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  2. The Orissa (Alteration of Name) Act, 2011 - Wikipedia

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    The State Cabinet approved for the move in June 2008 and the government of Odisha passed a resolution in the state assembly in August 2008 for the purpose and sent it for Center's approval. [3] The bill having been passed in both the houses of the Parliament, the enactment of the legislation has been assented by the President of India.

  3. Renaming of cities in India - Wikipedia

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    The confusion inherent in such variations has often resulted in serious consequences like people having two "different" addresses (theoretically designating the same place) in their official records leading to legal disputes, or one house having residents of different house addresses due to differing place names.

  4. List of city name changes - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of cities and towns whose names were officially changed at one or more points in history. It does not include gradual changes in spelling that took place over long periods of time. see also: Geographical renaming, List of names of European cities in different languages, and List of renamed places in the United States

  5. Odisha - Wikipedia

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    Odisha (English: / ə ˈ d ɪ s ə /; [19] Odia: ⓘ), formerly Orissa (the official name until 2011), [20] is a state located in Eastern India. It is the eighth-largest state by area, and the eleventh-largest by population, with over 41 million inhabitants. The state also has the third-largest population of Scheduled Tribes in India. [21]

  6. List of renamed places in India - Wikipedia

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    3.15 Odisha. 3.16 Puducherry. 3.17 Punjab. 3.18 Rajasthan. 3.19 Tamil ... Hyderabad State was annexed and combined with Andhra State and it was renamed Andhra Pradesh ...

  7. Every state's nickname and where it comes from - AOL

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    Although it may not be one of the top U.S. destinations, tourism is one of the state's largest industries, and Maine has a very high percentage of vacation homes. Maine offers an incredible range ...

  8. Geographical renaming - Wikipedia

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    Speed, Victoria, was renamed Speedkills for one month in 2011 as a road safety campaign. [ 19 ] Truth or Consequences, New Mexico , changed from the name "Hot Springs" in 1950 when Truth or Consequences host Ralph Edwards announced that he would do the show from the first town that renamed itself after the popular radio program.

  9. Why dozens of birds are being renamed in the US and Canada - AOL

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