Will Agra be renamed? Univ panel to examine if city had 'ancient name'

Agra's Bhim Rao Ambedkar University has now constituted a committee to go into the issue, following a letter from the local administration, Vice Chancellor Arvind Dixit told.

Taj Mahal (Photo: Wikipedia)
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Press Trust of India
1 min read Last Updated : Nov 18 2019 | 10:30 PM IST

An Uttar Pradesh department has set in motion an exercise to examine if this city was known by any other name in ancient times, triggering speculation that the Yogi Adityanath government is planning to rename Agra. Agra's Bhim Rao Ambedkar University has now constituted a committee to go into the issue, following a letter from the local administration, Vice Chancellor Arvind Dixit told

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Topics :Yogi AdityanathUP governmentAgra

First Published: Nov 18 2019 | 7:06 PM IST

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