Shivaji university adds another feather to its cap
The Shivaji University, Kolhapur embraced technology and decentralised the examination evaluation process to come out with the quickest examination results in recent years.
View ArticleStudent who set self ablaze dies; five booked
A 17-year-old student of a government-run ashram school, who had set himself ablaze on December 30, succumbed to his burn injuries on Thursday afternoon.
View ArticleKMC told to demolish rebuilt illegal structures in Tawade Hotel area
Adil Faras, chairman of the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation's (KMC) standing committee, on Friday directed the civic administration to take action against traders from the Tawade Hotel area for...
View ArticleIndustrial associations in dist call for three-day strike from Monday
Industrial associations in Kolhapur on Friday demanded that the state government and the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (Mahavitaran) roll back the recent hike in the power...
View ArticleCivic body set to repair approach roads to Mahalakshmi temple soon
The Kolhapur Munipal Corporation (KMC) will repair and construct major and minor roads approaching the Mahalakshmi temple.
View Article3 die as gelatin sticks explode in Satara
Three men were killed and six others injured after gelatin sticks kept for road construction work exploded at a windmill site in Satara district on Friday.
View ArticleFine up to Rs 5,000 for polluting water sources
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has decided to impose fines in the range of Rs 500 to Rs 5,000 on citizens and establishments responsible for polluting Rankala lake, Panchganga river and...
View ArticleMan kills wife, injures mom-in-law
A 22-year-old man working as a sugarcane cutter in Sangaon village in Kagal taluka, 15 km away from here, allegedly murdered his wife with sharp weapons and injured his in-laws on Friday afternoon.
View ArticleEight injured in accident
Eight persons, including six women and the driver of the sports utility vehicle they were travelling in, were injured when a luxury bus travelling to Kolhapur rammed the vehicle at university road on...
View Article2,100 dance their way into Guinness Book pages
There were a few anxious moments for the audience after the 12-minute Bharatnatyam performance by as many as 2,100 dancers came to an end.
View ArticleMan arrested for murdering mother
The Shiroli MIDC police on Friday arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly murdering his mother.
View Article'Reveal names of those who tried to bribe minister', Pawar asks govt
Former deputy chief minister and NCP leader Ajit Pawar on Saturday said the state government should reveal the names of those people who allegedly tried to bribe state water resources minister Girish...
View Article'W Ghats needs to be preserved'
The Western Ghats are an important environmental hotspot and need to be preserved, said a veteran scientist from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Vidal de Freitas Mansano, who was at the Shivaji University,...
View ArticleBothe explosion victims to get 2L ex gratia
Guardian minister of Satara district, Vijay Shivtare, on Saturday announced ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the next of kin of the three men who were killed in an explosion of gelatin sticks at Bothe in Man...
View ArticleTraffic dept, RTO gear up for safety fortnight starts from January 11
The city traffic police department and road transport officials have started preparing for a number of activities to be held as part of the the 26{+t}{+h} Road Safety Fortnight to be observed from...
View ArticleProposed conference on quota kicks off debate in SUK
A national conference on reservation policy arranged by the law department has kicked off a debate in Shivaji University whether caste-based reservation amounts to discrimination.
View ArticleKMC to scan traders' LBT transaction detailsto nab LBT evaders
In a bid to nab the evaders of the local body tax (LBT), the civic body has decided to scrutinize transaction details of the traders.
View ArticleChockalingam Panel stresses on short-term pollution control measures
The committee appointed under the chairmanship of Pune divisional commissioner S Chockalingam emphasised on taking up short-term measures to tackle the pollution of Panchaganga river and Rankala Lake.
View Article3 decades on, work on Chitranagari incomplete
Film fraternity skeptic about CM’s assurance on developing infrastructure
View ArticleVarsity reminds colleges about revised guidelines
The Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) has reminded colleges affiliated to it about the revised set of guidelines for local selection committee members, who look after the teachers’ appointment process...
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