PWD minister hints at end to toll collection
Maharashtra PWD minister on Tuesday made it clear that the state government will not allow toll collection in Kolhapur even after the three-month stay on the process ends in November.
View ArticleEnough stock in Kolhapur dams; no water cut till Oct 15
Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has said it would take the decision about enforcing water cuts in the city only after October 15.
View Article‘Housing for all’ likely to be part of regional plan
The district regional plan, which is in currently being prepared, may include the Union government’s Housing for all scheme and propose changes accordingly in the district’s land use pattern.
View ArticleLawyers on warpath as CJ retires sans decision on circuit bench
The city’s wait for a circuit bench just got longer with chief justice Mohit Shah’s retirement on Tuesday.
View ArticleMarathas may contest Kolhapur civic elections
The Maratha community which has been on agitation mode for long for reservation in jobs and education may form a pressure group and contest the civic elections.
View Article‘BJP aims at political gains in development works’
Corporators have claimed that the development works planned by the public works department (PWD) through Rs 20 crore sanctioned by the BJP-led government are misleading. They accused the local BJP...
View ArticleParched areas in Sangli, Solapur get good rain
The parched Marathwada region and scarcity-hit parts of western Maharashtra received much-needed rainfall over the past two days.
View ArticleThree arrested for murder in Kolhapur
The Shahapur police on Tuesday arrested three persons in connection with the murder of a 32-year-old man on August 31 at Vittalnagar.
View ArticleCrime branch nabs highway robbers on Pune-Bangalore national highway
The crime branch on Tuesday arrested a gang of five people who had allegedly robbed two men at Ambap Phata, around 15km away from here, on Pune-Bangalore national highway on Saturday night.
View Article15-day dry spell comes to an end in district
The district has received 1.2mm rainfall in the past 24 hours, after a dry spell of 15 days.
View ArticleBJP state chief takes a dig at NCP's jail bharo protests
The state chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Raosaheb Danve came down heavily on the Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) agitation against the state's apathy to address the drought situation in...
View Article29 civic wards redrawn after citizens' objections
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Wednesday published the final version of the municipal wards for the upcoming civic polls after incorporating the changes and objections made by citizens.
View ArticleForum sets 10-point agenda ahead of KMC elections
The forum of experts and activists, Kolhapur Calling, on Wednesday issued its ten-point programme ahead for the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections.
View ArticleWild tusker creates panic among Nesari villagers
A wild tusker has created panic among Nesari villagers in the Gadhinglaj taluka since the last two days.On Tuesday, the animal was found roaming around a local college.
View ArticleThree held for involvement in house break-ins
The Shahapur police on Tuesday arrested a gang of three for their alleged involvement in house break-ins and have recovered valuables worth Rs 28,000 from them.
View ArticleMSRDC makes Rs 7.6cr from toll in 15 years
In the last 15 years, citizens have shelled out Rs 7,642 crore as toll for roads across the state.
View ArticleMandals to go easy on city ears, rule out high-decibel Dolby this year
Responding to the Kolhapur police’s appeal, some city-based mandals have decided not to use high decibel sound systems during this year’s Ganesh festival.
View ArticleEducation department extends raw food supply contract to avoid midday meal...
The contract with the federation came to an end on August 10 and the schools were left in the lurch without any food.
View ArticleAll rally for setting up HC circuit bench in Kolhapur
The bandh call given by lawyers who are demanding a circuit bench of the Mumbai high court at Kolhapur has evoked good response from all sectors in the city on Thursday.
View ArticleVC asks for more student-industry meets
Organising more student-industry meets will help students gain more insight into its workings, said D B Shinde, vice-chancellor, Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK).
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