Congress to declare candidate today
The Congress will declare its candidate for the election to the zilla parishad president's post on Thursday, a day before the polling is held.
View ArticleAAP claims Maharashtra govt insensitive towards farmers
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) state executive committee member Ravi Srivastava on Wednesday criticized the Maharashtra government for its insensitivity towards the problems faced by farmers.
View ArticleMaharashtra requires 25k additional EVMs
With more than half of the constituencies in Maharashtra having more than 15 candidates in the election fray, the state is facing a shortage of over 25,000 electronic voting machines (EVMs).
View ArticleUPA failed to promote its welfare schemes: Sule
Baramati MP and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Supriya Sule on Thursday admitted that the Congress-led UPA government has failed to promote its various welfare schemes.
View ArticleAnti-toll panel urges voters to use NOTA option
He added, "A KATC delegation will meet the district collector on this issue.The model code of conduct is in force.Yet, the government sends a letter to the company to complete the work.
View ArticlePatil loyalist Apte is new ZP president
Umesh Apte, considered a loyalist to state minister and Congress leader Satej Patil, was on Thursday elected unopposed as the president of the zilla parishad (ZP).
View ArticleNo need of support from Raj Thackeray's party, says BJP
Thackeray had repeatedly and publicly stated that if elected, his party candidates will support BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.
View ArticleZilla parishad schools take to marketing for better admission rate this year
Schools run by the zilla parishad (ZP) across the district are busy preparing information brochures with the beginning of the admission season.
View ArticleACB acts against 358 officials in 3 months
The state anti-corruption bureau (ACB) has taken action against 358 government officials in the first three months of 2014, which is 70% more as compared to the corresponding period last year.
View ArticleResidents feel the heat, doctors in demand
For the past five days, Class IX student Surajsinh Patil has been suffering from a throat infection.
View ArticlePrimary school exams begin in district
The annual examinations at private as well as zilla parishad (ZP) primary schools across the district began on Wednesday.
View ArticleShivaji University, Kolhapur gender audit report to be ready in 2 months
The UGC had set up a task force to find the shortcomings in women's security in campuses across the country last year and published a report based on its findings.
View Article'Take stand on quota in 2 months'
Organizations gathered under the Maratha Aarakshan Mahamorcha (MAM) have decided to give the state two months to take a stand on the Maratha reservation issue.
View ArticleDistrict administration starts preparation for Jotiba Yatra
On Tuesday, district collector Rajaram Mane, along with police officials and other officers concerned with the celebrations of the festival, visited the temple and surveyed its premises.
View ArticleRs 1 crore seized from 4 in run-up to polls
The seizure of Rs 1 crore in cash on four persons travelling in a car at Appachiwadi in Nipani taluka of Belgaum district along the state’s border with Karnataka left both police and district...
View ArticleChavan on mission to ensure alliance stays united in Satara
Chief minister and senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan is resolute to bolster the party’s ties with the NCP in Satara, the constituency represented by both his parents in the Lok Sabha for some...
View ArticleGovernment releases Rs 18 crore for ZP school teachers’ arrears
Primary teachers in zilla parishad (ZP)-run schools will soon get their pending arrears, collectively worth Rs 18 crore, and other financial bills such as medical and travel allowance.
View ArticleRising sugar prices worry cane farmers
Sugarcane cultivators cannot foresee much relief in near future because of the rising sugar prices in the wholesale markets.
View ArticleKolhapur Municipal Corporation increases LBT on 14 items
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has increased local body tax (LBT) on 14 tradable items from April 1 to bridge the revenue deficit it will witness after it exempted 59 items from the tax net.
View ArticleTraders step up heat on civic body to roll back tax hike
The city unit of the Kolhapur District Traders’ Federation on Friday appealed to the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) to roll back the local body tax (LBT) hike levied on 14 items.
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