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Maharashtra cabinet approved Ahmednagar being renamed 'Ahilyanagar'

Ahmednagar Maharashtra Eknath Shinde

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Mumbai: The Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra cabinet has decided to rename the Ahmednagar as Ahilya Nagar on Wednesday.

The Cabinet has also decided to rename 8 Mumbai railway station names which were British Era names.

Maharashtra cabinet has decided to rename Ahmednagar district as Ahilya Nagar.#Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/ACNl0gcu1A
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Last year, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde had announced the renaming of Ahmednagar city to ‘Ahilyanagar’ in honor of the esteemed 18th-century Maratha queen, Ahilyabai Holkar. This announcement was made on Ahilyabai Holkar's 298th birth anniversary.

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