RPI(A) may contest 3 Lok Sabha, 30 assembly seats
RPI (Athavale) chief Ramdas Athavale on Sunday said his party would try to contest at least three Lok Sabha and 30 assembly constituencies in the elections scheduled next year.
View ArticleUniversity forms panel for youth festival
Members of the management council of the Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) have approved the formation of a committee to look after the preparations of the west zone interstate youth festival.
View ArticleShivaji University gets 105 proposals for new courses, colleges and divisions
The Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) has received as many as 105 proposals for starting new colleges, courses, subjects and class divisions from the next academic year.
View ArticleKolhapur anti-toll committee stir outside collector's office on December 7
Members of the Kolhapur Anti-toll Committee (KATC) will stage a protest outside the collectorate on December 7 as part of its agitation against the ongoing toll collection by Ideal Road Builders (IRB)...
View ArticleDepleting green cover reduces bird count
Kolhapur, a city eager to accommodate new constructions, could soon lose its reputation as a paradise of birds.
View ArticleCM's wife turns down compensation for crop loss
Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan's wife, Satwasheela, has refused to accept the compensation amount of Rs 3,000 for loss of crop during the drought of 2011-12, an official communiqué from the Sangli...
View Article'Ordinance must for MCA lateral entry'
The directorate of technical education (DTE) will ask universities across the state to pass an ordinance to grant legitimate status to lateral entry admissions to the Masters in Computer Application...
View ArticleCivic panel chief in line of fire for assault
Municipal commissioner Vijayalakshami Bidari on Tuesday slapped a show cause notice on civic body standing committee chairman Ramesh Powar, seeking his response to why he had allegedly manhandled...
View ArticleToll violence: Complaint filed against legislator
The Karveer police on Tuesday arrested two employees of the IRB stationed at the Puikhadi toll booth for allegedly manhandling a tempo driver on Monday evening.
View ArticleComing soon, new reading room for students at university
Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) authorities are in the last leg of the construction of its rooftop library building, a 10,000-sq ft facility that will be an additional reading room facility for at...
View ArticleThree jaundice cases in Ichalkaranji
Two years after a jaundice outbreak claimed 32 lives, residents of Ichalkaranjai are once again fearing an outbreak of the disease with three cases of hepatitis E infection being reported from various...
View ArticleUnion wants regular exam of lateral-entry MCA students
The Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has urged the Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) to conduct semester examination for the Masters in Computer Application (MCA) lateral-entry course students...
View ArticleBARTI to distribute caste validity certificates from November 28 to December 1
Babasaheb Ambedkar Research and Training Institute (BARTI) will distribute caste validation certificates of the applicants from November 28 to December 1 at the Kolhapur division of the institute's...
View ArticleWeekly rural market for self-help groups
The chief executive officer of the Kolhapur Zilla Parishad - Vijay Suryavanshi has asked the block development officers to prepare a plan to make available areas for the women self-help groups (SHGs)...
View ArticleDuo arrested for stealing two-wheelers, 4 bikes found
The Karveer police have arrested two persons with criminal antecedents for allegedly stealing motorcycles and seized four two-wheelers from them.
View ArticleOnline registration of HSC exam starts in state
The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education on Wednesday began collection of data regarding regular Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination through the online process.
View Article'Start operations at Karad office'
Environmentalists from the Satara district have urged chief minister Prithviraj Chavan to direct the forest department to start operating from its Karad office, which was opened six months ago.
View ArticlePoor response for tree census
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) is struggling to commence its first tree census as only two organizations have bid for the civic body's tender to conduct the green count.
View ArticleCops seek nod to arrest legislator
The Karveer police on Wednesday arrested 24 people and initiated the process to nab an MLA for their alleged involvement in the vandalism at two cabins of the Puikhadi toll plaza on the...
View ArticleSugarcane grower resort to violence
Sugarcane cultivators from Kolhapur, Sangli and Satara districts since Tuesday evening resorted to violent protests, as a meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and a delegation from Maharashtra...
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