Chandigarh, July 22 -- The Punjab government has renamed 115 government schools after freedom fighters, martyrs and internationally acclaimed players to honour their legacy, said school education minister Harjot Singh Bains.

Addressing a press conference here, Bains stated that these include 25 government schools renamed by the school education department after various freedom fighters and martyrs on July 18. Chief minister Bhagwant Mann also on Sunday announced that a school in Beas village of Jalandhar would be renamed after marathon runner Fauja Singh, who was cremated with full state honours.

The minister said that the state government has also decided to display pictures and histories of these notable personalities in the schools n...