Pune-based company starts evaluation of IRB-constructed roads in Kolhapur
A state government-appointed independent agency to evaluate the road construction work by the Ideal Road Builders (IRB) started its survey on Wednesday.
View ArticleGovernor to inaugurate new library, nanoscience bldg at SUK
The extended Barrister Balasaheb Khardekar library and the nanoscience building at the Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) campus will be inaugurated by governor C Vidyasagar Rao on Friday.
View ArticleStudents’ information to be verified for Aadhaar cards
The role of teachers too will be important in the division as they will have to participate in creating awareness about the programme.
View ArticleConstruction height should not exceed 9 metres in Sahyadri tiger reserve:...
The wildlife forest department has proposed that the height of any construction should not exceed 9 metres in the buffer zone of Sahyadri Tiger Reserve.
View ArticleBJP cosying up to NCP, alleges Shetti
Shetti also said that since the BJP-led state government is helping the NCP, why not make NCP leader Jayant Patil the cooperation minister.
View ArticleCommittees to monitor Union schemes in dist
The state has asked each district to form a committee under the chairmanship of the district's senior-most member of parliament to monitor Union government-sponsored programmes.
View ArticleWater connection is KMC's primary duty, says forum
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation's (KMC) primary responsibility is to address the applications for water supply connections, said Kolhapur district consumer disputes redressal forum.
View ArticleAdopt Mahalaxmi, Rankala for cleanliness, urges governor
The Shivaji University, Kolhapur should adopt the Mahalaxmi Temple or Rankala Lake and develop them through students' participation, governor C Vidyasagar Rao said.
View ArticleMahadik retains Gokul, but loses two seats to Satej Patil
The much-hyped Gokul dairy election witnessed around 60% cross-voting, resulting in fall in the victory margins of the incumbent panel of Mahadev Mahadik and PN Patil.
View ArticleCivic body to conduct energy audit of water dept
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) plans to conduct an energy audit of the water supply department to save on electricity bills.
View ArticleMahalaxmi temple devpt plan cleared sans discussion
Corporators have approved the ambitious Rs 255 crore project to develop the Mahalaxmi Temple Precinct in the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) general body meeting without any discussion.
View ArticleRTE Act should be amended, says minister
There is currently no policy on the pre-primary admissions under the 25% reservation of the Right to Education Act. It needs to be amended to avoid confusion between parents, institutions and other...
View ArticleCentre likely to buy 25 lakh tonne sugar
The Union government may purchase 25 to 27 lakh tonne sugar stock from factories at market price to offer some relief to the sugar factories and farmers, who have not yet received their full payment.
View ArticleKMC defaults on compliance report
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has failed to submit the compliance report of the local fund account audit for the financial year 2011-12. The audit was given in April 2014 and officials were...
View ArticleGreen guards say pollution board order is ‘ambiguous’
An order issued by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) member secretary P Anbalagan has irked environmental activists who alleged it was protecting pollutants.
View ArticleRankala’s structural audit to be over by tomorrow
The private company appointed by the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) started the structural audit of Rankala lake on Friday. The company has been given the task to find flaws, especially in the...
View ArticleA year on, Chillar Party a smash hit
Chillar Party is a runaway hit. Introduced among 50 school going children, the initiative to take reel to them has reached out to over 1,000 kids in 20 schools across the district in one year.
View Article145 self-financed schools begin operations in division
The state government granted permission to as many as 214 schools in the division for commencing operations on self-financed basis in the 2014-15 academic year, revealed a Kolhapur deputy education...
View ArticlePanel investigating ‘trafficking’ case
The Kolhapur Child Welfare Committee (CWC) on Saturday started investigations as to whether the children rescued from Panjim in Goa were transported from Kolhapur with legal permission.
View ArticleBJP state convention may be postponed
The state convention of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) planned in Kolhapur in the first week of May could be postponed due to Parliament budget session. All the MPs, MLAs and office bearers of the...
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