Toll issue on Peasants and Workers Party's agenda for LS polls
The Peasants and Workers Party (PWP) will be contesting the next year's Lok Sabha elections on issues such as increased electricity charges, equal water distribution and toll collection in the city.
View ArticleDrive launched to educate teens' parents on road safety
In a bid to spread the message of safe driving, the city traffic police have started a drive to meet the parents of those who are found driving vehicles without attaining 18 years of age.
View ArticleNEERI team arrives in Kolhapur to assess river pollution
A team of three experts from the National Environment Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) arrived in Kolhapur on Monday to study the impact of pollution on the Panchganga river.
View ArticleAnganwadi workers in Kolhapur to go on strike over demands from today
As many as 4,000 anganwadis (pre-primary schools) in the district will remain closed from Tuesday, after the anganwadi workers called for a strike demanding regular salaries instead of honorarium.
View ArticleTextile corp demands Rs 65 cr for Shahu mill land
The state government had announced in December 2012 that a memorial of international standards would be built on the Shahu mill land.
View ArticleKolhapur collector calls meeting of mining officials next week
The district administration has arranged a meeting of mining department officials next week to review the status of bauxite mining activities in the district.
View ArticleNine anti-toll activists go on hunger strike in Kolhapur
Niwas Salokhe, convenor of KATC, said, "Despite huge corruption in the project, the state government has given permission to the IRB to start toll collection, which will be done for the next 30 years...
View Article'We expect positive response from Bombay HC bench'
Members of the Kolhapur District Bar Association (KDBA) on Monday said they expect a positive reply from chief justice of the Bombay High Court Mohit Shah regarding the demand for a circuit bench in...
View Article202 colleges file details for education survey
202 colleges affiliated to the Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) in the division have filed academic and administrative details for the ongoing All-India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE).
View ArticleShivaji University receives proposals on skill development programmes
The Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) has received around 25 proposals from colleges for starting various programmes as part of the National Skill Development Corporation (NDSC) scheme.
View ArticleShivaji University, Kolhapur hosts book reading session
"Never compromise with truth.There were times during the early phase of my career that would have changed my entire life, if I had not remained firm on my stand.
View ArticleViolations of one-way norms double, Rs17 lakh fine collected
The number of citizens booked for violating the one-way route almost doubled last year compared with the offences registered in 2012.
View ArticleGoM meet without any result, KATC to intensify agitation
Wednesday's meeting of the group of ministers (GoM) appointed by Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan with the Kolhapur Anti-toll Committee (KATC) in Mumbai ended without any decision on the...
View ArticleHC postpones toll toll case hearing by a week
The court said that the petition was filed in September 2013 and since then the Maharashtra government has not submitted its reply over the objections.
View ArticlePrivate company told to provide mining details
The deputy director office of geology and mining on Wednesday issued a notice to Kolhapur firm Swati Minerals to provide the details of mining activities in Udgiri in Shahuwadi taluka.
View ArticleKMC failed to submit toll cancellation proposals
Kolhapur corporators had tabled these proposals to cancel the toll collection twice in 2011, after protests taken out by the Kolhapur Anti-toll Committee.
View ArticleNEERI collects water samples from nullahs, Panchganga river
The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) on Wednesday collected water samples from Jayanti and Dudhali nullahs and Panchganga river.
View ArticleCDE gets Rs 46 lakh grant from UGC
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has approved the Shivaji University's Centre for Distance Education (CDE) proposal to release development grants of Rs 46.20 lakh for the academic year 2013-14.
View ArticleCops using online system to register complaints
The Kolhapur police have begun the use of Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and System (CCTNS) at all the police stations in the district from January 2 by filing FIRs online.
View ArticleGhansal rice variety set to attain GI status
Following the footsteps of Kolhapur jaggery, the Ghansal variety of rice grown in the Ajara tehsil is set to attain geographical indication (GI) status to preserve its aroma and peculiarity.
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