Three villages in Rajasthan -- Ismail Khurd, Miyon ka Bara and Narpada -- have been renamed as Pichanwa Khurd, Mahesh Nagar and Narpura respectively, officials said today.
The decisions came months ahead of the Assembly elections in Rajasthan, which currently has a BJP government headed by Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje. Ismail Khurd of the Jhunjhunu district has been renamed as Pichanwa Khurd, Miyon ka Bara in Barmer district has been renamed as Mahesh Nagar while Narpada in Jalore district has been renamed as Narpura, an official source said.
The names were changed after the home ministry received no objections from the Ministry of Railways, Department of Posts and Survey of India which conveyed that no railway station, no post office and no village exist with the new names.
The decisions to change the names were taken by the Ministry of Home Affairs following three separate proposals of the Rajasthan government. PTI
