<p>Guwahati: The Assam cabinet on Tuesday decided to rename the Hojai district headquarters as Srimanta Shankardeva Nagar, Chief Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/himanta-biswa-sarma">Himanta Biswa Sarma</a> said.</p>.<p>The town's earlier name was Shankardeva Nagar.</p>.<p>"The state cabinet has decided to rename the district headquarters of Hojai district from 'Shankardeva Nagar' to 'Srimanta Shankardeva Nagar'," Sarma posted on 'X'.</p>.<p>Hojai was carved out of Nagaon as a separate district on August 15, 2015.</p>.<p>The state cabinet in its last meeting on November 19 had decided to change the name of Karimganj district in Barak valley to Sribhumi.</p>
<p>Guwahati: The Assam cabinet on Tuesday decided to rename the Hojai district headquarters as Srimanta Shankardeva Nagar, Chief Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/himanta-biswa-sarma">Himanta Biswa Sarma</a> said.</p>.<p>The town's earlier name was Shankardeva Nagar.</p>.<p>"The state cabinet has decided to rename the district headquarters of Hojai district from 'Shankardeva Nagar' to 'Srimanta Shankardeva Nagar'," Sarma posted on 'X'.</p>.<p>Hojai was carved out of Nagaon as a separate district on August 15, 2015.</p>.<p>The state cabinet in its last meeting on November 19 had decided to change the name of Karimganj district in Barak valley to Sribhumi.</p>