Repair works on Kolhapur to Miraj rail route
The Pune division of the Central Railway will repair rail route near Jaisinghpur on Miraj-Kolhapur route impacting the passenger trains on Tuesday morning for some time.
View ArticleRating boost for Sahyadri Tiger Reserve
Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, the only protected area for tigers outside Vidarbha in Maharashtra, has improved its national rating from 'fair' to 'good' in a recent evaluation of the National Tiger...
View Article18-year-old student found hanging from ceiling fan
An 18-year-old college student allegedly committed suicide after hanging herself from the ceiling fan at her room in a private hostel in Tarabai Park on Monday.
View ArticleFour hurt in LPG cylinder explosion
Four persons, including three members of a family, were injured due to leakage from a gas cylinder in Kabnoor village in Hatkanangle taluka in Kolhapur district on Sunday.
View ArticleRickshaw driver dies after heart attack at wheel
An autorickshaw driver died after suffering a cardiac arrest at the wheel of his vehicle in Shivaji Chowk area around 5pm on Sunday.
View ArticleNo eviction of hawkers till January-end
The number of hawkers in the city has gone up by over 30% in the last four years, a rise that will be a challenging for the rehabilitation policy.
View ArticleNine poachers held, 2 foresters suspended in barking deer case
The forest department on Monday arrested nine persons and suspended two foresters in the case of alleged poaching of barking deer in the core area of the Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary.
View ArticleStart helpline to aid inter-caste marriages, demand activists
Social activists have demanded the state government should start a helpline to support the couples going for inter-caste marriages.The demand follows the murder of a couple, Megha and Indrajeet, on...
View ArticleChorus grows for merger of fringe villages
A delegation led by Kolhapur mayor Ashwini Ramane met district collector Amit Saini on Monday to push for expansion of civic limits by merging nearby villages.
View ArticleLeopard rescued from Ratnagiri well
The Kolhapur forest division on Sunday registered two major success as it rescued a leopard trapped in a well for 20 hours in Ratnagiri as well as two Indian Gaurs in Gadhinglaj tehsil.
View ArticleGaikwad's lawyer seeks police protection for key witness
The investigation and hearing of the Pansare murder case took a new turn after the lawyer of the accused Sameer Gaikwad sent the police a letter demanding protection of the witness in the case.
View ArticleBreak free of cages, activist tells women
Social activist Mukta Dabholkar on Tuesday told women to show their presence in all sectors of life in the male-dominated society.
View ArticleKMT plans passes at discount for sr citizens
The municipal corporation's transport body will grant 50% concession to senior citizens with periodic travel passes.
View ArticleKolhapur earns Rs 101cr as royalty from mining
The district has earned Rs 101.5 crore as royalty from mining since 2006-07, as per the data from the district mining office, Kolhapur.The district mining office issues permissions for mining and...
View Article'ISIS' birthday wish on road sends police on 48-hr hunt
A birthday wish to 'ISIS' painted on a busy road sent city police on a panic hunt for the sympathisers for almost 48 hours.
View ArticleMarathi film industry panel meet ends on noisy note
The annual meeting of Akhil Bhartiya Marathi Chitrapat Mahamandal (ABMCM) concluded with heated discussion among the organization's directors over the style of approving the resolutions passed by the...
View ArticleAVH Chemicals asked to submit details of production procedure
Pune divisional commissioner S Chockalingam on Wednesday asked the AVH Chemicals Private Limited to submit its factual procedure of production line.
View ArticleRTI reveals delay doubled cost of court complex
An RTI application has revealed that the cost of the court complex on Kasba Bawada road doubled from Rs 28 crore to Rs 55.08 crore due to the delay in completing the project.
View ArticleYouth bags award for making paper chappals
A 20-year-old art student has won praise for making chappals entirely from different types of paper.The product recently won Indrajeet Mahajan an award for innovative craft at the Crafts Council of...
View ArticleInfrastructure works at Kolhapur railway station pending
The activists here said that the railway officials are not taking enough efforts to get the tenders for several infrastructure works cleared.
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