Uttarakhand government changed the names of Joshimath and Kosiyakutoli

• The central government has approved the proposal of the Uttarakhand government to rename Joshimath tehsil in Chamoli district as Jyotirmath and Kosiyakutoli tehsil in Nainital district as Pargana Shri Kainchi Dham.

• The Joshimath area was originally called Jyotirmath after Adi Guru Shankaracharya arrived in the 8th century.

• Joshimath is considered the gateway to Badrinath Dham.

• Kosiyakutoli in Nainital will now be known as Pargana Shri Kainchi Dham tehsil, named after the ashram of Baba Neem Karoli Maharaj.