Faizabad now Ayodhya, `King Dashrath` medical college, `Ram` airport soon |
Three weeks after the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government renamed Allahabad as Prayagraj, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced that Faizabad district will now be known as Ayodhya. ``Ayodhya is a symbol of our `aan, baan aur shaan` (honour, pride and prestige)`` the chief minister said in the pilgrim town, about 120 km from state capital Lucknow.Nobody can do injustice to Ayodhya, he said, adding that the holy city is identified by Lord Ram. He was speaking on the occasion of ``Deepotsav`` on Diwali eve. Additionally, CM Adityanath announced setting up of a medical college in the name of King Dashrath, father of Lord Ram, in the district and an airport which will be named after Ram. Incidentally, South Korean First Lady Kim Jung-sook arrived in Ayodhya to attend Diwali festivities in the city and began her tour by offering tribute at the Queen Heo Memorial. She visited the site, along with CM Adityanath, and attended a ceremony for upgrade and beautification of the memorial dedicated to the legendary princess of Ayodhya who went to Korea. Subsequently, she went to the banks of the Saryu river to welcome artists donning the avatar of Lord Ram and Goddess Sita, who arrived at Ram Katha Park in a ceremonial chopper as part of `Ram Durbar`.
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