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MUMBAI: (Jul 18) Maharashtra Government on Friday announced that Islampur in Sangli district is being renamed as Ishwarpur.
The announcement was made in the state legislature on the last day of the monsoon session.
The move came after a Hindutva organization, Shiv Pratisthan, sent a memorandum to the Sangli collectorate demanding that Islampur’s name be changed to Ishwarpur.
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