President Kovind donates Rs 5 lakh for Ram Temple construction
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New Delhi, Jan 15 : President Ram Nath Kovind has given the first donation for the construction of the grand Ram temple at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh. He donated Rs 5,00,100 to a joint delegation of office bearers of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Ram Mandir Trust at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday.
With this donation by President Kovind, the fund collection drive for the Ram temple started across the country. The campaign will run till February 27.
President Donates Rs 5 Lakh For Ram Temple As Drive For Funds Begins President Donates Rs 5 Lakh For Ram Temple As Drive For Funds Begins The Trust s fund-collection drive will continue till February 27.
President Ram Nath Kovind Donated Rs 5,00,100 towards the temple s construction.
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President Ram Nath Kovind today donated Rs 5 lakh and one hundred towards the grand Ram Temple at Ayodhya as the Trust set up to oversee the construction launched a nationwide donation drive. Leaders of various political and quasi-political outfits joined the bandwagon, flagging off regional drives that will continue till February 27.
Ravi S Singh
New Delhi, January 15
President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday donated over Rs 5 lakh for the construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya on behalf of his family.
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Friday launched the nation-wide fund-raising campaign for the construction of the Ram temple. The campaign, which ends on February 27, is being supported by the RSS and its affiliates, and Hindu saints and seers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders cutting across political boundaries will be approached for donations during the campaign.
Kovind, in presence of his family members, handed over the cheque to a team headed by Treasurer of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust Govind Das Giri.
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They allegedly using cloned cheques in September Police have arrested four persons, all residents of Mumbai and Thane in Maharashtra, on charges of allegedly using cloned cheques to withdraw around ₹6 lakh from the bank account of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust in Ayodhya.
The fraud took place in September and an FIR was lodged under Sections 471, 468, 467, 420 and 419 of the Indian Penal Code.
The Trust is entrusted with the construction of the Ram Mandir and the bank account was meant for collection of funds for the temple.