Anti-toll committee welcomes HC order
Members of the Kolhapur Anti-Toll Committee (KATC) and activists welcomed Bombay high court's order staying toll collection in the city.
View ArticleParties in rush to declare candidates
In 2009, the Election Commission of India had announced the Lok Sabha polls on March 2.
View ArticleMahadik keen on 'proving mettle' in Kolhapur LS
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has taken a lead in the Kolhapur Lok Sabha constituency by announcing the name of local industrialist Dhananjay Mahadik as its candidate.
View ArticleKMC to re-invite tenders for direct pipeline project
Sources in the civic body said the work for the pipeline project would be virtually impossible to start immediately because the model code of conduct would be in place anytime for the coming general...
View ArticleSUK alumni meeting to be held tomorrow
Over 3,000 former and current students are likely to attend the alumni meeting of Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) on Sunday.
View ArticleLease period of Janata Bazaar properties likely to be extended
The issue was scheduled to be discussed in the meeting held on Friday.However, the meeting was postponed to Saturday due to lack of a quorum.
View ArticleThane-based company to complete road work
The standing committee of the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) approved the proposal of the civic body to give the road construction and storm water management works under the Nagarotthan scheme to...
View ArticleGrant aid to schools for disabled students: Committee to state
The Kolhapur Jilha Shaikshanik Vyaspith, a joint committee of various educational bodies, protested outside the collectorate on Friday over their pending demand for government aid for schools for the...
View ArticleCo-op bank to implement Shalarth scheme
Salaries of employees of the Kolhapur zilla parishad (ZP) under the shalarth scheme will be deposited in the Prathmik Shikshak Sahakari Bank Limited from June.
View ArticleTeachers call off HSC exam boycott
The Maharashtra Federation of Junior College Teachers’ Organisation (MFJCTO) has called off the boycott of HSC paper assessment after chief secretary J S Sahariya promised to take immediate action over...
View ArticleFamily court boasts 50% resolution rate
In its first year of functioning since March 1, 2013, the family court in Kolhapur had received 1,293 cases and resolved 686 of these, including 509 civil cases and 177 criminal cases.
View ArticlePol, aides get 5 yrs for dacoityfor dacoity
The district sessions court on Saturday convicted Gurudutt Pol and his four aides in a 2011 dacoity case and sentenced them to five years' rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1,000.
View ArticleGB nod to IT park plan
The general body had in January opposed the similar proposal, citing that the land was on the hilltop and opposed by the local residents, who claimed that it would be a threat to the area.
View ArticleCivic panel hikes budget by Rs 25.40 cr
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) budget was scaled up further on Saturday after members of the standing committee added more civic amenities projects to the draft budget introduced by the...
View ArticleSanjay Mandlik quits as ZP president
Sitting Zilla Parishad (ZP) president Sanjay Mandlik on Saturday joined the Shiv Sena and resigned from his post.
View ArticleKolhapur scores a first, to get election bhavan
The district collectorate will soon have an election bhavan, an additional building dedicated to conducting various work related to polls.
View ArticleVarsity releases examination centre list
The Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) has issued the list of designated examination centres across Satara, Sangli and Kolhapur districts for its upcoming semester examination.
View ArticleZP to launch campaign for RTE admission process
Admission to reserved seats under the RTE Act is meant for students from socially and economically backward classes.These began across the country from 2010.
View ArticleWater cuts in city for three days due to leakages to the pipeline
Residents of the "A", "B" and "E" wards of the city will not get water for three days from Monday because of leakages in the main pipeline originating from the Shinganapur Water Supply Scheme.
View ArticlePanel urges KMC to float split tenders for pipeline project
Last week, the civic administration had decided to retender the work as the amount quoted by the lowest bidder was 26.91% above the estimated cost of Rs 423.22 crore.
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