Anganwadi workers to hold district-level stir from Feb 21
Anganwadi workers from across the district will organize a district-level agitation across the state on February 21 and 22 and a rally to Mantralaya at Mumbai on February 26 to press for their various...
View Article150 bird lovers participate in 3-day festival
Citizens got an opportunity to spot 30 species of birds including nilgiri wood pigeon at Panhala on Sunday during the first bird festival organised by bird lovers and NGOs working in the environmental...
View ArticleIndustry hails cuts in excise duty on automobiles
The industrialists here welcomed the Interim Budget presented by Union finance minster P Chidambaram, while economists and common man remained sceptical about it.
View Article15 panels set up for election work
The district administration has set up 15 committees to conduct works related to the preparation for the 14th general elections, said Sangita Chougule, deputy district election officer.
View ArticleState to promote banking at gram panchayat level
Each gram panchayat office in the state will now also become a centre of banking activity.The state government has signed agreements with 27 nationalized banks to start their operations in villages.
View ArticleOne-time settlement scheme for property tax defaulters
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has come up with a one-time settlement scheme for property tax defaulters.
View ArticleShivaji University, Kolhapur extends deadline for submitting exam forms
The Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) has extended its deadline for examination form submission by a week after it got several requests from colleges.The deadline has now been extended from February...
View ArticleRaise bar for quality of education, say experts
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) chairman S S Mantha said on Monday that the number of students dropping out of school after Class X across the country is a matter of concern.
View ArticleNCP minister’s brother arrested for rape
Union leader Rushikant Shinde, elder brother of Satara district guardian minister and NCP leader Shashikant Shinde, was on Monday arrested for allegedly raping a woman at her residence on the outskirts...
View ArticleRevenue officials transferred ahead of polls
Eight revenue officers, including six tehsildars from the district, have been transferred ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
View ArticleNotice to IRB for hotel construction irregularities
The district administration has served a notice to Aryan Hospitality Private Limited, a subsidiary of Ideal Road Builders Company, seeking its explanation about obtaining construction permission by...
View ArticleSamples of Shinde, rape survivor sent to Pune laboratory
The Satara city police on Tuesday sent samples of union leader Rushikant Shinde and the woman who accused him of rape to a laboratory in Pune for investigation.
View ArticleTwo-day film festival on HIV awareness
The district AIDS control and prevention unit has organized a two-day international film festival in the city from February 22 to spread awareness about HIV.
View ArticleTawde slams government for Dutt parole
Leader of the opposition in the state legislative council Vinod Tawade on Tuesday criticized the state government for extending parole to Bollywood actor convict Sanjay Dutt by 30 days.
View ArticleShivaji University convocation held
The students flaunted their degrees amid loud cheer, their parents looked happy and friends remained busy capturing the golden moments on their digital or cellphone cameras.
View ArticleTeachers to continue paper assessment boycott
The Maharashtra Federation of Junior College Teachers' Organization (MFJCTO) has decided to continue boycott of HSC paper assessment and any work related to it.
View ArticleDistrict gears up for HSC exams from tomorrow
The Kolhapur divisional board of the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Hig-her Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) is all set to conduct the higher secondary school certificate (HSC) examination from...
View ArticlePostal employees go on indefinite strike
Gramin dak sevaks working at rural post offices in the district went on an indefinite strike from Tuesday for their long pending demands, including increase in salary equivalent to that of central...
View ArticleDecision in sight on chemical touch to preserve Mahalaxmi idol
The decade-long dispute about the conservation of the idol at the Mahalaxmi temple in Kolhapur has been transferred to a court-appointed mediator, who will explore the possible solution based on the...
View ArticleMahayuti starts anti-toll stir
Mahayuti, the alliance between the Shiv Sena, BJP, RPI (Athawale faction), Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghtana (SSS) and the Rashtra Samaj Paksha, took out a rally here on Tuesday in protest against...
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