Eight railway stations in the Lucknow division of Northern Railways were officially renamed after saints and freedom fighters which drew criticism from the Opposition.
The Sports and Youth Services Department on Friday issued guidelines for this year's award -Biju Patnaik Sports Award, renaming it 'Rajya Krida Samman'. The move drew severe flak from Opposition BJD.
A division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Arif Doctor said the petitions were bereft of merits and the notification issued by the state government (for renaming) does not warrant any interference.
Viswam further said that the names of places such as Mughal Gardens are 'historical details' that 'illuminate' a particular period of our history.
The Lucknow-based VVIP guest house on Mahatma Gandhi Marg will be called VVIP guest house 'Saket'.
Indian legislature has laid down major guidelines for renaming a state or a city. The Central government and the state government have to follow a given set of guidelines necessarily so that, it may be considered as democratically acceptable and may represent the will of the majority.
Rupani's statement comes days after the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh announced renaming of Allahabad and Faizabad as Prayagraj and Ayodhya, respectively.
The town is believed to have been named after Bakhityar Khilji, who is said to have invaded Bihar upon the direction of the then Sultan of Delhi Qutbuddin Aibak.
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday saw protest over renaming of Hyderabad airport even as the government explained that the international airport continues to be named after former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi."Both N.T. Rama Rao
Lahore, Nov 28: A Pakistani court today extended by three weeks a stay on a move to rename a traffic roundabout in Lahore after legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.Justice Nasir Saeed Sheikh of the Lahore
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