CM assures Kolhapur tourism plan after govt approval
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has assured that the tourism plan of Kolhapur district, submitted to the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) in 2013, will be implemented after the...
View ArticleEven after a month, single noodle sample result still awaited
A month has passed and the city unit of the Food and Drug administration (FDA) is still awaiting the result of the single sample of Top Ramen noodles, which was sent to a Pune-based laboratory on June 13.
View ArticleTired of noise pollution in your area? Dial 100 to file complaint
The Maharashtra government has taken yet another step to restrict noise pollution in cities by adding the police in the implementation of Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000.
View ArticleSUV crashes into Kadavi river, couple dies
A middle-aged man and his wife died and three were injured when the SUV carrying them fell into the Kadavi river as its driver failed to manoeuvre a sharp bend on Kolhapur-Ratnagiri road on Tuesday.
View ArticleTraining to traffic police begins from Tuesday
A four-day training session has been organised for the city traffic police as a refresher of traffic regulation rules and to update them on new methods to be implemented for controlling traffic jams.
View ArticleLow cost airports far from take-off
Two years ago, the state government had initiated the process to develop airports at Kolhapur, Karad and Solapur giving local industry hopes of better facilities.
View ArticleAPMC poll win helps NCP strengthen base
With a decisive win in the agricultural produce market committee (APMC) elections on Wednesday, the NCP has once again strengthened its base in the district.
View ArticleUniversity distributes essentials to colleges
Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) on Wednesday distributed sewing machines, four-wheelers, stationery and computers in its 11 affiliated colleges to mark the World Youth Skills day The colleges were...
View ArticleGang from Mumbai arrested
Laxmipuri police arrested a gang of seven, including two women, all from Mumbai on Tuesday for allegedly breaking a shop located at the main road in Laxmipuri on June 3 and looting Rs. 2.80 lakh cash.
View ArticleBasic facilities still elude varsity's hostels in Kolhapur
Even as the new academic year got underway recently, the Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) is still grappling with the same old hostel woes.
View ArticleMPCB issues directives to KMC, mandals on Ganesh fest in Kolhapur
The Kolhapur division of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has issued various directives to the civic body as well as mandalas on the upcoming Ganesh festival celebrations.
View ArticleScheme for villages near forests on cards in Kolhapur
The state government is planning to start a separate scheme for the development of villages adjoining the tiger reserves. Sources in the forest department said the government is likely to pass an order...
View Article21-day RI for Kolhapur man who threw acid at daughter
The district court on Thursday sentenced a 55-year-old man to 21-day rigorous imprisonment (RI) for attacking his daughter with acid seven years ago.
View ArticleMore than 9,000 teenage pregnancies in district in 2014-15
The district, which is on national radar for the last decade for low gender ratio, is grappling with teenage pregnancy as well, revels a survey.
View ArticleCong corporators end fast after civic officials’ promise
Corporators of the ruling Congress party started an indefinite fast at 11am on Friday at the Puikhadi water treatment plant protesting against the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) officials’ apathy...
View ArticleCo-ops ready to play a role in railway station redevelopment
Welcoming the move of the Union government to redevelop railway stations through people's participation, some cooperatives here have evinced interest take part in the endeavour.
View ArticleKMT’s revenue increases 20%
The average daily income of the Kolhapur Municipal Transport (KMT) has increased by 20% since last month after adding 35 new buses in its fleet and scrapping 25 old ones.
View ArticleV-C meets with CII officials to create indl roadmap for students
Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) vice-chancellor D B Shinde met with Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) officials on Wednesday to design a roadmap for bridging academic and industrial ties in...
View ArticlePansare murder: Activists criticise govt’s failure
The Shahid Dabholkar Pansare Vichar Manch will organise a rally on July 19 to protest against the state’s failure in nabbing the murderers of Narendra Dabholkar and Govind Pansare.
View ArticleMedhe to become deputy mayor
A Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) corporator from Bindhu Chowk ward, Jyotsna Pawar-Medhe, is set to become the next deputy mayor of Kolhapur.
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