The plans include a mosque, a hospital, a research centre and a community kitchen.

Hafiz Azeemuddin is part of the only Muslim family in Rajanpur village.

The mosque will be without any minarets or domes that have stereotypically been associated with Islamic architecture in India.

If the Supreme Court's verdict is in their favour, Muslim litigants say they would be open to postponing the construction of a masjid.

Akchaywar Lal Gond, an MLA from UP, alleged that the local police officers do not recognise him or heed his recommendations.

Mahant Jugal Kishore Sharan Shastry, chief priest of the Saryu Kunj temple, said that they want to spread the message of peace from Ayodhya to the world.

The Maulavi of Faizabad managed to keep the city free from British rule for almost a year until his death at the hands of British agents on June 5, 1858.

Bajrang Dal members in the city were booked for breaking prohibitory orders while on their way to the VHP's event. The were flying saffron flags and raising allegedly communal slogans.

Karsevaks involved in the Babri Masjid demolition of December 6, 1992, recall the events of the day 25 years later.

In the Ayodhya riots that followed the Babri Masjid demolition, 18 Muslims were murdered, almost all their houses and shops were torched and destroyed.

No doubt, these results reflect local political dynamics but the fact that the opposition managed to hold its own against the BJP with paper ballots may well rekindle the debate on the merits and demerits of EVMs.

According to locals and the woman's family, the police were conducting a raid to investigate illegal alcohol production.

According to the police, the incident was deliberate and was planned keeping in mind the Moharram procession in the village.

Organising Durga Pujas has become more popular because there is less financial investment involved, people in the city say.

Hindu, Shia and Sunni religious leaders were present at the event held in Ayodhya on Wednesday.

Mahant Bhaskar Das shared good relations with the Muslim community. His death will be a blow to communal harmony in Ayodhya.

The two judges had been appointed by the Allahabad high court in March 2003, during the excavation conducted by archaeological survey of India at the disputed site.

“Now there is a BJP government in the state, so there is no problem and no hurdles in the way of the construction of the Ram mandir.”

While the slaughter and distribution of meat is banned in Ayodhya, during Bakrid, the local administration unofficially lifts the ban for the Muslims to perform the qurbani ritual.

The organisations see the arrival of stones in Ayodhya as the open contempt and dishonour of the Supreme Court.