2014-15 civic budget may not see tax hike after public outcry
The civic body may not increase taxes in next year's budget apparently after drawing flak from citizens for levying sewage management and water surcharges.
View ArticleMaharashtra's first forest training academy taking shape in Kundal
The academy will provide training to forest officers selected by the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC). It will also serve as a training ground for forest guards.
View ArticleElectricity contract workers to intensify agitation
The committee claimed that despite the prior notices and agitation for the last 7 days, the company had not taken it into consideration and hence the stir would be intensified.
View ArticleSpeeding MSRTC bus kills 2 women, injures man
Two women were killed and one man was injured in an accident when a speeding state transport bus ran over passengers standing near a bus stop at Chuye phata, about 10km from the city, on Sunday evening.
View ArticleHome min promises 'strict action' against errant policemen
Maharashtra home minister R R Patil promised strict action against errant policemen in the backdrop of the Chandgad murder on February 5, following which a mob attacked the Chandgad police station.
View ArticleKolhapur, Hatkanangale leave Congress, NCP guessing
In the earlier seat-sharing formula, the NCP had successfully contested the two seats in 2004 but suffered a debacle in 2009.At present, both the Congress and the NCP do not have a strong candidate.
View ArticleSharad Pawar to take final call on Satara LS seat candidature
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar would take the final call on candidature for Satara constituency, said district guardian minister Shashikant Shinde.
View ArticleCop injured in 2012 farmers’ stir in MP dies
: An assistant sub-inspector of police who was injured in the farmers’ agitation in 2012 in western Maharashtra died on Sunday after being in a coma for the last six months.
View ArticleTwo accused in Chandgad murder case arrested
The Chandgad police on Sunday night arrested Ashok Gavade and Ramesh Thakur, the duo who had allegedly attacked Gurunath Taralekar on February 5, leading to his death on February 7.
View ArticleKolhapur division leads state in sugar recovery
The Kolhapur division has topped the state in maintaining higher sugar recovery rate at 12.15% this year, followed by Pune division with sugar recovery rate at 10.77%.
View ArticleCollector to issue notices to Aryan Hospitality, KMC
The firm is constructing a 100-room hotel facing the Army golf course at Temblaiwadi area, about 4km from the city.The firm will get fifteen days to file its reply.
View ArticleSand mining plots allotted in Sangli
The Sangli district administration has allotted sand-mining plots to 26 contractors in the district who have paid the Rs 13 crore for excavation after bagging contracts through the e-tendering process...
View ArticleGovt staffers to go on indefinite strike
State government employees, including primary and secondary school teachers, have decided to go on an indefinite strike from Thursday over pending demands.
View Article'Textile industries must reuse pollutants'
During his two-day tour to Kolhapur to assess the condition of Panchganga river, Singh on Monday visited the centrally effluent treatment project (CETP) at Ichalkaranji.
View ArticleShetty, 83 farmers booked for policeman's death
Superintendent of police Vijaysingh Jadhav said, "When the case was registered against the agitators after the incident on November 12, 2012, we had booked Shetty and 83 others under section 307...
View ArticleTalks fail, power utility workers on contract continue with protests
The agitation by the Maharashtra Electricity Contractual Workers' Action Committee continued for the eighth day as talks with the energy department officials in Mumbai generated no results.
View ArticleNisarg Mitra starts 'library on wheels'
Nisarg Mitra, a city-based non-governmental organization (NGO), has started a 'library on wheels' campaign to inculcate the habit of reading science-related books among schoolchildren.
View Article100 works by veterans on show at Jehangir
Six veteran painters, between 72 and 92 years of age, from Kolhapur will organize a group show of their works at Jehangir Art Gallery in Mumbai from February 12 to 18.
View ArticleCitizens' panels to scrutinize pipeline project work
The decision was taken in a meeting held on Monday under the guidance of Major General S C N Jatar, president of Nagarik Chetana Manch, a Pune-based group of civic activists.
View ArticleStaff stay away from work, bank operations hit
On the first day of the two-day bank strike in the city on Monday, customers were anxious about cash payments or clearing pending bills and many used ATMs to withdraw money.
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