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From November 1, Bangalore will officially be known as Bengaluru.
On the eve of Kannada Rajyotsava (State Formation Day), the State government has issued a notification effecting change of names to Bangalore and 11 other cities in the State.
As per the government gazette notification, henceforth Bangalore will be known as Bengaluru; Mangalore as Mangaluru; Bellary as Ballari; Bijapur as Vijapura; Belgaum as Belagavi; Chikmagalur as Chikkamagaluru; Gulbarga as Kalaburagi; Mysore as Mysuru; Hospet as Hosapete; Shimoga as Shivamogga; Hubli as Hubballi, and Tumkur as Tumakuru.
The Karnataka Revenue Department had sent the proposal to the Centre for approval on October 13, 2008. The State government got it a couple of days back.
The State government has been told to issue necessary notification with the new spelling in both Devanagari and Roman (English) scripts and in regional languages.
Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister TB Jayachandra told reporters, “We have rechristened Bangalore to Bengaluru. Now it is up to institutions/government bodies to make the changes accordingly.”
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