Congress leaders use 'Smart City' bait for BJP victory in municipal elections
Congress leaders on Tuesday took a dig at the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) over the remarks of its state president Raosaheb Danve to recommend inclusion of Kolhapur for the Central government's Smart...
View ArticleLow-intensity sound system plea reaches cops
The Kolhapur district sound light and generator association has urged superintendent of police Manojkumar Sharma to grant permission to use small units of sound systems during the upcoming Ganesh...
View ArticleDebt-ridden rape grower's son found dead
A 27-year-old son of a grape cultivator on Monday allegedly committed suicide at Tasgaon tehsil of Sangli district.Pradeep Dagadu Chavan consumed pesticide to end his life.
View ArticlePolice to keep a tab on social media in festive season
Taking lessons from misuse of the social media that fuelled violence in the city in the past, the Kolhapur police are strictly monitoring the flow of communications on various social networking sites.
View Article2 held for looting couple of valuables
The local police crime branch on Monday arrested two people who had allegedly looted valuables on August 22 from a couple travelling on the Sangli-Kolhapur road on a bike.
View ArticleBlood banks told not to consider alternative med prescriptions
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has issued notices to all blood banks in the city not to issue blood or blood components based on the prescriptions of the practitioners of ayurveda and...
View ArticleMember of right-wing outfit held in Pansare murder case
The police on Wednesday made the first arrest in the Govind Pansare murder case exactly seven months after the veteran rationalist was shot in Kolhapur.
View ArticleTop Ramen makers challenge state lab reports on MSG levels
After Maggi, another noodle brand has come under the radar of the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) in the city.
View ArticleRight-wing activist held in Pansare murder case
The first suspect in the Govind Pansare murder case was arrested on Wednesday, exactly seven months after the veteran rationalist was shot at in Kolhapur.
View ArticleFirst arrest after tracking 1.25 lakh phone calls
The police went through reams of call details made in the days preceding and after Govind Pansare's murder over seven months before they could zero down on their first suspect, Samir Vishnu Gaikwad.
View ArticleNow nab the mastermind, demand slain rationalists' kin
After Samir Gaikwad's arrest on Wednesday, kin of slain rationalists Govind Pansare and Narendra Dabholkar demanded the police should now arrest the mastermind.
View ArticleLast GB meet to discuss Rankala, land acquisition
The last general body meeting of the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC)'s five-year term will be held on September 26.
View ArticleSpeed up Panchaganga cleaning: Chockalingam
Divisional commissioner for Pune, S Chockalingam on Wednesday stressed on better coordination among the various government offices and self governing bodies for curbing the pollution in the Panchganga
View Article'Shiv Sena will be the kingmaker'
The Shiv Sena on Wednesday said that no party will get absolute majority in the forthcoming elections to the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) and that no party can rule the civic body without its...
View ArticleKMC sets up 26 places for Ganesh idol immersion
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has set up ‘kunds' for immersion of Ganesh idols at 26 spots across the city.
View ArticlePansare murder case: Cops recover 23 mobiles used by Gaikwad
In a significant development in the Govind Pansare murder case, police on Thursday seized 23 cellphones and said Samir Gaikwad, the suspect who was arrested on Wednesday, had been using these.
View ArticleCops tracked Gaikwad’s phone for a month
The police went through reams of call details made in the days preceding and after Govind Pansare’s murder over seven months before they could zero down on their first suspect, Samir Vishnu Gaikwad.
View ArticleSUK publishes plan to address result discrepancies
The Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) has created a schedule to address and resolve exam-related discrepancies that took place in the March 2015 examination.
View ArticleApplications invited for scholarships for first year students
The social welfare department of the state government has invited online applications from the first year students of various courses for scholarships and freeships in the academic year 2015-16.
View ArticleDivisional commissioner irked over slow progress of effluent treatment
Pune divisional commissioner S Chockalingam on Wednesday got upset with the officials of the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) and the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB)...
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