Ram Temple trust chief, who attended bhoomi pujan with PM Modi, tests positive for Covid     

New Delhi: Nritya Gopal Das, the chief of Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, which is overseeing the construction of the temple in Ayodhya, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the Uttar Pradesh government said Thursday. Das had on 5 August shared the stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and UP Governor Anandiben Patel, among others, during the Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan ceremony in Ayodhya.