Major arterial road faces traffic congestion
Commuting on the road stretch from CPR chowk to Bhavani Mandap - a major approach road to the Mahalaxmi temple - has been made difficult by the haphazard parking along the government offices.
View ArticleGovt rejects Kolhapur Municipal Corporation's nullah joining project
In a major setback to the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation which is struggling to contain the pollution of the Panchaganga river, the state government disqualified the proposal for 'nullah joining',...
View Article'67% of rabi land under cultivation' under sowing: Govt
The crops, cultivated and harvested between November and March, are categorized as rabi crops, and include sweet sorghum, bajara, gram, wheat and some pulses such as red gram and green gram.
View ArticleKolhapur-based organization starts scuba diving at Panchganga river ghat
Jeevan Mukti Seva Sanstha, a city-based organization working in the rescue and disaster management sector, has included scuba diving in its set up.
View ArticleMan killed on farm by brother
The Karveer police on Tuesday arrested a 40-year-old man and his son for allegedly murdering his elder brother when he was working in his farm by attacking him with sharp weapons at Nargewadi village...
View ArticleExcise department seizes liquor worth Rs 8 lakh
The flying squad of the Kolhapur excise department arrested two persons near Gokul Shirgaon on the Pune Bangalore Highway and seized locally manufacturedforeign liquor worth Rs 8 lakh from them.
View ArticleSand mining auction process begins
The district mining office has invited proposals to start sand mining in the Krishna, Warna, Hiranyakeshi, Ghataprabha, Vedganga and Warana rivers and identified 92 plots to give those out on lease for...
View ArticleWomen rehabilitation centre in search of own place
The state-run women's receiving centre, called Tejaswini Government Women's Hostel, is struggling to find a space of its own in the city.
View ArticleKolhapur industries to go on token strike against power tariffs
Industrialists from various sectors from around the city have decided to go for a ceasework and stage a road blockade on Tuesday next week in protest against the state government's decision to increase...
View ArticleSavitribai Phule Hospital to get ICU soon: Patil
Minister of state for home affairs Satej Patil on Thursday pledged funds for setting up of an intensive care unit (ICU) at the Savitribai Phule Hospital run by the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation.
View ArticleKMC hunting for solution to solve utility issue
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) is hunting for a solution to the issue of shifting utility lines, buried under the cement roads built during integrated road development project.
View ArticleMinister likely to discuss Sangli local body tax issue with CM
Traders under the Sangli Miraj Kupwad Municipal Corporation have appealed to district guardian minister Patangrao Kadam to look into the implementation of local body tax (LBT) in areas under the civic...
View ArticleFarmers' leaders oppose draft details of sugarcane Act
The state government on Wednesday evening rushed to clear the draft of the Maharashtra Sugarcane (Purchase and Supply) Act, which was recommended in the Rangrajan Committee's report on reforms in the...
View ArticleCentral nod to land diversion for rehabilitation of villagers
The Union ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) has given its in-principle approval to rehabilitate 120 families from five villages in the Koyna wildlife sanctuary to Thane district.
View ArticleTiger census in Sahyadri forests to be held in Jan
The forest department will conduct a tiger census in the forests Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg tentatively from January 26 to February 2, 2014.
View ArticleParties eye piece of health plan pie
The fledgling health insurance scheme of the UPA government is in much demand this election season with the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) both staking claim over it.
View ArticleShivaji University, Kolhapur to organize Hindi conference
The Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) in association with Indian Electrical and Industrial Institute and the Centre, will organize a two-day International Hindi Conference at the languages department...
View ArticleFive arrested for cricket betting
The city police have arrested five persons from the Shukrawarpeth area for their alleged involvement in betting on a cricket match between India and South Africa.
View ArticleVaccine shortage hits snakebite treatment in govt health hubs
An alarming gap between demand and supply of anti-snake venom vaccine at state-run health hubs in the district has left doctors worried and patients allegedly at the mercy of quacks.
View ArticleMedical college to set up hostels, library
Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Government Medical College authorities have proposed construction of two hostel buildings and a modern library at Rs 25 crore.
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