KMC snaps 143 water connections over pending bills
The civic body has disconnected water connections of 143 defaulters as part of its initiative to recover pending bills from January 1.
View ArticleVoter ID cards to be distributed from Jan 25
The district administration will start distributing voter identity (ID) cards to around one lakh newly registered voters from January 25 after the National Voters' Day celebration.
View ArticleVaccination camp against polio at 129 centres today
The health department of the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has organized a polio vaccination programme for children upto five years of age on Sunday.
View ArticleDTE seeks suggestions, feedback from state varsities on Dec 3 regulation
A meeting in this regard was conducted at the DTE office in Mumbai on Friday, where the directors of the board of college and university development (BCUD) of each of the universities were present
View ArticleSUK’s space research centre to come up near Panhala
The Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) will set up a space research centre on the foothills of the Panhala fort that is likely to be operational from the next academic year.
View ArticleStaffers of unaided BEd colleges stage stir
Around 300 members of the Maharashtra unaided education colleges’ coordination committee staged an agitation in front of the district collector’s office over demands of theirs that were not met.
View ArticleJewellers’ training from Jan 20
The All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation (AIGJFT), in collaboration with Kolhapur Jewellers Association, will be organising a retail trainee programme for jewellers and artisans from Kolhapur...
View ArticleNCP to contest Kolhapur, Hatkanangale LS seats: Mushrif
State labour minister and senior Nationalist Congress Party leader (NCP) Hasan Mushrif on Sunday said the party will field candidates for the Kolhapur and Hatkanangale Lok Sabha constituencies.
View ArticleCabinet to discuss revision in power tariff, pledges Patil
After industries minister Narayan Rane, rural development minister Jayant Patil said on Sunday that the state government was going to bring down the power tariff that would provide some relief to the...
View ArticlePresentation on direct pipeline project today
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) will conduct a public presentation on Monday on the Kalammawadi Direct Pipeline Project to invite suggestions and objections from experts and Kolhapur citizens.
View ArticleHC to hear toll issue case today
The Bombay high court will hear the case on toll collection in Kolhapur, with petitions filed by road construction company Ideal Road Builders and those filed by civic activists, on Monday.
View ArticlePolice want signposts at accident spot
The Rajarampuri police have filed also case a against the deceased driver, Sagar Vinayak Nalawade (23) of Wadewadi in Satara district, for rash and negligent driving.Nalawade was killed on the spot on...
View ArticleZP to continue ABL scheme in 69 primary schools
The Kolhapur zilla parishad's (ZP) primary education department has decided to continue its 'activity-based learning' (ABL) scheme in 69 primary schools across the district.
View ArticleTeachers' body to step up fight for pending demands
The Kolhapur District Federation of Junior College Teachers Organisation (KDFJCTO) will stage an agitation against the state government's school education and sports department by organizing a morcha...
View ArticleRoad widening for traffic easing on cards
The residents of Kolhapur can expect a smooth drive on snarl-free stretches with the civic body planning to widen and improve 12 interlinking roads covering a stretch of 11.6km to help ease traffic...
View ArticleMCA row: Bridge course and ordinance to be tabled before academic council
The Shivaji University Kolhapur (SUK) has prepared the alternative bridge course and ordinances to legitimize the Master in Computer Applications (MCA) lateral entry course in the division.
View ArticlePower tariff cut fails to impress industrialists
The state government's decision to cut power tariff by 20% on Monday has failed to impress the industrialists, who said that the hike in electricity rates in September were supposed to be only for six...
View ArticleTabla maestro Zakir Hussain says Union govt should encourage artists
The two hour-long musical extravaganza saw hundreds throng to listen to the Ustad, who was accompanied by Pandit Niladri Kumar on sitar.
View ArticleManpower crunch hits district mining office
The mining department which generated revenue of over Rs 43 crore in 2012-13 has barely two employees including the district mining officer.
View ArticleElection office collecting info on voters from police department
Deputy district election officer Sangita Chougule said, "We have completed the procedure of enrolment of the citizens in the voters list and are compiling the data.
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