Chief justice Mohit Shah positive about circuit bench, needs more time to decide
The chief justice of the Bombay high court Mohit Shah assured the delegation of lawyers from six districts including Kolhapur that he will positively consider their demand of a separate circuit bench...
View ArticleLalitgate is non-political issue, BJP's internal matter: Pawar
NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said the controversy over Lalit Modi-Sushma Swaraj has been "disproportionately publicized" and declined to speak further on the issue stating that it was the internal...
View ArticleMonkeys spread terror at salons in peth areas
Three monkeys have caused terror among the patrons of a few hair-cutting saloons in the Shukrawar peth and Shanivar peth areas since last week.
View ArticleVarsity gets 22 applications
The Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) received 22 applications for the registrar's post, which was vacant after former registrar D V Muley's tenure ended last month.
View ArticlePWD, ZP nod to KMC proposal to lay pipeline
In a major respite to the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC), the public works department (PWD) has approved the KMC's proposal to lay down a pipeline along the 28-km land stretch as part of the...
View ArticleCitizens chip in ideas for smart Kolhapur project
Citizens came up with interesting ideas for the city’s bid for inclusion in the nationwide Smart City Project during the two-day meet with the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) officials.
View ArticleMurder case suspect held in four hours by Laxmipuri police
The Laxmipuri police have nabbed a murder suspect within four hours of the crime being reported to them.
View ArticleCloud cover in Kolhapur brings hope of monsoon revival
The dense cloud cover and few drizzles through Wednesday revived the hopes of monsoon revival. Met department officials said the overall climatic conditions were favourable for more rains in coming days.
View ArticleSugarcane FRP crisis set to deepen in Maharashtra
The sugarcane crisis is likely to fester with the sugar commissionerate’s plan to issue seizure notices to sugar factories, which have not paid the fair and remunerative price (FRP) for the last...
View ArticleKolhapur district collector assures hawkers panel to adress concerns
The district collector Amit Saini on Wednesday assured the hawkers association of constituting a steering committee to address fears of vendors along the Mahalakshmi temple areas.
View ArticleKolhapur top in state in linking of Aadhaar, voter ID
Kolhapur district is leading the chart in the state so far in linking Aadhaar card numbers of the people with their voter ID cards, an ambitious project of the Election Commission (EC).
View ArticlePune division rakes in revenue, but goods traffic dips
The overall income of the Central Railway, Pune division, has increased 11% from Rs 925.96 crore in 2013-14 to Rs 1,024.87 crore in 2014-15 due to a rise in passenger traffic and small scale coaching...
View ArticleKolhapur man convicted for wife’s suicide
The district and sessions court held a man and his lover responsible for the suicide of his wife in 2010 and awarded five years of rigorous imprisonment and a penalty of Rs 3,000 to each of them.
View ArticleState-wide conference focuses on fertility issues
Maharashtra chapter of the Indian Society for Reproduction arranged a conference recently on infertility, which was attended by 325 gynecologists, embryologists and scientists from across the state.
View ArticleLab in Karad gets NABL’s certificate of accreditation
KIMS Diagnostics, Karad, a constituent laboratory of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Deemed University (KIMSD) has received a certificate of accreditation by the National Accreditation Board for...
View ArticlePensioners get Kolhapur Zilla Parishad CEO’s word
Avinash Subhedar, the Kolhapur zilla parishad’s chief executive officer on Wednesday assured pensioners speedy processing of their pension documents.
View ArticleHonking nuisance at silence zones
Forty-year-old Yogendra Kulkarni, a resident of New Mahadwar Road, might believe in the adage of early-to-bed and early-to-rise but literally struggles to sleep before its midnight because of constant...
View ArticlePansare memorial at Khandekar High School
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has decided to construct late rationalist Govind Pansare’s memorial at Khandekar High School in Pratibhanagar.
View ArticleCitizens give ideas for temple devpt
Citizens have recommended changes in the entrances and removal of encroachments at the popular Mahalaxmi temple in the city. The authorities had asked the people to suggest measures for the temple’s...
View ArticleTired of govt’s casual attitude on OROP, say ex-servicemen
Ex-servicemen from Kolhapur district have demanded that the government should consider the uniform pension scheme for all defence personnel who retire in the same rank with same length of service,...
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