2000s. The Uttar Pradesh government announced the construction of an all new civil aviation base to support tourism in Bundelkhand in April 2011. As of 2020, the Kanpur Airport, located away, is the nearest major airport to Jhansi within the state, though Gwalior Airport in the neighbouring state of Madhya Pradesh is the nearest airport being located from Jhansi which has direct flights to Delhi, Mumbai, Indore, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Ahemdabad, Jammu, Pune and Chennai. Armed forces The Jhansi Cantonment was the site of the accommodation for British civil and military personnel in the period of British rule in India. Jhansi district is the headquarters of the 31st Indian Armoured Division, stationed at Jhansi-Babina. There has been a joint exercise from 1 to 30 March 2012 with the Singaporean Army at Jhansi witnessed by the President of India, Pratibha Patil. Media Amar Ujala, Dainik Jagran, Patrika, and Dainik Bhaskar are some of the newspapers with online news services. Newspapers Many national and local newspapers are published in Jhansi in Hindi, Urdu and English: Radio Jhansi has five radio station :-Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM, 92.7 BIG FM, 103.0 AIR FM and 91.1 Red FM and 93.5 Fm. Sport Sports stadiums in Jhansi are Dhyanchand Stadium, Railway Stadium, and LVM Sports Place. Dhyanchand Stadium is the best place in jhansi to learn sports skills . Many Sports played in Dhyanchand Stadium like Hockey , cricket , football , chess and many more . Notable people Rani Lakshmibai, queen of Jhansi (1853–58), consort of Maharaja Gangadhar Rao Newalkar of Jhansi Major Dhyan Chand, known as the "Magician of Hockey" Ramesh Chandra Agarwal, media proprietor and founder-chairman of the Dainik Bhaskar group of newspapers Braj Basi Lal, Indian archaeologist former Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), known for his contribution on Indus Valley Civilization sites, Mahabharat sites, Ramayana sites including discoveries in Ayodhya. Edward Angelo (born 1870), Australian politician Alexander Archdale, English actor in theatre and film Chandra Shekhar Azad, Indian freedom fighter Jhalkari Bai, freedom fighter and advisor to Rani Lakshmi Bai Vinod Kumar Bansal, Bansal classes, Kota Michael Bates, English actor; Last of the Summer Wine and It Ain't Half Hot Mum Raja Bundela, Indian actor, producer, politician and civil activist Bharat Ratna Major Dhyan Chand (Padma Bhushan), former Indian Army officer and Indian field hockey player Raghunath Vinayak Dhulekar MCA & Member of Parliament 1952, MLC & Speaker