Karnataka cabinet renames Ramanagara district as Bengaluru South

Karnataka cabinet on Friday approved the renaming of Ramanagara district to Bengaluru South, a decision followed by an announcement made by Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar.

"The (state) cabinet has approved to rename Ramanagara district to Bengaluru South district," Karnataka Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister HK Patil announced, while addressing a press conference on Friday.

Earlier this month, Shivakumar said that a delegation of district leaders had proposed renaming Ramanagara district.