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{ THE RENAME GAME } State renames Islampur city to Ishwarpur
Hindustan Times Mumbai
|November 05, 2025
MUMBAI: Three months after declaring its intention to rename Islampur city in Sangli district to Ishwarpur, the Maharashtra government on Tuesday issued a notification to this effect.
The decision was reportedly taken following a demand by Hindutva activist Sambhaji Bhide.
State revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, while announcing the renaming, claimed it was taken keeping in view the “demands of the people”. “Our MLA Gopichand Padalkar had raised the demand several times, after which chief minister Devendra Fadnavis sent a proposal to the union home ministry, which has also been approved,” he said.
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This story is from the November 05, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Mumbai.
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