Aldegar Times|Aldegar's Best Quality Daily16th November 4444
Government Announces Sweeping ReformsNew President Bahmanyār Sīnā wasted no time in implementing his much publicised economic and social reforms. Within hours of taking office the government announced the repeal of anti strike legislation, tax cuts for low income families and the creation of a minimum wage for all Aldegarian workers.
The President also laid the groundwork for closer ties between the government and Yazdi religious groups. In his first television address he announced his intention that the state,
become the spiritual heart of our nation, a structure of collective social enrichment and knowledge which is an expression of Yazdān.
Bahmanyār Sīnā during the election campaignPresident Sīnā's Tāza movement won all 550 seats at the last election and he is in a strong position to push through his reforming agenda.
Bahmanyār Atash Behram- Government Announce Construction of Zamānist Fire Temple in Ardeshīr-KhwarrahThe government today unveiled plans for the construction of a new Fire Temple to be build in Ardeshīr-Khwarrah, on the island of Somasi. The Fire Temple will serve the Zamānist community on the island and across Aldegar. A government spokesperson stated,
The size and scale of the project shall reflect both the majesty of Yazdān and the historic need for a major place of worship for Zamānism.
Bahmanyār Atash Behram, or The Fire Temple of Ardeshīr-Khwarrah, will be the only first-grade fire temple within the denomination. The government has allocated a budget of 1 billion ACR for the project, which includes both the cost of construction of the building and significant artistic patronage. The privatisation carried out by the previous government requires that a tendering process be undertaken for construction rights. This shall begin on 1st December 4444.
Artist's impression of the completed Fire TempleCritics slammed the "eye watering" cost of the project and questioned the need for the public purse to finance the construction of religious buildings.
It has been rumoured that the facility may function as a centre for religious council to President Bahmanyār Sīnā. The government declined to comment on speculation that the President would have his own chambers at the temple.