Sharma sends out message to cops, fires police naik
Superintendent of Police Manojkumar Sharma on Tuesday terminated the services of a police naik, Suresh Ramchandra Lohar, who was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 in 2014.
View ArticleThree arrested for vehicle thefts in district
The police in Shahapur have arrested a gang of three robbers allegedly involved in stealing trucks and found on them 14 truck and motorcycle tyres worth Rs 1.82 lakh.
View ArticleEmployees’ strike hits work at govt offices
The nationwide bandh called by traders and workers' unions, including the Centre of India Trade Unions (Citu), Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) and ITUC in protest against, what they say...
View ArticleProcess to file chargesheet against Malavi initiated: ACB
The city unit of the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) has initiated the process to file a chargesheet against former mayor Trupti Malavi after the state urban development department (UDD) granted its...
View ArticleCops recover items worth 6 lakh from arrested duo
The Chandgad police have found valuables worth Rs 36.43 lakh from two persons arrested on August 3 for their alleged involvement in 14 house break-ins in the Gadhinglaj sub division.
View Article3 railway lines sanctioned for Kolhapur stn
The Central Railway authorities have sanctioned three more railway lines at Kolhapur railway station, taking the total number of platforms to six.
View ArticleFirst mission to save ‘sacred groves’ in 30 years
For the first time in last 30 odd years, experts have started revisiting Maharashtra's unique treasure, 'sacred groves,' locally called as Devrai, for the documentation and analysis of their present...
View ArticleYouth festival to start today at university
The district-level youth festivals for colleges affiliated to the Shivaji University Kolhapur (SUK) will start from Thursday, September 3 at the city-based Mahavir College.
View ArticleSchools closed for teachers’ demands
Over 25,000 teachers associated with more than 4,000 schools from the city and district participated in an agitation demanding limiting the approval to self-financed schools, reviving Marathi medium...
View ArticleMandals to help KMC dispose of waste during Ganesh festival
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) will involve mandal operators to tackle garbage issues during the upcoming ten-day Ganesh festival period.
View ArticleRail station to get hawk-eye cover
The Central Railway's (CR) Pune division has floated a tender worth over Rs 13 lakh for setting up CCTV cameras at the Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus in the city.
View Article450 streetlights non-functional
Around 450 streetlights installed along the 49-km road constructed by Ideal Road Builders (IRB) have been non-functional for the last few weeks, Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) officials said...
View ArticleOver 3k schools across city and district to celebrate Teachers' Day today
More than 3,000 schools of the Kolhapur zilla parishad as well as private schools in the city and district will celebrate Teachers' Day on Saturday.
View ArticleAdmin in hurry to publish RP draft plan by end of month
The district administration is in a rush to publish the draft regional plan of Kolhapur as the deadline may lapse in October this year.
View ArticleCorporators, KMC officials lock horns over funds use
The corporators and officers of the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) have locked horns over utilisation of funds worth Rs 20 crore sanctioned by the state government last month.
View ArticleModel village: MLAs propose 10 villages
Kolhapur MLAs on Friday proposed 10 villages from various tehsils to be developed under the state government's Aamdar Adarsh Gram Yojana (MLA model village scheme).
View ArticleFee help for students post tech glitches
The examination department of the Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) has asked its affiliated colleges to accept exam forms from the students, who are yet to receive their results because of technical...
View ArticleBJP's Rs 20 crore package is illegal, says NCP
The NCP on Friday termed the Rs 20 crore package sanctioned by the BJP to the PWD to undertake development work 'illegal'.
View ArticleDistrict lags much behind in Atal Pension Scheme
The Pradhan Mantri Atal Pension Scheme has received only 1,279 applications so far mainly because of the apathy of the implementing agencies and scheme's failure to convince the potential beneficiaries.
View ArticleWith no rainfall, Kop temperature rises to 34 degrees
It’s a double whammy of sorts for the residents this monsoon. On one hand, the water level in Kalamba Lake is going down significantly because of lack of rain. On the other hand, the temperature has...
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