Centre clears change in names of K’taka cities
18 Oct 2014 5:31 AM IST
Eight years after it received a proposal from Karnataka government, the centre on Friday cleared renaming 12 cities and towns of the state including Belgaum as Belagavi and Bangalore as
Bengaluru.
Union home minister Rajnath Singh gave his approval to the proposal of the Karnataka government made on 27 October, 2006 to change the names of the 12 towns and cities in consonance with their pronunciation in Kannada language.
The Karnataka government had taken the decision to rechristen these cities on the occasion of the golden jubilee of formation of the state of Karnataka on 1 November, 2006. The home minister’s nod came after survey of India, ministry of railways, department of posts, ministry of science and technology and intelligence bureau have given their ‘No Objection’ and clearance for the change in the nomenclature of the identified cities.
Bengaluru.
Union home minister Rajnath Singh gave his approval to the proposal of the Karnataka government made on 27 October, 2006 to change the names of the 12 towns and cities in consonance with their pronunciation in Kannada language.
The Karnataka government had taken the decision to rechristen these cities on the occasion of the golden jubilee of formation of the state of Karnataka on 1 November, 2006. The home minister’s nod came after survey of India, ministry of railways, department of posts, ministry of science and technology and intelligence bureau have given their ‘No Objection’ and clearance for the change in the nomenclature of the identified cities.
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