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
It has been renamed after Rani Laxmibai, the valorous queen of Jhansi, who fought bravely valiantly against the British forces during India s freedom struggle.
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has renamed Jhansi Railway Station as ‘Veerangana Laxmibai Railway Station’ after Rani Laxmibai. The announcement was made by UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Passengers going to Jhansi Railway Station will now have to use 'VJLB' as code to book tickets instead of 'JHS', as per the changed name, a railways official said on Thursday.
The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday (December 29) issued a notification to rename Jhansi Railway Station as Veerangana Lakshmibai Railway Station.