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Centre Renames Port Blair As Sri Vijaya Puram10Photo© ndtv.com

Centre Renames Port Blair As Sri Vijaya Puram

Sep 13, 2024 5:26 PM, 17 news, 5 views

The central government has renamed Port Blair in Andaman & Nicobar as Sri Vijaya Puram to remove colonial legacies. Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced this, underscoring the islands' unique role in India's freedom struggle. This follows PM Modi's 2018 initiative of renaming three other islands as a tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

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“ The island territory that once served as the naval base of the Chola Empire is today poised to be the critical base for our strategic and development aspirations. It is also the place that hosted the…
Home Minister, 10 months
Signs of colonialism need to be eradicated: Fadnavis on Port Blair…

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