MANS plans anti-liquor workshopsin colleges
The city unit of the Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti will be organizing workshops in colleges here on Thursday to spread awareness on the ill effects of consuming alcohol.
View ArticleAvishkar projects a repeat, few respond to research meet
The first Anvetion research convention organised on SUK campus saw a lukewarm response on Wednesday and a repeat of most projects from recently-concluded Aviskhar festival.
View ArticleTwo killed, two hurt in accident
Two youths were killed and two others injured when the delivery van they were travelling in crashed into the divider near a flyover, at Temblaiwadi area early on Thursday.
View ArticleOver 5,000 to give SSC, HSC externally
Over 5,000 external students from Kolhapur division will appear for the HSC and SSC board exams (class X and class XII) scheduled for February and March, 2016.
View ArticleSpace research centre to be operational by February
In what could be good news for astronomy scholars and stargazers in and around the city, the Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK), will start the operations of its space research centre in the first...
View Article76 city roads to be closed for hawkers
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation has finalised 74 points across the city for hawkers to set up their stalls for business, and is set to start marking on these roads soon.
View ArticleMaharashtra adopts auction route for mining plots
The state government has decided to auction major mining plots instead of leasing it out, to avoid illegal mining activities in the state.
View Article3-month-old boy's body found near garbage bin
A civic body employee found the body of a three-month-old boy dumped near a garbage bin on Friday in Kasba Bawada area.
View ArticleTV viewers rush to buy set top boxes
Thousands of cable television subscribers from the city and 23 towns in the district have made a beeline for purchasing set top boxes (STB) after their TV screens went blank on December 31.
View ArticleRevenue dept's tax collection method unfair: Traders
Traders from the city opposed the revenue department's method of charging corporate tax, at a meeting held on Saturday with district guardian minister Chandrakant Patil and civic officials.
View ArticleBiz house proposes air service from city
District guardian minister Chandrakant Patil on Saturday said Ghodawat Enterprises Ltd has expressed interest in starting air service from the Kolhapur to various cities in the state.
View ArticleChhatrapati Pramila Raje hospital angiography rate reduces
The cardiology department at the Chhatrapati Pramila Raje (CPR) civic hospital is expecting to conduct 75 to 100 angiography tests per month, after the rates of the test were halved on January 1.
View ArticleFood and drugs administration to issue notices to 25 city eateries
The food and drugs administration (FDA) has decided to issue show cause notices to over 25 hotels and restaurants owners for not following food safety norms on December 31.
View ArticleSpecial event to mark 5th year of tiger reserve
A special programme has been organised on Tuesday, January 5 in Karad, to mark the fifth year of the establishment of the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve (STR).
View ArticleFirms violating FRP norm face 5L fine a day
State cooperation minister Chandrakant Patil has said that sugar factories that are not following 80:20 FRP payment formula will be fined Rs 5 lakh per day from the date when the charges got verified.
View ArticleLifting water from 2 rivers banned
The poor rainfall for two consecutive years has forced the administration to ban lifting of water for irrigation purposes from Panchganga and Bhogavati rivers.
View ArticleFamilies experience traumatic hours
Families of the three students who were allegedly abducted and released by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, have experienced painful six hours on Sunday before finally rejoicing.
View ArticleKolhapur Municipal Corporation fines contractor 4,000 per day
The municipal corporation has decided to impose a daily fine of Rs 4,000 on the contractor assigned for the Rs 6.5-crore work to build landfill site at Takala for delaying the work.
View ArticleReserve space for Marathi lit in shops: State
The state government has made it mandatory for urban governing bodies to reserve 500 sq ft to 1000 sq ft for shops selling Marathi literature. A decision to this effect was taken on January 1.
View ArticleAdministration create awareness on toilet norms
District authorities have begun spreading awareness regarding the government decision making it mandatory to have toilets at a candidate's home to contest elections of local bodies.
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