Aligarh to be renamed as Harigarh? City mayor sends proposal to UP govtThe proposal to change the name, tabled by Mayor Prashant Singhal in a recent meeting, received support from all councillors, ANI tweeted. ...
07 Nov, 2023, 04.15 PM IST
Rajnath Singh approves renaming of Faizabad Cantt as Ayodhya CanttThe renaming of the Cantonment comes ahead of Dussehra celebrations. The Faizabad Cantt will be known as Ayodhya Cantonment," said a source...
04 Oct, 2022, 06.57 PM IST
Faizabad Jn now Ayodhya Cantt: Mixed reactions from historians, locals on station renamingFaizabad city is located about seven km from its twin town Ayodhya in Ayodhya district (earlier Faizabad district), and the Faizabad statio...
07 Nov, 2021, 05.24 PM IST
UP govt to rename Faizabad railway junction as Ayodhya Cantt"Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken the decision to rename Faizabad railway junction as Ayodhya Cantt," CMO tweeted.
23 Oct, 2021, 03.45 PM IST
Seers express displeasure over AIMIM referring to Ayodhya by its old name 'Faizabad'Owaisi will visit the mausoleum of 18th century Sufi Saint Sheikh Aalam Makhdoom Zada in Rudauli in Ayodhya district and hold a public meet...
05 Sep, 2021, 01.36 PM IST
UP's Sultanpur to be renamed as Kush BhawanpurIf the proposal is accepted, Sultanpur will be the third district to be renamed by the Yogi Adityanath government after Faizabad that was n...
27 Aug, 2021, 11.07 AM IST
Supreme Court said Mosque within city: AIMPLB’s Zafaryab JilaniA review of the SC judgement shows the judges referred to the issue in paragraphs 801 and 805. “Having weighed the nature of the relief whi...
07 Feb, 2020, 09.27 AM IST
Questions raised on location of 5-acre land for mosqueThe issue seems to be dividing the Muslim community, with one petitioner Iqbal Ansari saying the land should not be accepted if it is beyon...
13 Nov, 2019, 09.57 AM IST
VHP defies ban, holds road show in tense AyodhyaFaizabad divisional commissioner and receiver of the disputed site, Manoj Mishra, said only those going for “darshan” would be allowed near...
23 Nov, 2018, 10.42 AM IST
Fresh bill to be introduced in Parliament to rechristen names of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras High CourtsIn a written reply in the Lok Sabha in December, 2016, Minister of State for Law P P Chaudhary had said the old bill would have to be revis...
18 Nov, 2018, 04.45 PM IST
Akhilesh Yadav , NDA ally go lyrical to slam Adityanath govt for renaming citiesThe former chief minister's lyrical criticism of the Adityanath regime's name-changing spree came on a day when it faced another "poetic" a...
14 Nov, 2018, 04.34 PM IST
UP cabinet approves renaming of Faizabad as Ayodhya, Allahabad as PrayagrajThe ruling BJP has, however, justified the name changes across Uttar Pradesh, saying they are merely restoring older names and correcting h...
13 Nov, 2018, 03.12 PM IST
UP government mulling ban on liquor, meat in entire Ayodhya districtThe move comes amid the growing clamour for starting Ram Temple construction in Ayodhya and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad teaming up with seers...
12 Nov, 2018, 11.19 AM IST
Faizabad renaming: Many upset, say it will 'erase' city's identity, lead to confusionAnother section, however, welcomed the Uttar Pradesh government's move, saying it endorses the legacy of ancient Ayodhya and will enhance i...
11 Nov, 2018, 01.21 PM IST
Why all renamings of Indian cities are not the sameIndian cities have always had multiple names, with Benaras coexisting with Kashi and Bombay with Mumbai. But as the clamour for name change...
11 Nov, 2018, 11.12 AM IST
When will Maharashtra CM rename Aurangabad and Osmanabad? asks Sanjay RautThe Yogi Adityanath government in UP had last month renamed Allahabad as "Prayagraj", and on Tuesday announced that Faizabad district will ...
08 Nov, 2018, 04.29 PM IST
- VHP demand renaming of Faizabad to Sri Ayodhya
VHP spokesman Sharad Sharma said the renaming of Allahabad aimed to free the mindset of slavery and added all sections of people had hailed...
19 Oct, 2018, 03.21 PM IST