Jumpcut from teen to actor
Cinema has always been the true calling of Anshuman Joshi (18), who portrayed the lead character of 'Joshya' in the Marathi film 'Shala,' which was both a critical as well as a commercial hit in 2011.
View ArticleAt film festival, rare posters a smash hit among enthusiasts
A selection of 51 rare, hand-painted posters of Marathi films is proving to be a hit with audiences at the second Kolhapur International Film Festival (KIFF).Some of the posters date back to 1925.
View ArticleShivaji University gears up for youth festival
The 29th West Zone Inter University Youth Festival is all set to start on a star studded note at the Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) from Thursday.
View ArticleRainwater harvesting Raghavan's only appeal
Sekhar Raghavan, director of the Chennai-based Rain Centre (the Akash Ganga Trust) on Sunday said that rainwater harvesting is the "only" method to control depleting groundwater levels.
View ArticleKMC will pay pending arrears soon
Around 50 school teachers under the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) met civic chief Vijayalakshmi Bidari on Friday regarding their demand for the Sixth Pay Commission's pending arrears.
View ArticleVersatile actor to debutant director
Most people recognize Milind Shinde for his role as the lead character in the National award-winning film 'Babu Band Baja', the versatile actor has now donned the director's cap.
View ArticleSC/ST scholarship applications sought
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has invited applications from scheduled caste (SC) and scheduled tribe (ST) candidates for postgraduate scholarships.
View ArticleMercury dips, bird-watchers have a field day
City-based environment NGOs are set to organize bird-watching trips for experts and amateurs, with the winter chill bringing down migratory birds to Kolhapur's sprawling wetlands.
View ArticleSangli mops up Rs 10 crore from sand mining
The Sangli district collectorate auctioned 14 plots for sand mining on Sunday and earned Rs 10.32 crore. It is the first auction after a Supreme Court stay on sand mining was lifted recently.
View ArticleCivic body seeks Rs 239 crore for twin-city drainage projects
The twin cities of Sangli and Miraj, over 50km from Kolhapur, require approximately Rs 239 crore to complete underground drainage works, improve drinking water supply and minimize the discharge of...
View ArticleCorporator moves HC in Kalamba case
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) corporator Bhupal Shete has filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court seeking action against responsible authorities in the Kalamba transfer development rights...
View ArticleMarathi film ‘Astu’ draws crowd at film festival
It was finally the weekend that worked wonders for the organizers of the second Kolhapur International Film Festival (KIFF), as the theatres opened to packed audience on Sunday. The trend continued on...
View ArticleVillage tense after second political murder in 10 months
Political rivalry between two groups in Pachgaon village resulted in the second murder in a year on Sunday, when a gang of nine people attacked and killed Dhanaji Gadgil (35) and injured his friend...
View ArticleMaharashtra sanctions Rs 15 crore for Chitranagari
The long wait for Chitranagari, a ‘one-stop location’ for film and television productions like the Goregaon Film City in Mumbai and the Ramoji Film City near Hyderabad, is set to be over, with the...
View ArticleJayjaykar is reel take on real status of transgenders: Shantanu Rode
Shantanu Rode, who hails from a sleepy village called Navargaon in Chandrapur district in Vidarbha, was in Kolhapur on Tuesday to attend the screening of his debut directorial venture 'Jayjaykar'.
View Article'Submit details of underground power cables'
Minister of state for home Satej Patil has directed corporators of the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) to submit details of the condition of underground electricity cables and poles in their...
View ArticleDelay in Laxmi palace restoration work irks panel
Historians and experts on Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction over the progress of the restoration work of Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj's birthplace Laxmi Vilas.
View ArticleIndustrialists, traders aim to explore Mumbai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor...
On Monday, a meeting was held between the industrialists, businessmen and experts from various sectors and convened by minister of state for home Satej Patil.
View ArticleLong wait for safe ride as no bidders for Kolhapur Municipal Transport night...
A year after the Kolhapur Municipal Transport (KMT) promised to launch night bus service for women, the plan has failed to take off as no private operator has bid for the tender so far.
View ArticleCeramic tile traders hope to tackle crisis
With the ceramic unit owners in Morbi near Rajkot in Gujarat withdrawing their 23-day strike on Sunday midnight, the traders of ceramic tiles in the city have heaved a sigh of relief.
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