Circuit bench: Four lawyers among eight arrested for self-immolation bid
Eight people including four lawyers were arrested when they tried to immolate themselves on the premises of the district court during a flag hoisting ceremony on Independence Day.
View ArticleNew life to defunct schools likely
he Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) will table a fresh proposal of leasing out its defunct schools buildings to private educational institutes in the general body meeting on August 20.
View ArticleResurvey of out-of-school kids identifies 7 kids
The district primary education officer, Subhash Chaugule, stated that the July 31 resurvey of the out-of-school children has identified only seven such kids across the district.
View ArticleOne lakh co-op institutes in state bogus: Patil
State co-operation minister Chandrakant Patil has said as many as one lakh co-operative institutions in the state exist only on paper.
View ArticleFour held for lifting clothes worth Rs 14,000
The Kurundwad police on Friday arrested four women from Kolhapur for alleged involvement in looting garments totally worth Rs 14,000 from a garment shop located in Kurundwad.
View ArticleChain snatchers strike again, rob woman of Rs 2 lakh worth jewellery
Even as the police recently claimed that there are no gangs of robbers in the district, there is no respite for the villagers from chain snatchers and robbers.
View ArticleOver 18K saplings planted across 750 schools
The district collectorate office has stated that as many as 18,000 saplings were planted across the 750 schools in the district on the occasion of Independence Day.
View ArticleLBT amnesty scheme extended till August 31
The state government has extended the deadline for traders having local body tax (LBT) dues till August 31 to avail benefits of the amnesty scheme.
View ArticleCong starts process 'Kolhapur Dialogue' to draft poll manifesto
Ramps and toilets for physically challenged people, a child labour-free city, strengthening public hospitals and effective transport system were some of the suggestions given by the representatives of...
View ArticleAirport development stuck at land acquisition
A basic clause on the land acquisition price has halted taking off of the Kolhapur airport, which has been a major demand for many years.
View ArticleUdayanraje opposes award to Purandare
Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) Member of Parliament of the Satara constituency Udayanraje Bhosale on Monday expressed his opposition to the state's decision to confer its highest award to history...
View ArticleHSC exam for repeaters from Sept 29
The Maharashtra state board of secondary and higher secondary education (MSBSHSE) has announced dates for the higher secondary certificate (HSC) supplementary exam this year.
View ArticleElection commission suspends Aadhaar-voter ID card linking
The Election Commission (EC) ambitious project of removing duplicate names from the voters' list has come to a halt after it suspended its ongoing drive of linking Aadhaar card numbers with voter IDs.
View ArticleCrocodile attacks farmer in Sangli
A 45-year-old farmer, who went for swimming in Krishna river on Sunday, was attacked by a crocodile at Kasabe Digraj in Miraj tehsil of Sangli district.
View ArticleIRB objects to MSRDC's road evaluation work
Ideal Road Builders (IRB) on Monday raised objections over the evaluation of road construction work undertaken by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC).
View ArticleKMC employee hangs self after killing wife
A-32-year old man committed suicide after allegedly killing his wife at his residence in Bara Imam Talim Mandal at Bindu chowk in the wee hours on Tuesday.
View ArticleMANS to launch series of agitations from tomorrow
The Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti (MANS) has decided to launch a series of programmes from August 20 to protest against the failure of the investigating agency in solving the murder cases...
View ArticleDespite low rains, Sangli’s sugarcane area up by 10k ha
Sangli district, which is infamous for water scarcity and low rainfall, has reported growth in sugarcane cultivation area by 10,000 hectares.
View ArticleVillagers give chase, thrash 2 chain snatchers at Kodoli
The residents of Kodoli village on Monday nabbed two persons, who were trying to flee after allegedly snatching gold chain of a woman.
View ArticleGreens oppose capture of crocodile in Sangli
Despite several incidents of crocodile attacks in various parts of Sangli district, the forest department's plans to capture the amphibian faced severe opposition from local activists.
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