City girls shine at third cultural Olympiad
The third cultural olympiad held in Dubai in December last year saw eight girl students from the city shine bright as they excelled in Bharatnatyam performances.
View Article'MSRDC should review work'
The ministers from Kolhapur meet chief minister Prithviraj Chavan, deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and MSRDC minister Jaydutt Kshirsagar after the state cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
View ArticleSangli traders lock horns with SMKMC
Traders from the Sangli Miraj Kupwad areas have intensified their opposition to the local civic body's firm stand on collecting Local Body Tax (LBT).
View ArticlePanel reviews compliance norms of mining industry
A committee comprising government officers and environmental experts on Wednesday visited six mining sites in Shahuwadi taluka to study the area's ecological status.
View ArticleOver 300 people died in road accidents last year
The year 2013 saw a slight dip in fatalities in road accidents in the district than that of last year, but the number continued to soar above 300.
View ArticleGeneral body nod to joint survey of road project
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) general body on Thursday approved the standing committee proposal to conduct joint survey of the works done under the Integrated Road Development Project (IRDP)...
View ArticleFormer municipal commissioner, deputy in line of corporators' fire
Vijaysinh Singhal and Ganesh Deshmukh, the former commissioner and deputy commissioner respectively of the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) during 2009 came under heavy fire in the civic body's...
View ArticleFour days on, cops wait for 3 Sena MLAs to surrender
Around 1,500 people, including Raut and Sena MLAs Rajesh Kshirsagar, Sujit Minchekar and Chandradeep Narake were booked for vandalizing and burning down the toll plazas.
View ArticleZilla parishad to tweak scheme on school monitoring
The Zilla Parishad (ZP) has decided to modify its 'One Day at School' campaign. It will make sure that every administrative official visiting a particular school will keep an eye on its progress in...
View ArticleFirst Mahayuti rally a litmus test for Shetty
The first rally of the Mahayuti planned in Ichalkaranaji, 25km from Kolhapur, will be a show of strength for its new partner Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatna (SSS), which holds a sway in the western...
View ArticleAnganwadi workers intensify stir
Around 300 anganwadi workers on Thursday staged a demonstration against the state government in front of the municipal council project office in Ichalkaranji to draw attention to various demands.
View ArticleAAP seeing surge in number of members
Piggybacking its spectacular performance in the Delhi assembly elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has started consolidating its base in this western Maharashtra town.
View ArticleOne dead, 39 injured as bus carrying students overturns
The dead driver, a Karad resident, has been identified as Sagar Vinayak Nalawade (23).
View ArticleKMC to start work of Dudhali STP in February
The civic body will start construction of the sewage treatment plant (STP) at Dudhali by February and the facility will treat 17 million litres of sewage a day.
View ArticleBanking service at doorstep a smash hit in rural belt
Since 2011, around 58,000 thousand rural residents of Kolhapur district have opted for banking at their doorsteps through a private outsourcing company that partners three banks.
View ArticleCity traffic department to organise programmes related to road safety
Superintendent of police Vijaysinh Jadhav on Friday said resident must practise self-discipline and children should be taught to abide by traffic rules to avert road accidents.
View ArticleTree census now in February
The much-awaited tree census in the city is likely to begin in February with the Kolhapur municipal corporation (KMC) finally selecting an agency to carry out the work in 35 civic wards.
View ArticleFDA registers 2,000 food businesses registered in 8 days
As many as 2,000 food selling businesses in the district have registered themselves with the food and drugs administration (FDA) in the last eight days.
View ArticleGovt wants 35cr fine for windmills
The Maharashtra government has submitted an affidavit to the Central Empowered Committee (CEC), saying that a fine amount of Rs 35 crore should be imposed on windmills and resorts that were installed...
View ArticlePanel to check status of mines in district
The district administration has set up a committee to review the status of mining in Kolhapur.
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