Why has there been a sudden spike in demands to change district names in Uttar Pradesh?
3 years, 7 months ago

Why has there been a sudden spike in demands to change district names in Uttar Pradesh?

India Today  

On August 16, Aligarh’s newly formed district panchayat committee held its second meeting under the chairmanship of newly elected president Vijay Singh in Vikas Bhawan auditorium. District president Bhadauria says, “A proposal to change the name of Mainpuri will be sent to the government only after getting the consent of all the members of the district panchayat.” Ramesh Singh, a history teacher at Mainpuri Intermediate College, says, “Mainpuri was named Mayan Puri because of the Mayan sage’s tapobhoomi. This city was founded by Lord Rama’s son Kush.” BJP MLA Brijesh Singh from Deoband assembly seat of Saharanpur has also demanded to change the name of Deoband to Devvrand. if approved, Step 5: The state government issues a notification to change the name of the district or the government publishes this decision in a gazette.

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Uttarakhand govt renames 11 places; Akhilesh Yadav says, ‘Uttarakhand ka naam bhi Uttar Pradesh-2 kar dijie’
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12 hours, 53 minutes ago

Uttarakhand govt renames 11 places; Akhilesh Yadav says, ‘Uttarakhand ka naam bhi Uttar Pradesh-2 kar dijie’

Live Mint  

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Monday that 11 places in the districts of Haridwar, Dehradun, Nainital, and Udham Singh Nagar will be renamed. As per the CM's announcement, in the Haridwar district, Aurangzebpur will be renamed Shivaji Nagar, Gajiwali to Arya Nagar, Chandpur to Jyotiba Phule Nagar, Mohammadpur Jat to Mohanpur Jat, Khanpur Kursli to Ambedkar Nagar, …

Uttarakhand renames 15 sites in state to promote ‘heritage’
15 hours, 23 minutes ago

Uttarakhand renames 15 sites in state to promote ‘heritage’

Hindustan Times  

The Uttarakhand government on Monday announced the renaming of 15 places in Haridwar, Dehradun, Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar districts in the state. The change of names was done in accordance with “public sentiments, chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said while making the announcement. “Taking an important decision today, chief minister Dhami has announced the change in the names of …

Uttarakhand renames 11 places in 4 districts, Akhilesh Yadav says 'call it UP-2'
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15 hours, 49 minutes ago

Uttarakhand renames 11 places in 4 districts, Akhilesh Yadav says 'call it UP-2'

India Today  

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday announced renaming 11 places across Haridwar, Dehradun, Nainital, and Udham Singh Nagar districts in the hill states, sparking a fierce backlash from opposition parties. The decision, which aims to honour Hindu deities, mythological figures, and prominent BJP and RSS leaders, has drawn sharp criticism from leaders like Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav …

BJP MLA to present resolution renaming Mustafabad to Shiv Vihar in Delhi Assembly
4 days, 15 hours ago

BJP MLA to present resolution renaming Mustafabad to Shiv Vihar in Delhi Assembly

India Today  

BJP MLA and Delhi Assembly Deputy Speaker Mohan Singh Bisht has proposed renaming Mustafabad Assembly Constituency to Shiv Vihar, citing the sentiments of local voters. Bisht, a senior Delhi BJP leader and the newly elected MLA from Mustafabad, had earlier stated that he would rename the constituency "Shiv Puri" or "Shiv Vihar" soon after taking the oath of office. Following …

M.P. CM changes names of 11 villages in Shajapur district
2 months, 2 weeks ago

M.P. CM changes names of 11 villages in Shajapur district

The Hindu  

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has announced name changes for 11 villages in Shajapur district. The move comes just days after he changed the names of three villages in his home district of Ujjain. At an event in Shajapur’s Kalapipal tehsil on Sunday, Mr. Yadav changed names of villages Mohammadpur Machhanai to Mohanpur, Dhabla Hussainpur to Dhabla Ram, Mohammadpur …

Why BJP govt in Rajasthan scrapped 12 new districts Ashok Gehlot had created
3 months ago

Why BJP govt in Rajasthan scrapped 12 new districts Ashok Gehlot had created

India Today  

The BJP government’s decision to abolish 12 of the 20 new Rajasthan districts and all three divisions created by the previous Congress dispensation has gotten mired in political controversy. Rajasthan had 33 districts, and the Gehlot government, on the recommendation of the Ram Lubhaya Committee set up for reorganisation of districts, added 17 new districts besides three divisions. Critics say …

Assam govt issues notification on renaming Karimganj district to Sribhumi
4 months, 1 week ago

Assam govt issues notification on renaming Karimganj district to Sribhumi

India TV News  

A day after Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma first announced the cabinet's decision to rename Karimganj district in the state to Sribhumi, the Assam government on Thursday issued a notification giving official approval to the move. "As per the decision of the Assam Cabinet, chaired by CM Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, an official notification has been issued renaming Karimganj district …

Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar to be officially called ‘Ahilyanagar’
1 year ago

Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar to be officially called ‘Ahilyanagar’

The Hindu  

The Maharashtra Cabinet on March 13 formally approved the renaming of Ahmednagar district to ‘Ahilyanagar’ after the 18th century Maratha queen Ahilyabai Holkar. The decision to rename the district had already been announced by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in May last year on the 298th birth anniversary of Ahilyabai Holkar, who had established Maheshwar as the seat of the Holkar …

Kol to Aligarh to Harigarh: Name-Changing Moments of the UP District
1 year, 4 months ago

Kol to Aligarh to Harigarh: Name-Changing Moments of the UP District

News 18  

From Kol in the 12th century to Aligarh in the 16th to now becoming Harigarh, there’s a lot in the name of this district of Uttar Pradesh. I wonder why the Aligarh Municipal Corporation is more interested in changing the name of the city rather than solving the civic issues," said Musharraf Hussain, an SP corporator from Aligarh. It will …

Plan to rename Aligarh as Harigarh approved
1 year, 4 months ago

Plan to rename Aligarh as Harigarh approved

Hindustan Times  

A proposal to rename Aligarh, in Uttar Pradesh, as Harigarh was unanimously approved by the city’s civic corporation earlier this week, mayor Prashant Singhal said on Tuesday. In 2018, the state government renamed Faizabad as Ayodhya district; in the same year, the government also renamed Mughalsarai Railway Station in Chandauli district as Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction. Sanjay Pandit, one of …

Aligarh to Become Harigarh? UP Civic Body Passes Resolution, But Govt's Nod Awaited
1 year, 4 months ago

Aligarh to Become Harigarh? UP Civic Body Passes Resolution, But Govt's Nod Awaited

News 18  

After Allahabad and Faizabad, another city of Uttar Pradesh is set for a name change. I hope that the administration will take cognizance of this and fulfill our demand to change the name of Aligarh to Harigarh…This demand has been being raised for a long time…,” Singhal told ANI. It may be recalled that a proposal to rename Aligarh to …

Aligarh Municipal Corporation approves renaming of Aligarh to Harigarh, govt decision soon
1 year, 4 months ago

Aligarh Municipal Corporation approves renaming of Aligarh to Harigarh, govt decision soon

Op India  

The Yogi government is likely to rename Aligarh to Harigarh as it continues the BJP’s initiative to revive the civilisational identity of cities which had names from the Mughal era. The Aligarh Municipal Corporation on 6th November unanimously passed a proposal to change the city’s name to Harigarh. Speaking about the same, the Mayor said, “In a meeting yesterday, a …

After Allahabad, is Aligarh up for a name change?
1 year, 4 months ago

After Allahabad, is Aligarh up for a name change?

India TV News  

The names of many railway stations and districts have been changed so far in UP. Actually, a proposal was brought to Aligarh Municipal Corporation to change the name of Aligarh. Proposal to be sent to administration Giving information on the proposal to change the name of Aligarh, Aligarh Mayor Prashant Singhal said, "Yesterday in a meeting a proposal to change …

Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra govt issues notification on change of names of Aurangabad, Osmanabad districts
1 year, 6 months ago

Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra govt issues notification on change of names of Aurangabad, Osmanabad districts

Firstpost  

The suggestions and objections sought a few months ago have been considered and the decision to change the names at the sub-division, village, taluka and district levels has been taken, the notification issued by the Revenue Department said The Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government has issued a notification on the change of names of Aurangabad and Osmanabad districts as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar …

​Maharashtra: Shinde govt issues notification on name change of Aurangabad, Osmanabad districts
1 year, 6 months ago

​Maharashtra: Shinde govt issues notification on name change of Aurangabad, Osmanabad districts

India TV News  

The Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government has officially issued a notification changing the names of Aurangabad and Osmanabad districts to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv respectively. The decision to rename Aurangabad and Osmanabad was taken in the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi government’s last cabinet meeting, led by then chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on June 29, 2022, just before he stepped down following …

A change of name for votes
1 year, 9 months ago

A change of name for votes

The Hindu  

Earlier this month, the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government decided to rename Ahmednagar district as Ahilya Nagar, after the 18th-century warrior queen Ahilya Devi Holkar. After coming to power, the Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis government scrapped the decision stating that the Uddhav Thackeray-led government lacked a majority and claiming that the decision would face legal hurdles. Now, by renaming Ahmednagar, which the locals …

Will Instruct Authorities Not To Use New Name For Aurangabad Till Name Change Process Is Complete: Maha Govt To Bombay High Court
1 year, 11 months ago

Will Instruct Authorities Not To Use New Name For Aurangabad Till Name Change Process Is Complete: Maha Govt To Bombay High Court

Live Law  

The Maharashtra government informed the Bombay High Court on Monday that it will instruct the concerned authorities not to change the name of Aurangabad district and revenue authorities in official communications until procedure of renaming them is complete. The petitioners submitted that the authorities in Aurangabad have started using the proposed name Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar even though the process is not …

Maharashtra: Aurangabad, Osmanabad Districts' Too Will Be Renamed, Says Dy CM Fadnavis
2 years, 1 month ago

Maharashtra: Aurangabad, Osmanabad Districts' Too Will Be Renamed, Says Dy CM Fadnavis

News 18  

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said the names of Aurangabad and Osmanabad districts too would be changed to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv, respectively, just like the civic areas. However, Shiv Sena leader Ambadas Danve had, on Saturday, claimed the change of name of Aurangabad and Osmanabad as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv, respectively, only applied to the civic …

Renaming cities associated with Mughals is ‘well-thought decision’, says Amit Shah, calls it establishing tradition
2 years, 1 month ago

Renaming cities associated with Mughals is ‘well-thought decision’, says Amit Shah, calls it establishing tradition

Op India  

Reacting sharply to allegations of erasing history of Mughals and changing the names of the cities associated with them, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the BJP state governments have taken “well-thought decisions” which are within their statutory rights. The Home Minister’s remarks came in response to allegations that the BJP is attempting to rewrite the country’s history …

Fresh demand emerges to rename Lucknow, Ghazipur and Bahraich
2 years, 1 month ago

Fresh demand emerges to rename Lucknow, Ghazipur and Bahraich

The Hindu  

After BJP Lok Sabha member Sangam Lal Gupta urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to change the name of the State capital from Lucknow to Lakhanpur or Laxmanpur, the politics over names of Uttar Pradesh districts has gained traction and fresh demands have emerged. Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party chief Om Prakash Rajbhar urged the …

Were Objections Sought Before Decision to Rename Osmanabad, Aurangabad: HC Asks Maha Govt
2 years, 2 months ago

Were Objections Sought Before Decision to Rename Osmanabad, Aurangabad: HC Asks Maha Govt

News 18  

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday sought to know from the Maharashtra government if it had called for objections and suggestions before deciding to rename Aurangabad and Osmanabad cities in the state. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice S V Gangapurwala and Justice Sandeep Marne also directed the Union government to show if any proposal was submitted by the …

Maha Govt Seeks Proposal from District Administration to Rename Ahmednagar as 'Ahilyadevi Nagar'
2 years, 3 months ago

Maha Govt Seeks Proposal from District Administration to Rename Ahmednagar as 'Ahilyadevi Nagar'

News 18  

The Maharashtra government has asked the district administration to submit a proposal to rename Ahmednagar as `Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Nagar’, it told the Legislative Council here on Wednesday. He, however, did not specify whether the government intended to rename the city of Ahmednagar in central Maharashtra or the district of which it is the headquarters, or both. The directives were issued …

No hurry to hear pleas against renaming of Aurangabad, Osmanabad: Bombay High Court
2 years, 8 months ago

No hurry to hear pleas against renaming of Aurangabad, Osmanabad: Bombay High Court

India Today  

The Bombay High Court has said that there was no urgency in hearing petitions challenging the state government's plan to rename the cities of Aurangabad and Osmanabad. These petitions can wait.” The petition challenging the renaming of Aurangabad to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar was filed last week, while the one challenging the renaming of Osmanabad was filed on Monday. The Uddhav Thackeray-led …

Centre allowed 7 cities, towns to be renamed in last five years, Lok Sabha told
2 years, 8 months ago

Centre allowed 7 cities, towns to be renamed in last five years, Lok Sabha told

Hindustan Times  

The Centre has approved seven proposals to rename cities and towns in the last five years, the Union home ministry told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Apart from the seven cities and towns that were allowed to be renamed, the minister, who was responding to a question by Trinamool Congress MP Sajda Ahmed, said a proposal to change the name …

Got proposal to rename West Bengal, Centre gave nod to rename seven cities, towns in last five years: Nityanand Rai
2 years, 8 months ago

Got proposal to rename West Bengal, Centre gave nod to rename seven cities, towns in last five years: Nityanand Rai

Firstpost  

Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai told the Lok Sabha that approval for changing the name of Nagar Untari in Jharkhand to Shri Banshidhar Nagar was given in August 2018 New Delhi: The Centre has given its nod for renaming seven cities and towns, including Allahabad to Prayagraj, in the last five years, the Lok Sabha was informed on …

Maha cabinet approves renaming Aurangabad to Sambhaji Nagar, Osmanabad to Dharashiv
2 years, 9 months ago

Maha cabinet approves renaming Aurangabad to Sambhaji Nagar, Osmanabad to Dharashiv

India TV News  

Highlights Aurangabad and Osmanabad will now be renamed Sambhaji Nagar and Dharashiv, respectively. Maharashtra cities name change: The Maharashtra state cabinet on Wednesday approved the renaming of two cities Aurangabad and Osmanabad. The Congress, which is a junior partner in the MVA government, demanded in the cabinet meeting that Pune city be named as Jijau Nagar, after Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's …

Who renamed more UP districts? Akhilesh Yadav or Yogi Adityanath?
3 years, 2 months ago

Who renamed more UP districts? Akhilesh Yadav or Yogi Adityanath?

India Today  

Last month, news reports came in that the name of well-known poet Akbar Allahabadi has been changed to Akbar Prayagraji on the website of the Uttar Pradesh Higher Education Service Commission. But later on, UPHESC Chairman Ishwar Sharan Vishwakarma said that the website was hacked and the names of three poets changed. To know the names of how many towns, …

Now, Yogi Adityanath govt likely to change Sultanpur's name to Kush Bhawanpur
3 years, 7 months ago

Now, Yogi Adityanath govt likely to change Sultanpur's name to Kush Bhawanpur

India TV News  

Sultanpur name change: Continuing the trend of changing names of towns, the Uttar Pradesh government is likely to now rename Sultanpur as Kush Bhawanpur. BJP MLA from Sultanpur's Lambhua, Devmani Dwivedi had recently raised the topic of changing the name of the city situated on the banks of Gomati river. Soon after, the district magistrate of Sultanpur and Divisional Commissioner …

Rename Aligarh to 'Harigarh', district panchayat sends proposal to UP government
3 years, 7 months ago

Rename Aligarh to 'Harigarh', district panchayat sends proposal to UP government

India Today  

The Aligarh district panchayat has sent a proposal to the Uttar Pradesh government, seeking a change in the name of the city to 'Harigarh'. READ: Uttar Pradesh: The population question This time around, the proposal was sent by members of the newly-constituted district panchayat. In Aligarh, the district pacnhayat is headed by Vijay Singh, who is related to former Uttar …

BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur seeks renaming of localities in, around Bhopal
3 years, 8 months ago

BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur seeks renaming of localities in, around Bhopal

Hindustan Times  

Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party lawmaker Pragya Singh Thakur has written to Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and requested him to rename half a dozen localities in Bhopal as per her promise to voters in her Lok Sabha constituency. The names like Lalghati, which is named after a bloody war, and Halali Dam, which again embraces the idea of …

Aurangabad name change | Renaming of cities jurisdiction of Centre: Uddhav Thackeray
4 years ago

Aurangabad name change | Renaming of cities jurisdiction of Centre: Uddhav Thackeray

The Hindu  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has said renaming of cities is the jurisdiction of the Centre and not State governments. Mr. Thackeray made the statement in the State Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, against the backdrop of the issue of renaming Aurangabad as Sambhajinagar. In a written reply to Yogesh Sagar in the Assembly on Tuesday, Mr. Thackeray said "renaming of …

Madhya Pradesh: Why CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan renamed two towns
4 years, 1 month ago

Madhya Pradesh: Why CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan renamed two towns

India Today  

Over a single week, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced the renaming of two towns in the state, both of which bear names from India’s medieval and early modern period—Hoshangabad and Nasrullahganj. Former chief minister Uma Bharti had recently demanded a similar change—that Halali Dam, a popular picnic spot near Bhopal, be renamed, saying that the name was …

Maharashtra government decides to rename localities with caste-based names
4 years, 2 months ago

Maharashtra government decides to rename localities with caste-based names

The Hindu  

In keeping with Maharashtra’s reputation as a progressive State, its government has decided to rename settlements and localities that have caste-based names. In March 2018, the National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre asked the State and Central government departments to stop using the word Dalit in official correspondence while describing the Scheduled Castes. The March 2018 letter from the …

MP Minister Usha Thakur Backs Demands by BJP Leaders to Change Names of Certain Places
4 years, 3 months ago

MP Minister Usha Thakur Backs Demands by BJP Leaders to Change Names of Certain Places

News 18  

Madhya Pradesh cabinet minister and BJP MLA from Indore, Usha Thakur, has said that demand by some leaders to change names of certain places in the state are absolutely valid if they are backed by “facts and evidences”. “People here in Indore are trying to change names on the basis of historical facts and evidences but a particular community often …

Taking Cue From Colleagues in UP, BJP Leaders in MP on a Spree to Rename Cities
4 years, 3 months ago

Taking Cue From Colleagues in UP, BJP Leaders in MP on a Spree to Rename Cities

News 18  

Bhopal: The Bharatiya Janata Party leaders in Madhya Pradesh who returned to power with thumping a majority in the recently held bypolls are now on a spree to suggest new names for prominent places and landmarks in the state. It all started with Protem speaker and the Hindutva hardliner Rameshwar Sharma, who on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti, demanded …

Saints want more names of UP districts to be changed
5 years, 1 month ago

Saints want more names of UP districts to be changed

India TV News  

Saints and seers at the ongoing Magh Mela in Prayagraj now want the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh to change all the names of cities that have a Muslim-sounding name. Welcoming the proposal to change the name of Basti district to Vashishth Nagar, the saints have said that a large number of cities in the state were renamed by …

No proposal in Rajya Sabha to amend Constitution to change name of West Bengal
5 years, 8 months ago

No proposal in Rajya Sabha to amend Constitution to change name of West Bengal

India TV News  

There is no proposal to make amendments in the Constitution to change the name of West Bengal to 'Bangla', the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday. There is no proposal to amend Constitution as of now," Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said. He was replying to a query on why the Centre was rejecting the West Bengal …

Explained | Procedure of renaming states, cities in India
5 years, 8 months ago

Explained | Procedure of renaming states, cities in India

India TV News  

What’s in a name? The Central government has approved renaming of 25 places in last one year -- Allahabad has become Prayagraj and Mughal Sarai has become Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction, among others -- and all due to various reasons. Image Source : INDIA TV Mughal Sarai has become Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction But altering the name of a state …

'What's in a name' not an argument in these Haryana villages
5 years, 10 months ago

'What's in a name' not an argument in these Haryana villages

India TV News  

Haryana villagers feel what George Carlin, one of stand-up comedy's counter-culture pioneers, said more than a decade ago on "goofy names". Residents of "Kuttabadh", a village in Haryana's Sirsa district, have been sending representations to the Chief Minister's Office for a decade. Others in the queue of pending proposals are village “Lula Ahir” in Rewari to Krishan Nagar and "Bal …

Rename Sultanpur because Alauddin Khilji changed real name: BJP MLA
6 years, 3 months ago

Rename Sultanpur because Alauddin Khilji changed real name: BJP MLA

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Lambhua constituency has tabled a proposal in the Uttar Pradesh assembly demanding that the Sultanpur district be renamed as Kush Bhawanpur. Speaking to India Today TV, a first-time BJP lawmaker Devmani Dwivedi said: "It doesn't feel good when the district is called Sultanpur and this place was originally called Kush Bhawanpur. Responding to the …

Uttar Pradesh cabinet approves renaming of Faizabad, Allahabad
6 years, 4 months ago

Uttar Pradesh cabinet approves renaming of Faizabad, Allahabad

India TV News  

The renaming of Faizabad and Allahabad divisions as Ayodhya and Prayagraj respectively were approved by the Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday. The decision came during a meeting of the state cabinet, presided over by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow, said Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Khanna. In criticism to the sudden spate in changing the names of key UP districts, …

Uttar Pradesh cabinet approves renaming of cities after Allahabad HC asks state govt to file affidavit on plea challenging move
6 years, 4 months ago

Uttar Pradesh cabinet approves renaming of cities after Allahabad HC asks state govt to file affidavit on plea challenging move

Firstpost  

The sudden spate in changing the names of key Uttar Pradesh districts, towns and railway stations drew criticism from not only the Opposition but the ruling NDA constituent Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party too. “Raja Harshvardhan made Prayag Kumbh great by offering donations, but today’s rulers are trying to take credit for the work just by renaming the city to Prayagraj,” …

More districts may be renamed in Yogiland
6 years, 4 months ago

More districts may be renamed in Yogiland

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow: After Mughalsarai became Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar, Allahabad was renamed as Prayagraj and then Faizabad as Ayodhya last week, the list of districts to be renamed is all set to become longer. BJP leaders from various districts are sending letters to the Chief Minister’s Office, suggesting new names for their districts. The demand to rename Lucknow as Laxmanpuri began …

Rename Aurangabad as Sambhaji Nagar and Osmanabad as Dharashiv: Shiv Sena tells Devendra Fadnavis
6 years, 4 months ago

Rename Aurangabad as Sambhaji Nagar and Osmanabad as Dharashiv: Shiv Sena tells Devendra Fadnavis

Firstpost  

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut tweeted a jibe at Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, asking him when he will rename Aurangabad and Osmanabad to Sambhaji Nagar and Dharashiv. On Wednesday evening, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut made a jibe at Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, asking when he would rename Aurangabad and Osmanabad. When will CM Devendra Fadnavis rename Aurangabad …

Uttar Pradesh government issues notification renaming Allahabad to Prayagraj
6 years, 5 months ago

Uttar Pradesh government issues notification renaming Allahabad to Prayagraj

India TV News  

The Uttar Pradesh government has issued a notification directing its departments to use Prayagraj instead of Allahabad for all official purposes, district magistrate Suhas LY said on Saturday. Governor Ram Naik approved the name change on Friday and the order comes into force with immediate effect, he said. The proposal to rename the historic city of Allahabad as Prayagraj was …

Rajasthan government is all set to change names of 4 more villages
6 years, 7 months ago

Rajasthan government is all set to change names of 4 more villages

India TV News  

The Rajasthan government will change the names of four more villages after three Hindu-dominated villages were earlier renamed, officials said on Friday. Informed sources said the state government has proposed to change the names of 27 villages in the state, however the Centre has permitted the change of only seven names as of now. The three villages whose names have …

3 villages in Rajasthan renamed: MHA
6 years, 7 months ago

3 villages in Rajasthan renamed: MHA

India TV News  

Three villages in Rajasthan -- Ismail Khurd, Miyon ka Bara and Narpada -- have been renamed as Pichanwa Khurd, Mahesh Nagar and Narpura respectively, officials said today. Ismail Khurd of the Jhunjhunu district has been renamed as Pichanwa Khurd, Miyon ka Bara in Barmer district has been renamed as Mahesh Nagar while Narpada in Jalore district has been renamed as …

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