17,000 property owners issued notices
The revenue department has issued notices to over 17,000 property owners in the city for not paying the transfer of land use taxes totalling Rs 55.98 crore.Some of the dues are pending for five...
View ArticleMedical college to expel four from hostel for brawl
The administrative council of Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj (RCSM) Government Medical College has decided to expel four students who were involved in brawl on December 5.
View ArticleKMC eyes pvt hands to manage waste
The civic body's move to hire 350 private sanitary workers for the collection, segregation and transportation of garbage in the city has not gone down well with the social activists, who are crying...
View ArticleKIFF unveils book listing over 2,000 Marathi films
A book listing more than 2,000 Marathi films from 1913 to 2014 was unveiled at the fourth Kolhapur Film Festival on Sunday.
View Article'Change norms of aid to inter-caste marriages'
The social welfare department's stringent norms to grant financial assistance to couples from inter-caste marriages have become a hurdle for the successful execution of the scheme and activists have...
View ArticleBJP sees conspiracy in moving tourism office to Solapur
The city unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday objected to the state government's decision to shift the office of the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) to Solapur.
View ArticleLeopard caught on dist border; another on prowl in Satara
Forest officials have caught a leopard near Kodchawde village in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district, which shares a border with Maharashtra.
View ArticlePali elephant sent to rescue centre in UP
The elephant, Ramprasad, owned by a temple in Satara district was finally sent to an elephant rescue centre in Uttar Pradesh after receiving several complaints about the illness of the animal.
View ArticleKolhapur excise dept steps up vigil on state border with Goa
The Kolhapur excise department has increased vigil around Maharashtra-Goa border to check smuggling of liquor into the state on the eve of Christmas and New Year.
View ArticleRole of revenue department comes under scanner
The role of the district collector's office, especially that of additional collector Ajit Pawar, in issuing permission to a private company for conducting mining activity at Yelvan-Jugai which was...
View ArticleToilets for 500 families in slum areas in offing
Over 500 families staying in city slums will soon have individual toilets.
View ArticlePartying prisoners shifted from Kalamba
The five prisoners who were found merrymaking in Kalamba Central Prison have been shifted to different central jails in the state.
View ArticleSoon, hi-tech machines to sweep city roads clean
The civic administration, which has been reeling under staff crunch, will procure sweeping machines to keep city roads clean.
View ArticleFive arrested for running sex racket
Five people were arrested on Tuesday night for allegedly running a sex racket at a lodge in Shahupuri area.
View ArticleChannelization of nullahs: KMC told to submit plan
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has asked the civic body to provide a long-term plan to channelize all 12 nullahs flowing through the city.
View ArticleRepayment issue hangs in balance
The state government's decision to scrap toll collection in Kolhapur on Wednesday is riddled with questions over the repayment of the project cost to the IRB Company, the private firm that was awarded...
View ArticleCitizens to celebrate Dhanbad train's anniversary
The citizens of Kolhapur have decided to celebrate the six years of service of the Kolhapur-Dhanbad train on Thursday.
View Article1,200 traders get notices for flaws in local body tax payment
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has issued notices to over 1,200 traders with an annual turnover of Rs 1 crore for submitting incomplete documents related to their local body tax (LBT)...
View ArticleRevellers soak up Christmas cheer
Celebrations for Christmas are in full swing in the city.On Christmas Eve, shops on Mahadwar Road, Rajarampuri and Mahadwar Road saw people rushing to finish their last minute shopping.
View ArticlePopular figures in Marathi film industry talk about early days
Now popular in the Marathi film industry, city lads Sagar Talashikar, Vikas Patil, Swapnil Rajshekhar, Sanjay Mohite and Shashank Powar had to go through a lot of struggle to establish themselves.
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