By a Staff Reporter: The Maharashtra cabinet on Saturday decided to change the name of Aurangabad to Sambhajinagar and Osmanabad to Dharashiv. Navi Mumbai Airport has also been renamed as DB Patil Airport.
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Incidentally, this decision was earlier taken by Uddhav Thackeray in his last cabinet. However, he left the post of chief minister before it was legally changed.
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Hence, today the decision was given legal recognition by the present Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.