Plantation drive to be held at all 281 colleges
In the December 23 senate meeting of the Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK), members passed two important resolutions.
View ArticleMahadik drafts agenda for Union railway minister
MP Dhananjay Mahadik on Friday held a meeting with senior officials of the Central Railway and drafted a five-point agenda to be presented to Union railway minister Suresh Prabhu, who will be visiting...
View ArticleRR rate increase will add Rs 6 crore to cash-starved civic body coffers
The upward revision of ready reckoner (RR) rates by around 14% for the city areas will add about Rs 6 crore to the coffers of the cash-strapped civic body in the next financial year.
View ArticleLink accounts for subsidy on LPG cylinders by March in Kolhapur
The district administration has set a deadline of March 31 for LPG customers to have their Aadhaar numbers and bank accounts linked for receiving cash subsidy under the Modified Direct Benefit Transfer...
View Article4 held for killing teen after tiff on mobile App
A 17-year-old college student, Suraj Atul Bhambure, was allegedly attacked and killed by a gang of four , including two juveniles, at Khotwadi chowk on Kolhapur-Ichalkaranji road, 25 km from Kolhapur...
View ArticleSUK honoured by DSc to Gowarikar: Official
Veteran scientist and former director of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Dr Vasant Gowariker, had a specific Kolhapur connection. The Shivaji University had awarded a DSc degree to the...
View ArticleWhite paper on railways soon: Prabhu
Union railway minister Suresh Prabhu on Saturday announced that his ministry will soon prepare a white paper on the condition of the Indian Railways.
View ArticleCountry’s 2nd longest tunnel to be on Kolhapur-Rajapur line
The much-discussed Kolhapur to Rajapur railway line is set to become one of the engineering marvels for the Indian Railways as it has proposed to construct an 8km-long tunnel. Kolhapur based...
View Article48 from varsity to participate in state research festival
Total 48 people will represent the Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) in the state level Avishkar research festival in Nagpur from January 20 to 23.
View ArticleDistrict sessions court to hear transport panel election row
The district sessions court on Monday will hear the plea of the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation's (KMC) independent corporator Prakash Naiknaware objecting to the candidature of the Congress corporator...
View ArticleAbandoned suitcase raises bomb scare near railway station
A suitcase abandoned at a jewellery shop near the railway station that fuelled rumours of a bomb on Saturday afternoon turned out to have been thrown by the thieves after taking Rs 3.25 lakh cash from it.
View ArticleShivaji Univerity to host several national events
With the end of the semester exams, students, scholars and faculty members of the Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) are now gearing up for more than seven national seminars in January and February.
View ArticleKMT fare cut may be okayed soon
The regional transport authority is likely to approve the proposal of the Kolhapur Municipal Transport (KMT) to reduce bus fares by Re 1 for every two km soon.
View ArticleForesters seek prohibitory orders to restrain crowd
The forest officials want imposition of section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code prohibiting unlawful assembly during their rescue operation to trap animal when it enters human habitat.
View ArticleThree held for duping youths on false promise of jobs
| The Laxmipuri police on Saturday arrested three persons including a woman for allegedly duping over 100 youths to the tune of Rs 2.5 lakh on the pretext of promising them jobs at a private mall in...
View ArticleExpert forum blames KMC for bad roads
A city-based forum of civic activists and experts, Kolhapur Calling, claimed on Monday that the quality of the roads being constructed across the city was poor.
View ArticleGrapes on 5k acres in Sangli to be exported to EU nations
Grapes on as many as 5,000 acres of plantation land in Sangli district are all set to be exported to European Union (EU) countries.Sangli district is the second largest exporter of grapes in the state...
View ArticleJob scam accused cheated over 500 youths, say police on false promise of jobs
The city police on Monday raided the house of Sandip Balu Ghorpade (29), who was arrested on Monday and recovered some documents which suggest that he cheated more than 500 youths on the false promise...
View ArticleMahalaxmi temple needs more CCTV cameras: ATS official
Following an inspection of the Mahalaxmi temple in Kolhapur on Sunday, senior police inspector of the state anti-terrorism squad (ATS), Pune Bhanupratap Barge said that more CCTV cameras need to be...
View Article11 villages left for relocation under STR
Only 11 villages located in the core areas of the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve (STR) remain to be relocated now, said G Saiprakash, chief conservator of forest (wildlife) from Kolhapur division.
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