Modi was set to inaugurate the airport and a renovated train station, workers

Nearly 13,000 teachers’ salaries deducted in last 6 months for remaining absent from duty in Bihar

Patna, December 29 (PTI): The Bihar Education Department has deducted the salaries of 12,987 school teachers, who were found absent from duty during inspections, in the last six months, a senior official said on Friday. The department has also suspended 39 others for various teaching violations committed in the last six months, while 13 educators have been dismissed from service for allegedly remaining absent from duty for periods between six months and two years without prior sanction, and also violating provisions of teachers’ recruitment regulations. ”In the last six months (till December 23), the department has so far deducted salaries

Nitish Kumar elected JD(U) president

New Delhi, December 29 (PTI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was elected Janata Dal (United) president at the party’s national executive meeting here on Friday, with incumbent Lalan Singh stepping down and proposing his name, party leader K C Tyagi said. The national council meeting of the party, scheduled to be held later in the day, is likely to ratify decisions taken in the executive meeting. Sources said most key leaders within the party were of the view that Kumar being its most prominent face should take charge of the organisation at this crucial time in the run up to

Avoid negative thinking about aging, if you’re over 60 and want to stay healthy

December 29, 2023: People 60 and older should avoid doing is thinking negatively about aging. Positive thinking offers a variety of benefits. Not only can it improve your health and mental satisfaction, it can make you feel happier and less stressed. So, why is it hard to keep negative thoughts from entering and even filling your mind, if you’re over 60 and want to stay healthy? Changes in both physical and mental health as we age are inevitable, to a certain extent. But gerontologists (people who study aging) have found that if you want to stay healthy in your later

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