'Provide civic amenities then think of merger'
The representatives of 17 villages, which are proposed to be merged into the civic limits, declined to be a part of the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) in a meeting held on Saturday.
View ArticleKIT to organise workshop on bio-process technology
The Kolhapur Institute of Technology's College of Engineering will organise a ten-day workshop on the ''Recent developments in the Bioprocess technology' from June 3 on campus.
View Article'Publish list of edu institutes eligible for grant'
The Maharashtra state association of permanently unaided schools and junior colleges has demanded that the school education department should publish a list of schools and junior colleges, which have...
View ArticleMSCE declares interim result for pre-high and high school scholarship
The Maharashtra State Council of Examinations (MSCE) declared its interim result for the pre-high school and high school students on Saturday.
View ArticleCHB details to be sought from colleges
The deputy education director office at the Kolhapur division has asked colleges to send details of the 'clock hour basis' (CHB) faculties in their institution.
View ArticleIgnored heritage sites cry for urgent attention
The multi-crore investments in the hospitality sector have got the hotel industry rallying for boost in tourism, but poor public infrastructure and apathy of authorities towards heritage sites may...
View ArticleRs 30-cr plan for boosting tourism in Radhanagari
The wildlife division of the forest department has prepared a development plan for boosting tourism in Radhanagari wildlife sanctuary for the next five years. The Rs 30-crore plan will be placed before...
View ArticleFarmers in dist await Rs 851 cr sugarcane dues
None of the sugar factories in the district have made the complete payment on sugarcane to farmers and the total arrears for the current year stands at Rs 851 crore, reveals official documents.
View ArticleWild tusker returns to Ajara tehsil in Kolhapur
A wild tusker that had killed a man and damaged banana and sugarcane plantations in Ajara tehsil and had moved to Karnataka forests in April, has returned to the area again.
View ArticleInterviews of SUK V-C candidates to start from June 4
Interviews of potential candidates for the post of Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) vice-chancellor will start from June 4.The governor's office will conduct interviews of 15 candidates.
View Article36 police officers transferred in Kolhapur
Superintendent of police Manojkumar Sharma has announced the transfer of the police officers from the rank of assistant police sub inspector (PSI) and police inspector (PI) within the district.
View ArticleZP school students to get uniforms, books on first day
The Kolhapur zilla parishad's district primary education department will strictly implement its free uniform and book distribution scheme on June 15, the first day of the 2015-16 academic year.
View ArticleSoon, you can pay property tax at ward offices
The civic body has initiated the process to decentralise the property tax department to facilitate the payment of the levy at the ward offices and to increase the transparency in tax collection.
View ArticleAction ordered against water supply department head
Municipal commissioner P Siva Sankar has issued an order to his subordinates to take requisite action against Manish Pawar, head of the drainage and water supply department, for remaining absent since...
View ArticleNo breakthrough in Pansare murder probe
Despite appointing a special investigation team (SIT), no breakhrough has been made in communist leader Govind Pansare's murder case, sources in the police department said.
View Article50 medical officers appointed for PHCs
For the first time in a decade, the division's health department has appointed 50 medical officers who will soon take charge at the primary health centres (PHCs) in Kolhapur, Sangli, Ratnagiri and...
View ArticleHealth department to conduct inspection at govt offices
The public health department has decided to inspect the hygiene conditions at government offices in the city.
View ArticleKMC to finalise plot for Pansare's memorial
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) is likely to finalise a plot at Pratibhanagar to construct a memorial of veteran communist leader Govind Pansare.
View ArticleTraders slam KMC for not waiving off penalties
The civic administration is facing the city-based traders’ wrath over its inability to waive off penalties or interest over the local body tax (LBT) dues.
View ArticleDistrict records 44% increase in successful corruption traps
The district has reported a sharp rise in the number of successful traps against corrupt government officials in the past five months compared with the same period last year.
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