Kolhapur's per capita DDP below state avgstate's average
For the last several years, the net DDP of Kolhapur was higher than that of the state mainly due to the agriculture sector and industrial growth from foundry business.
View ArticleHis name saved family shop 12 years ago, says grieving father
It was just a fortnight ago when Mohsin Shaikh left Solapur, empty stomach, having got delayed for his train as he was busy repairing his father’s 20-year-old scooter.
View ArticleShivaji University to hold counselling session for students
The Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) will organize a counseling workshop for newly admitted undergraduate students next month.
View ArticleRoad rule violations: Special tips for drivers of VIPs
The initiative of the regional transport office's (RTO) to sensitise drivers of VIPs from the district on road safety received mixed response with only 85 of them attending the workshop held on Saturday.
View Article103 drivers fined for not wearing seatbelts
The traffic police have taken action against 103 errant drivers between January and May for not wearing seatbelts while driving and collected a fine of Rs 10,000 from them.
View ArticleKolhapur Anti-Toll Committee steps up stir, to organize protest tomorrow
The Kolhapur Anti-Toll Committee (KATC) has planned a grand protest on Monday to oppose the Supreme Court's decision to revoke the stay order on toll collection granted earlier by the Bombay High Court.
View ArticleTraders face Kolhapur Municipal Corporation ire for rebuilding razed structures
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has decided to file criminal cases against traders in the Tawade Hotel area who have started repairing the demolished structures.
View ArticleCivic body offers amnesty to property tax defaulters
The financially strained Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has introduced an amnesty scheme to woo property tax defaulters to pay the tax evaded in the last two years.
View Article'Visit schools to review RTE admissions in district'
The district had reported merely 49% admissions under the RTE Act's 25% quota meant for students belonging to the backward classes from 6-14 years of age last year.
View ArticleGokul milk price hiked by Rs 2/litre
The citizens will have to shell out more for milk from Wednesday following Gokul dairy's decision to increase its sale price by Rs two per litre. The new rate in Kolhapur would be Rs 46 per litre and...
View ArticleAnti-toll rally fails to draw crowds
A rally organized by the Kolhapur Anti-toll Committee (KATC) on Monday to protest against Ideal Road Builder's (IRB) toll collection in the city saw poor response from citizens, despite taking efforts...
View ArticleShivaji University, Kolhapur gets 111 insurance claims in 4 years
The Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) has received as many as 111 insurance claims in the last four years, a university report has revealed.
View ArticleLower freight movement affecting rail income
Income from railway freight has gone down by Rs 2 crore this year, as compared to the three months of the first quarter of the previous fiscal, according to central railway authorities.
View ArticleShivaji University releases merit list for 20 masters courses
The Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) on Monday published the merit list for as many as 20 master's courses in social sciences and languages that do not require an entrance test for admission.
View ArticleTruck driver hit by stone still critical
Doctors treating Vasant Ramchandra Rupnavar, who sustained a head injury on May 31 when a stone hurled by a mob protesting against offensive posts on social media hit him, said his condition continues...
View ArticleMohsin's family to meet CM today
Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan is likely to handover a cheque of Rs 5 lakh on Tuesday to Mubin Shaikh, younger brother of Mohsin who was brutally assaulted by the Hindu Rashtra Sena activists in Pune...
View ArticleKolhapur Municipal Corporation likely to take traders' stand on LBT
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) is likely to demand the cancellation of the Local Body Tax (LBT) in a meeting with the chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday.
View ArticleTwo Sena MLAs suspended for disrupting house proceedings
The monsoon session of the Maharashtra state assembly witnessed repercussions of the ongoing anti-toll agitation in Kolhapur on Monday, with two Shiv Sena MLAs from the district being suspended for...
View ArticleKolhapur faces load shedding of 2 to 5 hours
Load shedding of two to five hours is on the cards for Kolhapur for a couple of days as the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (Mahavitaran) is experiencing a shortfall of electricity.
View ArticleMSRTC coffers hit by attacks on buses
Buses of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) have become an easy target for agitators in recent protests across the state.
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