Kolhapur Municipal Corporation, water resources department lock horns
The tussle between the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) and the water resources department (WRD) seems to be escalating with the KMC maintaining its stand that it will not pay the penalty imposed...
View ArticleJaggery producers oppose decontrol
Jaggery producers in Kolhapur district have expressed displeasure over the Maharashtra government’s decision to decontrol jaggery and closing its sale in the agriculture produce market committees (APMCs).
View Article700 traders pay Rs 7 crore local body tax
As many as 700 traders in Sangli, Miraj and Kupwad Municipal Corporation have got registered with the civil body for payment of Local Body Tax (LBT) in last three days, to avoid penal action from the...
View ArticleNo-parking zone on Bhausingji road likely
The civic body is planning to declare a stretch of Bhausingji road - the busiest road in the city - as a no-parking zone and make it one way to check traffic chaos.
View ArticleCivic body needs 10 more days to end first phase of sewage treatment plant
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Saturday said it would need 10 more days to start the first phase of 24 million litres per day capacity of the sewage treatment plant (STP) of Kasba Bawada.
View ArticleAdditional police force, CCTV cameras for crowd management for Jyotiba yatra
The police administration will install 20 CCTV cameras in the Jyotiba temple premises for the security of devotees and to monitor the crowd situation during the Jyotiba yatra on April 14 and 15.
View ArticleWatch out, flying squads to keep vigil round the clock
The Kolhapur district administration has formed 72 squads, each comprising a senior executive magistrate-level officer as head, a senior police officer; a videographer and three to four armed policemen.
View ArticleAll parties silent on women's issues, women activists say
The activists said all political parties must address issues such as security, education, gender equality and health and criticized that instead of doing these, the parties are in a race of "grabbing...
View ArticleBlame poor sanitation and hygiene for three-fold rise in dengue cases
The focus on tackling vector-borne diseases this World Health Day is apt for the district that has reported a continuous rise in such ailments over the last few years.
View ArticleSelf-study report to NAAC next week
In January, the SUK had prepared an SSR, which was rejected by the internal university committee looking after the NAAC preparations.
View ArticleTeachers' body up against 'extra' categorization
Maharashtra Purogami Prathmik Shikshak Sanghatna (MPPSS), a primary education teachers' body, has demanded cancellation of the Kolhapur divisional deputy education director's report of the finalization...
View ArticleThis summer, customized tours to hills are a hit
Travel agents in the city are having busy days answering queries from customers for summer travel to cooler locales and some who prefer customized tours-be it vegetarian only international vacation or...
View ArticleDhatture leaves poll turf, Patil appears safe
Senior Congress leaders finally managed to convince former member of state legislative assembly and Congress rebel Hafiz Dhatture to refrain from actively campaigning and garnering support as an...
View ArticleAAP manifesto pledges sports varsity, better roads in Kolhapur
AAP released its manifesto on Sunday which it claims have been drawn from the views of the common people of the city and rural parts of the district.
View ArticleDrizzle brings big relief to parched citizens
Strong wind coupled with a light drizzle brough much relief to the people of Kolhapr on Sunday evening, after nearly a 10-day spell of dry spell when the temperature hovered around 38 degrees Celsius.
View ArticleFour arrested in Kagal for making bombs
The Kagal police on Saturday night arrested four youths for trying to sell locally-made explosives from a location outside the town, off the Kolhapur-Bangalore National Highway.
View ArticleModi to address rally in Sangli on Wednesday
The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will address a rally on the ground of Sanjay Bhokare Group of Institute at Miraj in Sangli on April 9 for party candidate...
View ArticleGarbage piles up as KMC plan fails to convince farmers
The civic body has an uphill task in hand - the problem of dumping of piles of garbage with its plan to distribute decomposed waste as fertilizer to farmers free of cost finding no takers.
View ArticleSurvey identifies 4 new leprosy cases in Kolhapur, 3 in advanced stage
Health authorities have come across four new cases of leprosy in Kolhapur city in a survey carried out between March 10 and March 21.
View ArticleThackerays have nothing to do with Maharashtra’s development: Ajit Pawar
Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar has criticized the Thackeray brothers saying Raj and Uddhav “are happy fighting amongst themselves and have nothing to do with the state’s development”. Pawar was at...
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