Cash-strapped civic body aims to encash on ads-on-wheel craze
Indranil Shirke of Shirke Publicity said, "At present, there are around 20-22 such digi-vans in the city and most of them have been added in the last couple of months.
View ArticleCable viewership rises as DTH services decline
The district has reported a decline in the users of direct-to-home (DTH) services even as users of analogue cable services have gone up.
View ArticleNew incubator technology claims to increase fertility rate by 10%
The incubator with advanced technology is a boon for childless couples who are trying to have a baby through in-vitro fertilization methods.
View ArticleNew IG vows to curb crime
Inspector General Ritesh Kumar, who took charge of the Kolhapur range from Tukaram Chavan ,on Saturday said his priority would be to maintain law and order and keep a check on crime.
View ArticleKMC drafts high plans in budget with same taxes
Municipal commissioner Vijayalakshmi Bidari presented the highest -ever draft civic budget of Rs 1,144.40 crore for the year 2014-15 before the standing committee on Monday without introducing any hike...
View ArticleDevelopment works from last year pending
The draft civic budget for the year 2014-15 presented on Monday proposes new initiatives but the administration has not been able to keep the promises made in the budget last year.
View ArticlePriority to improve efficiency in tax collection: Bidari
After presenting the highest budget in the civic body's history, the administration has set its sight on improving the efficiency of the tax collection and expanding the tax net.
View ArticleGovt employees threaten to go on indefinite strike
The State Government Employees' Association has threatened to go on indefinite strike if the state government shifts the offices set up to look after building and maintenance of national highway no.
View Article'Provide details of insurance cover to cane cutters'
Sangli and Kolhapur-based cooperative and private sugar factories have been directed to submit detailed information on cane cutters associated with every sugar factory and whether they have an...
View ArticleVarsity says students' claim exaggerated
The Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) officials on Monday said too much was being made out of the allegations on the anomalies in the October 2013 semester examination result.
View ArticleShivaji University, Kolhapur academic inspection begins
The Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) began academic inspection of colleges affiliated to it in Sangli, Satara and Kolhapur districts on Monday.
View ArticleMSRDC approves three-member IRDP revaluation committee
The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) on Monday formally approved the formation of a three-member committee to revaluate the intercity road development project in Kolhapur.
View ArticlePIL questions IRB's financial liability
A petitioner who had filed a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the toll in Kolhapur questioned the financial liabilities projected by the road developer private company in the Bombay high...
View ArticleComputer operators agitate over demands
As many as 300 members of the Kolhapur district computer operators' association agitated in front of the zilla parishad (ZP) office on Monday over their demands regarding pending salaries.
View ArticleAnti-Corruption Bureau to develop sources in govt offices to crack graft cases
The Pune range of the Anti-Corruption Bureau has decided to create sources at various departments in government offices to get information about corruption there.
View ArticleBand, baaja, tax: Defaulters face music
A week after the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation decided to play loud music outside the properties of the defaulters, the move has paid rich dividends and added Rs 4 crore to the civic body coffers.
View ArticleScat sampling for genetic monitoring of tigers in Sahyadri, Radhanagari
Scats of wild animals found in the interiors of forests will now help the wildlife department examine the prey and register the DNA of a particular animal.
View ArticleShiv Sena slams toll project repayment decision
Sena workers protested against the civic body's decision outside the KMC building on Tuesday morning.A delegation then met municipal commissioner Vijayalakshmi Bidari seeking clarification over the issue.
View ArticleMaharashtra Pollution Control Board forfeits civic body's bank guarantee of...
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has forfeited a bank guarantee of Rs 18 lakh of Kolhapur Municipal Corporation for failing to check pollution in the Panchganga river.
View ArticleParty workers preparing ground for unknown Lok Sabha candidates
The dates of the next general elections are yet to be announced and parties have also not finalized names of those to be in the fray.
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