Auto unions seek change in permit norms
All 17 autorickshaw unions on Tuesday appealed to the regional transport office (RTO) to cancel the Class X pass-out norm and, instead, issue permits to drivers on the basis of seniority.
View ArticleFood security plan will help 18.6 lakh people in Sangli: Patangrao Kadam
As many as 18,67,000 people in Sangli district will benefit from the ambitious food security scheme (FSS) of the Union government, which will be introduced on February 1.
View ArticleToll staff attacked, 7 corporators held
The police arrested Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) standing committee chairman Sachin Chavan, corporators Sharangdhar Deshmukh, Jayant Patil, Prakash Gavandi, Raju Latkar, Ramesh Powar and...
View ArticleAll named in January 12 violence to be held: Kolhapur top cop
Superintendent of police (Kolhapur) Vijaysinh Jadhav on Tuesday pledged arrest of all those involved in the January 12 vandalism and arson at toll plazas in the city, irrespective of their party...
View ArticleSangli, Karad also simmer in toll heat
Over 10 people, including various political leaders, were detained by the Sangli police for attacking the Sangliwadi booth.
View Article2 arrested with cash and stolen ornaments
The crime branch of the Kolhapur police have arrested two youths for burglaries and chain snatching incidents.
View ArticleFarmers to rally against dam water diversion
Senior activist from Satara Bharat Patankar will organize a farmers' rally in Mumbai on February 4 against the state government's decision of diversion of dam water for industrial purposes.
View ArticleCrackdown to stop mobile use while driving
The city traffic police will launch a special drive from February 1 against those using cellphones while driving.
View ArticlePatil to meet industrial groups today
Minister for state of home Satej Patil will on Thursday meet industrialists from the city who have threatened to move to Karnataka for better prospects.
View ArticleSena-BJP-RPI to test strength at first rally
Several key issues such as pending irrigation projects in western Maharashtra, better sugarcane purchase price and rural development will come up during the rally.
View Article29 towns across dist seek municipal council status
As many as 29 gram panchayats in the district, including some prominent villages, have sent a proposal to the state government to achieve the status of municipal council.
View ArticleNEERI team visits nullahs, sugar factories to collect water samples
The expert committee of the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), led by water expert and former NEERI deputy director - Shivani Dhage, visited city nullahs.
View ArticleSilent march against officer' suspension of officers post-toll row by...
The protest rally against the government's move will start from Bindu Chowk in the city at 10.00am and will conclude at the district collectorate.
View ArticleVarsity to webcast convocation ceremony live
The Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) will webcast its golden jubilee convocation programme on February 18 through a live coverage on its website.
View ArticleMiniature form of Radhanagari dam to complete in a month
A prototype of Radhanagari dam will be soon on display at Laxmi Vilas palace, the birthplace of Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj.
View ArticleSurgeries worth Rs 4.70 cr held under Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandayee Yojana in last...
In the last two months, as many as 1,412 people from the below poverty line (BPL) category have undergone surgeries worth Rs 4.70 crore free of cost as part of the Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandayee Arogya Yojana.
View ArticleShow cause notice issued to federation
The notice was issued after the department got confirmation from the Jaysingpur municipal council administration about alleged irregularities in the foodgrain supplies to a school.
View ArticleSchool headmaster to face action for mid-day meal scheme anomaly
The Kolhapur branch of the state cooperative marketing federation limited had supplied rice to the schools in Ichalkaranji and Jaysingpur on January 3.
View ArticleFresh survey from today to detect new leprosy cases across Kolhapur
Health authorities will launch a 12-day leprosy survey across Kolhapur from Saturday in the wake of an "alarming rise" in the number of patients detected across the district over the past one year.
View ArticleMahayuti will do away with toll: Munde
BJP leader Gopinath Munde on Thursday said Mahayuti, the alliance between his party, Shiv Sena, RPI (Athawale faction) and the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghtana, will abolish toll in Maharashtra if it...
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