New Delhi, July 6 -- The Uttar Pradesh cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has approved a proposal to rename Jalalabad town in Shahjahanpur district as Parshurampuri, marking the latest in a series of place name changes undertaken by the state government.

According to the Times of India, the decision was taken during the cabinet meeting on Sunday. The renamed municipality will also be known as Parshurampuri Nagar Palika Parishad, replacing the existing Jalalabad Nagar Palika Parishad.

The renaming proposal has been under consideration for several years and received the Union government's approval in August 2025 after the Uttar Pradesh government forwarded its recommendation to the Ministry of Home Affairs. The demand to ...