Panel approves direct pipeline tender draft
The standing committee of the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation on Thursday approved a tender draft worth Rs 423.22 crore for the Kalammawadi Direct Pipeline Project.
View ArticleSupply system outdated, clean water far cry
The Centre’s approval to the Kalammawadi Direct Pipeline Project may not be adequate to ensure clean and regular water supply to the city as around 30% of the existing pipelines are over 35 years old...
View ArticleTwo Kolhapur cops suspended for ‘inaction’
Deputy superintendent of police (Kolhapur) V T Pawar and police inspector Yashvant Kedge were on Thursday suspended for their ‘inaction’ to control the mob which vandalized and set ablaze the Shiroli...
View ArticleManufacturers seek LBT relief for Kolhapuri chappals
Manufacturers of the Kolhapuri chappals want that the traditional footwear and raw materials needed to make those be exempted from the local body tax (LBT).
View ArticleZP lens on school meal grain quality
Zilla parishad chief executive officer Vijay Suryavanshi has asked school authorities across the district to check the quality and quantity of raw food grains received as part of the mid-day meal scheme.
View ArticleShiv Sena legislator lends support to cops suspended for toll inaction
Hatkanangale MLA Sujit Minachekar and Karvir MLA Chandradeep Narake have also supported Kshirsagar's stand on the issue.
View ArticleHearing on Khot's plea today
The magistrate at Sakri tehsil in Dhule district will on Saturday hear the plea of Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatna (SSS) leader Sadabhau Khot, who has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the...
View Article250 new properties found evading property tax
The civic body has found 250 new property owners to be evading taxes.They have not registered with the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation's property tax department.
View ArticleSale of cars, bikes soar but LBT collection dips
If local body tax (LBT) collections are any indicator, less than hundred vehicles have been sold so far this financial year.Or that is the number of vehicles that dealers have paid LBT on to the civic...
View ArticleNo sign of revoking offcers' suspension
Despite assurances by ministers, there was no sign of revoking the suspension orders of two police officers issued on Thursday.
View ArticleKMC code of conduct in place to avert corporator, official brawl
The corporators and the civic officials locked horns over the delay in various infrastructure projects during a discussion at the standing committee meeting on Thursday.
View ArticleAction against Khot politically motivated, says Shetty says action against...
Member of Parliament Raju Shetty on Monday alleged that the legal action against Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana leader Sadabhau Khot was politically motivated.
View ArticleVarsity to conduct performance audit
The Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) will conduct a performance audit of the colleges in the division based on the amount of funds they have received for research activity.
View ArticleKMC slaps notices on vehicle owners for LBT evasion
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) sent notices to owners of 550 vehicles on Monday for evading local body tax (LBT) in the current fiscal.
View ArticleAAP holds workshop for volunteers in Kolhapur
As part of its preparations for the upcoming general elections, the district unit of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) organized a one-day personality development training workshop for its volunteers on Monday.
View ArticleProtest against suspension and transfer
The Pune divisional commissionerate on January 21 issued transfer orders to Dhulaj terming it a 'routine transfer' ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
View ArticleUnions against some RTO norms for issuing autorickshaw permits
The Kolhapur regional transport office (RTO) has invited applications from eligible candidates for issuing 300 autorickshaw permits.
View ArticleAnganwadi workers await cabinet decision
Anganwadi workers have said they would intensify their ongoing agitation if the state government failed to come to a decision regarding their demands at Wednesday's cabinet meeting.
View ArticleIRB set to start toll collection, police deployed at booths
The Kolhapur police stepped up security across all nine toll booths in the city on Monday after the Ideal Road Builders (IRB) Company sent a letter to them stating that it is going to start toll...
View ArticleZilla Parishad plans to make villages plastic-free
The Kolhapur Zilla Parishad (ZP) is planning to make all 1,029 villages in the district plastic free.
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