Murder suspect held after three months
The local crime branch has arrested a man for allegedly murdering a 20-year-old woman three months ago.
View ArticleChemical conservation of Mahalaxmi idol to start from July 23
Devotees will not be able to take darshan of goddess Mahalaxmi’s idol for 15 days, as the authorities will start its chemical conservation process from July 23.
View ArticleTwo street vendors held for attacking colleague
The city police have arrested two street vendors for allegedly attacking one of their colleagues with a sharp-edged weapon over a personal dispute in the busy Bhavani Mandap area on Sunday.
View ArticleGutka worth 1.3L seized, one held
The highway police on Monday arrested one person and seized 32 cartons of gutka and scented tobacco worth Rs 1.3 lakh from him near Gokul Shirgaon on Pune-Bangalore national highway.
View ArticleMSRDC trying to fudge road project report: KATC
The Kolhapur Anti-toll Committee has raised doubts over the intentions of the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) for not inviting its representative for the crucial meeting held in...
View ArticleMSRTC to run 155 buses to Pandharpur from July 23
The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation Ltd is planning to ply 155 special buses from July 23 on the Kolhapur-Pandharpur route for the devotees keen on visiting the temple for the annual event.
View ArticleVendors-KMC talks restart, hawking policy draft in sight
The deadlock between the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) and the hawkers' union over making major areas of the city 'no-hawking' zones is likely to end soon.
View ArticleNCP-led panel forges ahead in APMC polls
The final results for the 19 seats of Agricultural Produce Market Committee were still awaited late on Tuesday night, but the NCP workers had begun their celebrations with their candidates leading in...
View ArticleIn one night, gang printed notes with 34L face value
Investigations of the Sangli Police have revealed that the gang allegedly involved in producing counterfeit currency had printed fake notes worth Rs 34 lakh of Rs 1,000 in one night.
View ArticleDuplicate names to stay in voters' list
The district election office has decided not to delete the duplicate names from Kolhapur North and Kolhapur South assembly segments. Similar drive in 2014 had resulted in the major controversy during...
View ArticleConstable acquitted of all charges in 2011 rape case
The district court on Tuesday acquitted constable Yuvraj Maruti Kamble of all charges in the controversial Kolhapur Police Training School sex scandal.
View ArticlePoliceman arrested for manhandling colleague
The Juna Rajwada police on Monday arrested a policeman attached with the Bindu chowk sub-jail for allegedly manhandling a colleague for not allowing relatives of an inmate to meet him.
View Article2 held for duping tourism firm of 5.5L
The Shahupuri police on Monday arrested two persons, including a woman who was a former employee of a tourism company, for allegedly duping the company of over Rs 5.5 lakh.
View ArticleTop villagers decide to approach SC over quarry issue
Top villagers have decided to approach the Supreme Court over the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) recent decision over allowing Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) to use the abandoned stone quarry as...
View ArticlePermanent squad disconnects 148 water connections, tax collection up by 4.36%
The permanent squad appointed by the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has disconnected 148 connections of water tax defaulters one month since its formation.
View ArticleKMC to file court case against accused in 2 days
| Police have completed investigation into the case in which seven people were arrested for their allegedly involvement in selling sonography machines illegally and conducting sex determination tests.
View ArticleAAI invites bids for airport expansion work
The Airport Authority of India (AAI) has invited bids for soil investigation, a basic work required for expansion of the Kolhapur airport. The expansion work of the airport has been pending for last...
View ArticlePaymal new chairman of Kolhapur edu division board
V B Paymal, commissioner of the Maharashtra State Council of Examination (MSCE) has been transferred to the Kolhapur divisional board of the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary...
View ArticlePoor infrastructure may dash Kolhapur’s smart city dream
Two glaring reasons may see Kolhapur out of the reckoning in the Smart Cities project owing to lack of basic infrastructure and its poor financial health.
View ArticleRestoring Rankala to cost Rs 125 crore: KMC
The civic body has drafted the detailed project report (DPR) to restore the beauty and strength of the Rankala lake at an estimated Rs 125 crore.
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