It also added that the changes have come into force with immediate effectThe name of Allahabad City (ALY) station has been changed to Prayagraj Rambag (PRRB) station
1 min read22 Feb 2020Allahabad Junction will now be Prayagraj Junction, Allahabad City will now be known as Prayagraj RambagAllahabad Chhioki has been changed to Prayagraj Chheoki and the name of Prayagghat has been changed to Prayagraj Sangam
1 min read21 Feb 2020The Centre had on 1 Jan last year approved renaming of Allahabad as PrayagrajThe plea was filed by Allahabad Heritage Society
1 min read20 Jan 2020In one of its first cases, a complainant reported harassment by two policemen and the SSP has suspended both the accusedThe SSP said that the complaints should be specific and it would be better if they are backed by evidence
1 min read26 Nov 2019The Uttar Pradesh government has asked the Bhim Rao Ambedkar University to find out if the city of Agra where the Taj Mahal resides has an ancient name. This suggests the government is planning to rename it, as it did in the case of other cities such as Allahabad, which is now called Prayagraj. We debate if there is merit in the move or is it another attempt to remove the symbols of India’s Mughal history. Mint Views Daily Dispatch brings you scenes from the Mint edit table where ideas are mooted, discussed and debated before they make it to the coveted editorial page of the paper.
20 Nov 2019UP electricity board says Tata Power can buy Prayagraj Power with no debt and interest costs so that it can reduce power tariffsTata Power says Prayagraj Power has been sold under IBC and thus UP electricity board cannot interfere in the matter
2 min read11 Mar 2019Almost an equal proportion of respondents in urban and rural areas said they had participated in religious public events, survey data by Lokniti showsParticipation is also not restricted to any particular social/caste group within Hindus eithe
2 min read6 Feb 2019Through mobile app named ’KumbhMela Weather Service’ pilgrims can get the live weather information on temperature, humidity, rainfall and winds
1 min read14 Jan 2019Lenders to seven stressed power projects are close to resolving loans totalling over 74,000 crore outside the bankruptcy framework
2 min read10 Jan 2019Kumbh Mela shows India can manage big projects using a broken public delivery system
3 min read7 Jan 2019The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared