Kolhapur to get Rs 55 crore from Centre
In a bid to upgrade the existing transformers and cables to increase efficiency in power supply in the city, the central government has included Kolhapur in its Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS).
View ArticleLawyers meet CM to push for HC bench in Kolhapur
A delegation of lawyers from Kolhapur region was assured by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis that he would positively consider their demand to establish a separate bench of Bombay high court at Kolhapur.
View ArticleMedical officers’ shortage hits KMC’s health dept
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation’s (KMC) health department is finding it tough to provide efficient services to the patients due to shortage of medical officers.
View ArticleHC catches pollution board offguard on member hiring
Perhaps for the first time since its establishment almost 45 years ago, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) was stumped on Friday when the Bombay high court asked whether it was following...
View ArticleShivaji University senate targets exam dept over irregularities
The Shivaji University’s last senate meeting for the current academic year on Friday was the one to forget for the examination department, as it was targeted for alleged irregularities in the results...
View ArticleAfter two years of struggle, 145 sex workers get Aadhaar
The two-year struggle of sex workers in the city to get identity has reaped benefit with over 145 sex workers receiving the Aadhaar card.
View ArticleGlitches in online approval software to be demonstrated at edu office
The Kolhapur District Federation of Junior College Teachers Organisation (KDFJCTO) will hold a demonstration on March 31 at deputy education director office about the state's newly introduced online...
View ArticleTeachers from unaided schools to protest in Mumbai
The Maharashtra State Private Primary Teachers and Non-teaching Staff Association has organised an indefinite hunger strike from Monday at Mumbai's Azad maidan.
View ArticleCivic body to pay 3 crore to irrigation dept for lifting water
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has agreed to pay Rs 3 crore of the total Rs 11.4 crore dues to the irrigation department for lifting water from natural resources.
View ArticleNCP unhappy with BJP politics in Tasgaon
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders are fuming after their efforts to elect Suman Patil, widow of former deputy chief minister R R Patil, unopposed from Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal assembly...
View ArticleFaras to present civic budget today
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) standing committee chairman Adil Faras will table the final budget proposal for 2015-16 before the general body meet on Monday.
View ArticleHailstorm, rain lash parts of city
Heavy rain and hailstorm lashed parts of the city on Saturday evening for about half an hour.
View ArticleKMC officials yet to declare assets
With just two days left for the end of the current fiscal, the officials of the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) are yet to disclose their assets as per the directions of the state government.
View ArticleID cards must for agents to enter RTO premises
The regional transport officer (RTO) of Kolhapur has asked agents to carry identity cards without which they would not be allowed to enter the office premises.
View ArticleCitizens press Kolhapur-Shirdi train demand
The low response to the weekly train service between Kolhapur and Purna has prompted the local passenger union to stress on its pending demand of a train connection between Kolhapur and Shirdi.
View ArticleNew buses may not help KMT plug losses
The Kolhapur Municipal Transport’s (KMT) claims of making its services financially viable after inducting over 100 new buses in its fleet may turn out to be a damp squib.
View ArticleIRB hikes toll rates at city entry points
The Ideal Road Builders (IRB) has increased the rates of toll tax across all nine toll booths in the city from Tuesday midnight. Anti-toll activists blamed the government for failing to scrap toll...
View ArticleSpecial initiatives help KMC cross LBT, town planning revenue targets
Almost all key departments of the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) have collected more revenue than their stipulated target for 2014-15, signifying an improvement in the civic body’s financial health.
View ArticleDPDC utilizes almost 100% funds
The district planning and development council (DPDC) has nearly touched 100% of utilization of funds of Rs 215 crore on Tuesday, the day of financial year ending.
View Article869 ZP schools don’t have separate rooms for headmasters: Report
A report of the zilla parishad’s (ZP) education department has revealed that the headmasters of as many as 869 of its schools do not have separate rooms.
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