8-day drive to spread awareness on tuberculosis
The health department has lined up a series of programmes from March 21 to March 28 in the district to mark the World Tuberculosis Day which is observed on March 24.
View ArticleZilla parishad to resume ABL project in 166 schools
The Kolhapur zilla parishad will resume its ‘Activity Based Learning’ (ABL) project in as many as 166 schools after a gap of six months.
View ArticleOver 59k students to appear for scholarship exams
The district primary education department will host the pre-high school (class IV) and high school (class VII) scholarship examinations on Sunday across 385 centres. Education department officials said...
View ArticleRTE enrolment drive to continue on Gudi Padwa day
The primary education department of the Kolhapur zilla parishad will continue its school enrolment drive for children between the ages of 6 and 14 on the occasion of Gudi Padwa across the district on...
View ArticleGovt should work on simplified tax structure: Traders
City-based traders have expressed satisfaction over the state government's decision to scrap local body tax (LBT) from August 1. They said the decision should have been taken earlier, but asserted that...
View ArticleFree parking facility at CPR hosp to go
The free parking facility at the city's premier health institute, Chhatrapati Pramila Raje (CPR) general hospital is likely to go soon and those who enter the premises just to park their vehicle will...
View ArticleZilla parishad schools to have uniform dress code
Students of the Kolhapur zilla parishad (ZP) schools will now have to wear uniforms as the primary education department has decided to put in place a dress code for all its 2,005 schools across 12...
View ArticleDistrict on steady growth path, finds economic survey
The Kolhapur district has reported a steady growth in its net district domestic product over a period of five years, shows the economic surveys of the same period.
View ArticleSubmit topic synopsis, SUK tells PhD scholars
The Shivaji University, Kolhapur has asked its PhD scholar admitted on provision to submit the topic synopsis at the earliest. In a last week circular, the university had asked scholars, who have got...
View Article'Assessment of SSC, HSC answer sheets on track'
After receiving assurances from the state on their demands, teachers' bodies have started with routine assessment work for the HSC and SSC answer sheets across the Kolhapur division.
View ArticleCivic officials draw flak for 'apathy' in land acquisition
Corporators expressed their displeasure during the general body meeting on Friday over the civic officials' alleged apathy in acquiring plots reserved for developing public infrastructure.
View ArticleVillagers want compensation for elephant attack victims
Chairman of Bhudargad Panchayat Samiti Vilas Kamble has demanded immediate compensation for farmers whose crops were destroyed by an elephant in Bhudargad tehsil.
View ArticleMayor votes for her own removal, ensures longer term
On Friday, Kolhapur mayor Trupti Malavi's voted in favour of a proposal seeking her removal, but in doing so played a masterstroke - by endorsing her own removal she has ensured she will hold office at...
View ArticleRevellers throng Mahalaxmi temple, city markets to celebrate Gudi Padwa
City markets were abuzz with customers on Gudi Padwa, with sales of ‘sarafa’ or gold bullions, electronic appliances, automobiles and real estate skyrocketing on Saturday.
View ArticleKolhapur grows, fresh bid to extend civic limits
The state urban development department’s rejection to the civic body’s proposal to extend its limits has come as a major blow to the municipal administration, which is now planning to send a fresh plan...
View ArticleKMC refutes allegations on Janata Bazaar issue
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Saturday refuted the allegations leveled against it by a city-based organization that has accused the civic body of helping operators of Deshbhakta Ratnappa...
View ArticleCriminals break into house, take CCTV camera hard disk
Unidentified men broke and entered a bungalow located in the city’s Takala area and attempted to break open the strong room located inside the bungalow during the early morning hours on Friday.
View ArticleMerge five villages instead of 17, says guardian minister
District guardian minister Chandrakant Patil on Saturday suggested the corporators and officials of the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) to bring down the number villages in the merger proposal...
View Article124 private schools fail to comply with RTE norms
Approvals to as many as 124 private schools were rejected after they failed to comply with norms of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, revealed a district primary education department report.
View ArticleIrrigation department asks KMC to pay Rs 11-cr dues or lose supply
The irrigation department has issued public notice asking the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) to pay dues to the tune of Rs 11.40 crore, failing which it would snap water supply to the city from...
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