Faizabad Cantt renamed as Ayodhya Cantt

Faizabad Cantt renamed as Ayodhya Cantt

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Category : State Published on: October 07 2022

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  • Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved renaming the Faizabad Cantt as Ayodhya Cantonment.
  • Earlier on October 2021, Uttar Pradesh government following the Centre’s nod announced the renaming of Faizabad railway junction as Ayodhya Cantt. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had approved the change of name.
  • In November 2018, the UP government changed the name of Faizabad district to Ayodhya. In October of the same year, the Yogi government changed the name of Allahabad to Prayagraj.
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