MUMBAI, Nov. 5 -- The Maharashtra government on Tuesday renamed Islampur city in Sangli district to Ishwarpur. The decision was taken three months after the state government announced its intensions.
"The Government of Maharashtra is hereby pleased to direct that the name of the Islampur Nagar Parishad shall be changed to Urun-Ishwarpur Nagar Parishad," state development department said in a statement. State revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, claimed it was taken keeping in view the "demands of the people". "Our MLA Gopichand Padalkar had raised the demand several times," he said.faisal malik
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