The suggestions were approved in March after local requests, officials said. For renaming villages, railway stations, towns, and cities, the state government must get a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the union home ministry. Officials added that the NOC changes other village or district entities like railway stations and schools.
Ghaziabad near Delhi is likely to soon join the list of places renamed in Uttar Pradesh amid demands by Hindu outfits. The options are: Gajnagar and Harnandi Nagar.
Ghaziabad near Delhi may be renamed soon, joining the list of places renamed in Uttar Pradesh. BJP councillor Sanjay Singh proposed the names Gajnagar and Harnandi Nagar
Union Home Ministry s no-objection certificates have been issued for changing the name of municipal council Mundera Baazar in Gorakhpur district and of Telia Afghan village in Deoria district.
The Uttar Pradesh government has received consent from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to alter the name of Gorakhpur district's 'Mundera Baazar' municipal