Focus on production, marketing of byproducts, expert tells sugar firms
Sanjeeb Patjoshi the director Pune-based Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management on Wednesday that suggested sugar factories should focus on production and marketing of byproducts...
View ArticlePolice to conduct DNA tests on Naykude's relativeskin to confirm identity
The city police will be conducting DNA tests on the relatives of Dattatraya Naykude to confirm the identity of a body found in dismembered condition in an open ground on Kandalgaon-Girgaon road on May 16.
View ArticleKolhapur Municipal Corporation starts survey of dilapidated buildings;...
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has started a ward-wise survey of dilapidated buildings in the city from Wednesday.
View ArticleMaharashtra Industrial Development Corporation to seek more time from HC
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation's Kolhapur office has decided to seek more time from the Mumbai high court to implement the tree plantation plan at Kagal-Hatkanangale Five Star MIDC.
View Article'Quality of materials should be base for cost evaluation'
The cost of road construction work done by the Ideal Road Builders (IRB) will be evaluated on the basis of quality of the materials used and not on the district standard rates (DSR) of the raw...
View ArticleCop caught accepting bribe of 3K
The anti-corruption bureau (ACB) sleuths on Monday caught a police naik attached to the Hupari police station red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 3,000 to hush up a road-accident case.
View ArticleOvercoming obstacles, girl scores 86% in arts
Wednesday could not be a happier day for Lata Daate, as she scored 86% in the HSC exam in the arts faculty from the city-based Vivekanand College.
View ArticleAt 92.13%, division reports best HSC score
Students scored impressive marks in the HSC results declared on Wednesday ensuring that the Kolhapur division earned its best-ever score this year with a pass percentage of 92.13.
View ArticleGirls outshine boys but difference in scores narrows
Girls topped the charts once again in the HSC exam this year with 96.27 pass percentage in Kolhapur division, but the boys were not far behind.
View ArticleIG asks senior officers to share info
Sanjaykumar Verma, inpector general of the Kolhapur Range has instructed senior police officers from the five districts under the Range to co-ordinate and share information about the criminals.
View Article99 colleges scores 100% result
Nearly 99 of the 702 colleges in the division scored a perfect 100% in the HSC exam result announced on Wednesday.
View ArticleLandlords slow in providing info on tenants
Almost five months after the district collector issued an order stating that it is compulsory for the house owners to submit details about their tenants at the nearest police station, the response has...
View ArticleFarmers’ co to lease out land to industries
At a time when the central government is being cornered by various sectors over its proposed Land Acquisition Bill, as many as many as 20 farmers from Shirol tehsil have come forward to share their land.
View ArticleCaptured elephant walk out of kraal
One of the wild elephants that were captured three months back near Mangaon village in Sindhudurg tehsil was brought out of the enclosure on Tuesday afternoon by the forest officials in an attempt to...
View ArticleNarrow escape for fisherman in crocodile attack
A fresh incident of crocodile attack was reported in Palus taluka of Sangli on Wednesday afternoon. A fisherman fishing in the Krishna river was attacked by the crocodile but managed to escape with a...
View ArticleSTR to develop 15 villages with foundation’s fund
With Rs 31.5 crore in the coffers, the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve (STR) foundation is aiming to start village development programs at selected 15 locations in Kolhapur, Sangli and Satara districts soon.
View ArticleUGC looks to appoint overseas faculty in varsities
Following the Prime Minister’s ‘Make in India’ appeal, University Grants Commission (UGC) is now looking to appoint overseas teaching faculties in central and state universities across the country to...
View ArticleWard revision worries Kolhapur corporators
After a gap of 10 years, the sizes of the wards under the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation will be revised and four to five wards might be added with the civic election set in October. The corporators...
View ArticleNo progress made on construction of shades in Kolhapur railway station
The construction of shades on the platforms of the Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus is going at a snail’s pace and it is unlikely that they would be ready before the monsoon sets in. Platform 3...
View ArticleVarsity with people’s contribution planned
‘Hindi Hai Hum…Hindustan Hamara Parishad,’ an organization working for the minorities, has decided to establish a university on people’s contribution.
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