Show of strength starts on eve of nomination filing
The bigger names in the fray will be, however, seen in action in the later phase of the process and that too with a razzmatazz.
View ArticlePanels to keep tabs on spending under 30 heads
Expenditure monitoring committees have identified around 30 categories to keep a watch on expenses of candidates in the fray for the coming Lok Sabha elections.
View ArticleRift in BJP over choice in Sangli
Patil's proximity with state BJP leaders, especially Gopinath Munde, helped him secure the ticket just a day after he joined the party.
View ArticleMarch 26 date for updated voters' list
The Kolhapur district administration on Tuesday completed the voters' registration procedure, which was for the first time extended till the release of notice about the general election.
View ArticleNCP's Dhananjay Mahadik booked for election code of conduct violation
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) candidate from Kolhapur Lok Sabha constituency Dhananjay Mahadik has been booked for alleged violation of code of conduct.
View ArticleIndian Sugar Mills Association estimates 5% drop in country's sugar production
The Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) has estimated 23.8 crore tonnes of sugar production, which will be 5% less than last year's actual production of 25.1 crore tonnes, in the entire season this...
View ArticleOver 1,000 citizens, municipal workers join hands to clean up Rankala
On Tuesday morning, the citizens and KMC workers launched the initiative to clean the polluted Rankala Lake.
View ArticleLeopard skin seized from poachers
Police in Sangli have recovered a leopard skin from Pralhad Shinde (19), a Nashik resident, and booked him, along with seven members of a poaching gang arrested in Sangli over the past five days.
View Article15,000 govt employees on poll duty in Kolhapur
The district administration has appointed more than 15,000 employees for poll duty at 3,135 polling booths in the district for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
View ArticleBison attacks claimed seven lives, highest so far in a year
Records available with the Kolhapur forest office have revealed that seven people had died in bison attacks, while 25 persons were injured in attacks by bison and elephants, in a year since April 1, 2013.
View ArticleDay temperature soars to nearly 38 degrees
The maximum temperature in the city rose by almost three degrees Celsius to 37.9 degrees Celsius on Wednesday after hovering between 33 and 35 degrees Celsius for almost a week.
View ArticleKeep food, water ready for sparrows, appeal bird-lovers
With rising temperatures and a hot summer looming large, environmentalists from Kolhapur have appealed citizens to take initiatives to save the declining number of sparrows in the city.
View ArticleDoctors prescribe preventive measures
With the mercury hovering around 36 degrees Celsius over the past week, doctors have advised citizens to take precautions and prevent sunburns and strokes, especially warning against direct sun contact...
View ArticleNULM set for April 1 launch, to benefit city's BPL population
The civic body will implement the centrally-sponsored National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM) for the benefit of 43% of the city's population living below the poverty line.
View ArticleSuresh Patil kicks off filing of nominations on Day 1
The process for the Lok Sabha elections in the district began on Wednesday with two candidates filing their nominations.
View ArticleMany senior leaders stay away while Pratik Patil files papers
Sitting MP and Union minister of state for Coal Pratik Patil on Wednesday filed his nomination for contesting the Sangli Lok Sabha seat.
View ArticleShetty pays fine on eve of paper filing
A day before he files his nomination for the Hatkanangale Lok Sabha constituency, Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana (SSS) leader Raju Shetty on Wednesday paid the fine of Rs 1.12 lakh imposed on him for...
View ArticleMahadik faces code complaint
District collector and election officer Rajaram Mane on Wednesday said a complaint has been registered against Dhananjay Mahadik, the NCP candidate for the Kolhapur constituency, for alleged violation...
View ArticleNew dates for university examination
The Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) has announced a fresh schedule for the entrance examination of as many as 20 different post-graduate (PG) courses.
View ArticleSUK asks colleges to send practical exam schedule
The examination department of the Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) has asked all its affiliated colleges to send their practical exam schedules at the earliest.
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