Kathmandu, Apr. 29: Vice Chancellor of the Mahendra Sanskrit University (MSU) Prof. Madhav Raj Gautam informed that the university is planning to revamp Sanskrit education and include yoga and acupuncture therapy besides the ayurved therapy.

Prof. Gautam made this remark at a meeting of the MSU academic council held here recently.

Prof. Gautam also informed that MSU has started technical and employment oriented educational programmes to free the unemployed manpower from unemployment.

The meeting also passed the next year’s academic programme, Uttarmadhyama science curriculum, Purvacharya curriculum of the Siddanta Jyotish, feasibility study report of five year acupuncture therapy curriculum and medium level curriculum for integrated health assistants presented by member-secretary of the council and rector Prof. (Dr) Baburam Sharma Pokherel.

Meanwhile in Tulsipur, Vice-Chancellor of the Mahendra Sanskrit University Madhav Raj Gautam inaugurated the Ram-Janaki Temple constructed on the premises of the Shiva Temple at Ward No. 2, Urahari Village, Dang district recently.

On the occasion, Vice-Chancellor Gautam said that the virtues of Lord Rama, Sita, Laxman and the monkey god Hanuman were all worth emulating.

Damodar Subedi, Tirtha Raj Subedi, Dev Bahadur K.C. and others shed light on the religious importance of the site.

Chairman of the temple management committee Ram Prasad Adhikari presided over the programme. The temple was constructed at the total cost of Rs 219,972.