Ten sugar factories likely to face action for pending dues
Sugar commissionerate is likely to initiate action against as many as 10 sugar factories from Kolhapur and Sangli districts for their failure to make the basic payment of Rs 144 crore of sugarcane...
View ArticleVoters’ number up by 11,000 in district
The district that had reported highest voting percentage in last year’s elections has reported a surge in the total number of voters registered. The latest data from the election office shows that the...
View Article50% of registered hawkers possess biometric cards, those not having won’t be...
Hawkers in the city who have not obtained biometric cards from the civic body for the last six months are going to be classified as illegal, said a civic official.
View ArticleBetting racket: Cops search for 10 bizmen
Police teams have been sent out to pick up ten businessmen from Mumbai, Pune, Solapur and Sangli for questioning for their alleged involvement in betting.
View ArticleKMC nets Rs 68 lakh from water tax defaulters in 3 days
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) collected Rs 68,73,514 in water tax dues from 11 defaulters in three days beginning February 1.
View ArticleMall in Kolhapur for SHG products
Guardian minister Chandrakant Patil on Wednesday announced the construction of a mall in Kolhapur to sell products produced by women’s self-help groups across the district.
View ArticleState Transport Minister’s Maiden Visit To See List of Demands for Kolhapur
Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) officials are gearing up for the first visit of state transport minister Diwakar Raote to the city on Thursday.
View ArticlePassengers demand postal stamp on Kolhapur station
As the Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj terminus is entering its 125th year on April 20, the Maharashtra Rail and Road Passengers' Association has demanded a special stamp to commemorate the day and...
View ArticleBJP to intensify membership drive
The BJP is gearing up to intensify its membership drive from this week by establishing registration camps in at least 100 locations spread over 77 municipal wards.
View ArticleFormer directors file appeal before minister
As many as 21 former directors of Kolhapur District Central Cooperative (KDCC) Bank on Tuesday filed an appeal to cooperation minister Chandrakant Patil against notices issued to them.
View ArticleMayor arrested, granted bail in bribery case
A week after the anti-corruption bureau booked city mayor Trupti Malavi in a bribe case, she was arrested and released on bail on Thursday.
View Article‘Elected members treat KMC as tool to recover poll expenses’
The weeklong drama over the arrest of mayor Trupti Malavi in a bribery case has raised question whether the existing body of the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) is trustworthy enough.
View ArticleMinister Raote skips official meet to attend party function
State transport minister and Shiv Sena leader Diwakar Raote on Thursday cancelled his scheduled meetings with officials from the district collector’s office, regional transport office, Maharashtra...
View ArticleSwine flu case confirmed in Ichalkaranji
The first case of swine flu infection at Ichalkaranji this year has been confirmed, the district health officials said here on Thursday.
View ArticleHundreds of fish found dead in Bhogavati river
For the second time in the last 45 days, hundreds of fish were found dead in Bhogavati river, a major tributary of Panchganga.
View ArticleCivic body slaps Rs 1 lakh fine/day on contractor for road work delay
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has started imposing heavy fine of Rs 1 lakh per day on the contractor for the delays in road construction works sanctioned under the Nagarotthan scheme.
View ArticleBribe case an act to malign NCP's image: Mushrif
Former labour minister and NCP leader Hasan Mushrif on Thursday said the act of involving mayor Trupti Malavi in a bribery case was carried out with the motive to malign the party's image.
View ArticleVeteran BJP leader criticizes govt over rising inflation
Veteran BJP leader Subhash Vora has criticized the Union government for increasing inflation despite slump in petrol and diesel prices.
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