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News Maharashtra Maharashtra's Ahmednagar to be renamed as Ahilya Nagar, CM Shinde Cabinet clears move

Maharashtra's Ahmednagar to be renamed as Ahilya Nagar, CM Shinde Cabinet clears move

The Maharashtra government has also approved to rename eight British-era Railway stations in the state. The decision was cleared by CM Shinde-led Cabinet.

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Edited By: Shashwat Bhandari
March 13, 2024 15:58 IST

Maharashtra: Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the proposal to rename Ahmednagar as Ahilya Nagar.

The Cabinet has also decided to rename 8 Mumbai railway station names which were British Era names. Also, the cabinet has approved to construct a sea link between Uttan (Bhayander) and Virar (Palghar).

The Cabinet has further approved the purchase of 2.5 acres of land in Srinagar, J&K to construct a Maharashtra Bhavan there. The budget proposal for the same was already done in the State budget in the previous budget session of the Maharashtra Assembly.

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