Reciting Ramayana non-stop for nine months…and continuingJALESAR - Verses from the Hindu epic Ramayana can be heard as soon as one alights at the main bus stop in this small Uttar Pradesh town. They can be heard from loudspeakers in various neighbourhoods. The chanting emanates from an ancient temple and has been going on non-stop for nine months. Jayaprada courts arrest against engineer’s lynchingRAMPUR - Lok Sabha member Jayaprada Thursday courted arrest here to protest the lynching of an Uttar Pradesh government engineer early Wednesday morning, allegedly by a ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislator. |