{
  "id": 5122937,
  "title": "Woman professor, Ayodhya lawyer, Delhi businessman: Meet the new Ram Temple trustees",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/woman-professor-ayodhya-lawyer-delhi-businessman-meet-the-new-ram",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T16:30:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/ram-temple-trust-ayodhya-ceo-jitendra-mishra-new-trustees-nirmala-yadav-madan-pandey-mahesh-bhagchandka-10860785/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has appointed three new trustees to the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, marking a significant step towards broader social inclusion. The trustees appointed include Dr Nirmala Yadav, the first woman member of the trust, Madan Mohan Pandey, a retired advocate with extensive experience in the Ram Janmabhoomi litigation, and Mahesh Bhagchandka, a Delhi-based businessman and social worker who will serve as the new Treasurer. This move aims to expand the trust's profile and people's faith in it following the donation theft scandal.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Dr Nirmala Yadav, first woman trustee, joins Ram Temple board",
    "Madan Mohan Pandey, retired advocate, brings litigation expertise",
    "Mahesh Bhagchandka, businessman, becomes new Treasurer"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Ayodhya Ram temple gets first CEO, 3 new members | Check full list of appointees",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/ayodhya-ram-temple-gets-first-ceo-3-new-members-check-full-list-of",
        "published": "2026-09-02T13:31:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}