Shinde’s Cabinet renames district, 7 railway stations

Ahmednagar to be called Ahilya Nagar

The Maharashtra Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal to change the name of Ahmednagar district to Ahilya Nagar after Maratha queen Ahilyabai Holkar. Ahmednagar is the third district after Aurangabad and Osmanabad to be renamed.

The decision was taken in the Cabinet meeting, which could be the last before the model code of conduct comes into force for the Lok Sabha elections. The Eknath Shinde government also approved the namechange of seven railway stations in Mumbai.

Addressing an event in Ahmednagar in May last year, Mr Shinde had announced that Ahmednagar would be renamed as Ahilya Nagar. Taking to “X”, the CM announced that he has fulfilled his promise.

In September last year, the Maharashtra government had issued a notification renaming the

◗ LAST YEAR, the Maharashtra government had issued a notification renaming the Aurangabad and Osmanabad revenue divisions to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv Revenue divisions, respectively.

Aurangabad and Osmanabad revenue divisions to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv Revenue divisions, respectively.

Velha tehsil in Pune district will also be renamed as Rajgad, which was the first capital of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar said that the wish of the residents of Velhe taluka and Pune district has been fulfilled. He also congratulated all the gram panchayats and zilla parishad members who supported this demand.

The Shinde Cabinet also cleared the proposal to rename seven railway stations in Mumbai, which were earlier given British-era names.