UP Cabinet clears proposal to rename Allahabad as Prayagraj
The Uttar Pradesh cabinet Tuesday approved a proposal to rename Allahabad as Prayagraj.
The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, senior Cabinet minister Siddhartha Nath Singh said, "The renaming of Allahabad as Prayagraj before Kumbh Mela came for approval in the meeting and I am happy to say Allahabad will now be known as Prayagraj."
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