Teachers to keep schools shut for two days this week
The Kolhapur Zilla Shaikshanik Vyaspeeth, a joint body of various education organisations, has said that it will keep the schools in the district closed on Wednesday and Thursday, in protest against...
View ArticleAuction of Mahalaxmi's 'shalu' set for tomorrow
The auction of 'Shalu' a silk sari presented to the goddess Mahalaxmi from the Tirupati temple in Andhra Pradesh on the auspicious day of Dasara will be conducted on Tuesday afternoon, officials of the...
View ArticleKMC set to start drive against encroachments from January
In its bid to clear encroached land and provide decongested lanes, the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) will start a anti-encroachment drive in the city from next month.
View ArticleChain-snatcher held, two cases solved
The Juna Rajwada police claimed to have solved two chain-snatching cases after the arrest of a 23-year-old man in Gujari on Thursday.
View ArticleThief who escaped from police lock-up arrested
The local crime branch officers on Saturday rearrested a theft accused, who had escaped from police lock-up in Kankawali on Thursday.
View Article'Check devpt activities along water bodies'
The deluge in Chennai is an eye opener for many cities across the country.
View ArticleFinal crop assessment in district next week
The district administration will conduct final assessment of the crop harvest (paisewari) of this year on December 15.
View ArticleDKTE wins top award in AICTE-CII survey
Ichalkaranji-based the Dattajirao Kadam Textile and Engineering (DKTE) Institute has won best industry-linked chemical and allied engineering institute (Degree) award in a survey jointly conducted by...
View ArticleDistrict adds 47,000 vehicles in 6 months
The district has added 42,050 two-wheelers and 5,155 other vehicles in the six months from April to September 2015, the data released by the regional transport office show.
View ArticleFour medicalstudents held for ragging granted bail
Four medical students of the Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj (RCSM) College, who were arrested on Saturday for allegedly ragging a junior near the hostel, were released on bail on Sunday night.
View ArticleHC rap for civic body in property case
The Bombay high court on Monday asked the state government to file an affidavit within four weeks on why the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) refused to comply with governments directives in a...
View ArticleMan gets 2-yr imprisonment for eve-teasing
A local court in Shahuwadi taluka sentenced a man to two-year rigorous imprisonment (RI) and slapped a fine of Rs 2,000 on him for harassing a woman
View ArticleBurglars on the prowl, target three houses in a night
Burglars made away with two laptops and a television set, collectively worth Rs one lakh, after they broke into three houses in Phulewadi area of the city on Sunday night.
View ArticleFarmers turn to cane despite poor rain
Farmers in the Kolhapur district have continued with sugarcane cultivation without a brake despite poor monsoon and drying water resources.
View ArticleTwo women killed in separate road accidents
Two women were killed in separate road accidents in the district on Sunday.
View ArticleCivic body bets on MLAs for nod to pending plans
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) is pinning hopes on the city MLAs to get the pending infrastructural proposals cleared by the government during the ongoing winter session of the state assembly.
View ArticleCourt complex building illegal: Activists
Civic activists on Monday alleged that the new building for the district and other courts has been constructed without getting necessary permissions from the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC).
View ArticleCentre approves 10L for elephant-hit areas
The central government has sanctioned Rs 10 lakh for those areas in Kolhapur district that have been affected by elephant menace for undertaking preventive measures.
View ArticleActivists threaten to launch agitation in their 'own style'
Activists of a social organisation have warned the state government to find the mastermind behind the murder of Govind Pansare at the earliest stating ten months have passed since the veteran...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists demand ban on mining till HC order
Environmental activists in the city have demanded a ban on mining activities in Yelwan Jugai village till the Bombay high court gives its final order in the case.
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