Five months after Pansare murder, activists doubtful over probe motive
Angered over the state government’s failure in nabbing the killers of progressive leader Narendra Dabholkar and communist leader Govind Pansare, activists on Sunday expressed doubts over the motive of...
View ArticleSSC supplementary exam starts tomorrow
The Maharashtra state board of secondary and higher secondary education (MSBSHSE) will conduct its first ever July supplementary exam for SSC students from Tuesday.
View ArticleTraffic police prepared to implement training on field
Around 50 traffic policemen who underwent a four-day training regarding efficient traffic management and improving behavior with commuters have started operations from Sunday.
View ArticleGovernment raises compensation for farmers in district
The state forest department has increased compensation amount to those farmers in the district, whose crops were destroyed by wild animals.
View ArticleKMC to scrutinise ‘doubtful’ TDRs issued in last 15 years
The civic administration has decided to scrutinise 203 land acquisition proposals for which transfer and development rights (TDR’s) were issued in the last 15 years.
View ArticleFRP calculation formula needs to be revised: Patil
State cooperation minister Chandrakant Patil said there was an urgent need to revise the formula used to calculate fair and remunerative price (FRP), which is the mandatory base price fixed every year...
View ArticleIn this village, polls do not mean fights, acrimony
In an age when almost all elections are fought fiercely on political lines, a village in Panhala tehsil is excelling in showing the way of debates and consensus.
View Article'Morning walk' organised to commemorate Pansare
Social activists and the progressive leaders organised a rally in the city on Monday covering the same route that rationalist leader Govind Pansare took during his daily morning stroll.
View Article'KMC neglecting sanitation, pollution concerns'
The environment status report (ESR) for 2014-15, which was tabled at the general body meeting on Monday, has slammed the civic body for being negligent towards the city's sanitation and pollutions...
View ArticleTeachers' body to stage stir
The Kolhapur District Federation of Junior College Teachers Organisation (KDFJCTO) will stage a stir at the collectorate office on Wednesday, for failing to provide error-free online approval software...
View ArticleUniversity to conduct workshop for central scheme
The Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) conducted a workshop on sending proposals to the state directorate of higher education under the Union government's Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)...
View ArticlePending demands: 2,000 non-granted schools halt operations
Over 2,000 permanent and non-granted schools across the state will halt operations because of their long-pending demands.
View Article155 proposals for new colleges received in master plan meets
The Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) has received as many as 155 proposals for new colleges in the next five years across the Sangli, Satara and Kolhapur districts.
View ArticleNCP MLA Awhad booked for breach of peace
Police have booked NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad for allegedly disturbing communal harmony through his provocative speech at a function organised in Sangli on Sunday evening.
View ArticleDelays in recruiting physically challenged people stalls GB
Corporators stormed the general body meeting of the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Monday for delayed recruitment process of physically challenged candidates.
View ArticleKMC poll date may be announced in second week of September
| State election commissioner J S Saharia on Monday said the dates for election to the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) will be announced between September 10 and 15.
View ArticleCorporators raise doubts over ESR's quality at general body meeting
Corporators on Monday refused to approve the environment status report (ESR) for 2014-15 and asked the civic administration to present the details of the report before tabling at the general body meeting.
View ArticleAAWI against setting up HC bench
In a major setback to the lawyers from the six western Maharashtra districts, the Advocates Association of Western India (AAWI), Mumbai on Monday passed a resolution suggesting the Bombay high court...
View ArticleForest dept to give saplings to guests instead of bouquets
In a bid to increase green cover, the state forest department has decided to welcome its guests and visitors with plant samplings instead of traditional bouquets.
View ArticleDisqualified corporators push for stay delaying nominations for civic committees
Corporators are planning to delay the proposal to appoint new members in various committees of the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC).
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