Maharashtra's Aurangabad railway station was renamed Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. The state government issued a gazette notification for this change, three years after the city's name was altered. In West Bengal, BJP MP Raju Bista from Darjeeling claimed his convoy was attacked with stones near Sukhia Pokhri on Saturday evening. The MP said miscreants tried to attack him, but the stones hit the car behind, carrying his assistant Sanjeev Lama. BJP filed a complaint at Jorebunglow police station. Bista called the incident suspicious, linking it to the Centre's appointment of an interlocutor for the Gorkha region. No injuries were reported, only a car window was damaged. Police are investigating the matter. (Updated 19 Oct 2025, 06:54 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- Maharashtra's Aurangabad railway station was renamed Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on 15 Oct
- The state government issued a gazette notification for this change, three years after the city's name was altered
- In West Bengal, BJP MP Raju Bista from Darjeeling claimed his convoy was attacked with stones near Sukhia Pokhri on Saturday evening