Teachers recruitment: UGC offers more flexibility to state
The University Grants Commission (UGC) in a circular on September 23 said that the state government or any other appointing authority can raise qualifying standards for teachers’ appointments. However,...
View ArticleFilm fest to focus on roadside waste
Kirloskar industries, in association with the city-based Kalamaharashi Baburao Painter Film Society, will host the sixth Kirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival from October 8 at the Shahu...
View ArticleZP members ask dist admin to survey crop damage
Members of the Zilla Parishad (ZP) on Thursday slammed the district administration for its lethargic approach in tackling and improving the deteriorating condition of agriculture. The members demanded...
View ArticleCancer survivor pedals to highest motorable pass
No ordinary man who battles cancer, and triumphs over it, immediately takes up a challenge that even the most able-bodied and spirited would baulk at.
View ArticleWater ATM facility at Bhavani Mandap shuts down as operator goes missing
The water ATM installed by the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) at Bhavani Mandap near the Mahalakshmi Temple has stopped working, much to the inconvenience of the tourists.
View Article83% schools fill in details for SARAL database
As many as 83% schools in the district have managed to fill their respective academic details in the Systematic Administrative Reforms for Achieving Learning by Students (SARAL) database.
View ArticleTercentenary of Mahalaxmi idol reinstatement begins
The tercentenary of reinstatement of Mahalaxmi idol began in the temple on Saturday. It is believed that the present day idol was removed from the temple to save it from the Adilshah dynasty and...
View ArticlePoor rainfall hits crops in over 450 villages
The unprecedented poor rainfall this monsoon has severely affected kharif crop sown in over 450 of the 1,239 villages in Kolhapur district.
View ArticleStudents to conduct awareness drive
| Around 250 students from the D Y Patil College of Engineering and Technology will participate in an awareness drive against high-decibel sound systems during the Ganesh immersion on Sunday.
View ArticleUniversity to offer digital literacy training at NSS camp
| The Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK), will hold digital literacy training at a seven-days National Service Scheme (NSS) residential camp, on the university campus from Tuesday, September 29.
View ArticleBJP, Tararani bank on sitting Congress corporators
The alliance of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), Tararani Aghadi, Swabhimani Paksha and Republican Party of India (RPI) has relied on the sitting corporators from various parties for their candidates for...
View ArticlePune lab matches phone samples to Gaikwad's voice
The forensic laboratory in Pune has found that the voice of Samir Gaikwad matched the conversation samples traced to the cellphones found on him, the special public prosecutor in the Govind Pansare...
View ArticlePoor rains hit sugarcane farmers across district
Scanty rainfall and non-payment of fair and remunerative price (FRP) has hit sugarcane farming in the state, bringing down the area under cultivation 67,000 hectares in the state.
View ArticleBJP plans fierce campaign to counter Cong-NCP claims
The BJP-led alliance and Shiv Sena have decided to launch a fierce attack on the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) during the campaign for the civic elections scheduled on November 1.
View ArticleParties in election mode skip core issues
The high-pitch campaign launched by the political parties for the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) election has missed out on the core issues affecting citizens and hampering development and...
View Article‘No remarkable progress in probe’
Samir Gaikwad who was arrested in connection with the murder of rationalist Govind Pansare has been sent to 14 days of magisterial custody till October 9. He was in police custody for 12 days since...
View ArticleMSRTC’s new fleet of luxury buses scheduled to hit city roads by Diwali
The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation’s (MSRTC) new fleet of luxury buses under the brand name Shivneri is set to hit the city roads by Diwali.
View ArticleKMC polls on November 1, counting of votes the next day
The state election commission on Monday announced that elections for 81 seats in the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) will be held on November 1. The counting of votes will take place the next day.
View ArticleHearing on brain mapping test postponed
A local court postponed the hearing of a police plea on the brain-mapping test of Samir Gaikwad scheduled to October 3.
View Article'Get NOC from traffic dept to install hoardings'
The civic body has issued notices to all political parties asking them to refrain from putting up hoardings in the city.
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