Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has given his in-principle approval to a proposal to rename the DaltonGanj railway station in Palamau district as Medininagar railway station. The proposal will now be sent to the Union Home Ministry for further action. This move has brought joy to the people of Palamau, who...
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have been demanding the renaming of the station for a long time. The city's name was changed to Medininagar from DaltonGanj earlier, but the railway station's name remained unchanged. Soren's approval is seen as a step towards development of the region.