Do not pay toll, KATC appeals to citizens
The Kolhapur Anti-toll Committee (KATC) on Saturday appealed to vehicle owners to not pay toll if Ideal Road Builders (IRB) starts collection.
View ArticleZila Parishad sets up prez welfare corpus for first time
Marking a first for Maharashtra, the Kolhapur zilla parishad has formed the Zilla Parishad President Welfare Fund to assist children in need of immediate financial support for medical reasons.
View ArticlePoor start to RTE admissions in district
The new academic year will begin with a note of inadequate admissions under 25% quota of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE), Act, 2009.
View Article3 killed, 20 injured as bus hits tree near Adur
The bus was on its way to Goa from Kolhapur. The police have identified two of the deceased as Melvin D’costa (45), the driver of the bus, and Namdev Vithoba Bodke (65), a resident of Vaibhavwadi in...
View ArticleMaharashtra likely to fund 50% escalated cost of direct pipeline project
The KMC is struggling to raise funds required for the project as bidders have quoted 15% to 20% above the actual cost of Rs 425 crore.
View ArticleKolhapur secures 2nd rank among nine state divisions in SSC examination
It took 10 more days than last year for the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) to announce the results for the 2014 Secondary School Certificate (SSC)...
View ArticleActivists demand digital display boards at toll plazas
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) officials on Tuesday said that they will write a letter to the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) to install digital boards displaying the...
View ArticleWoman robbed of gold jewellery
Three unidentified men posing as policemen robbed a 30-year-old woman of her gold jewellery weighing 25gm near Ruikar Colony on Monday.
View ArticleCPR nurses call off strike within 6 hours
The nurses of Chhatrapati Pramila Raje (CPR) civil hospital called off their indefinite strike within six hours on Tuesday after the hospital administration fulfilled their demands.
View ArticleMonsoon advances further in state
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated that if climatic conditions remain favourable, monsoon would cover the entire state and advance further north in the next couple of days.
View Article46 proposals from SUK get govt nod
The higher and technical education department has granted approval to 13 new subjects, three new streams and 30 additional divisions in colleges affiliated to the Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) for...
View ArticleZilla parishad aims to hold paperless meetings
The Zilla Parishad (ZP) is preparing to conduct paperless meeting of its 15 departments. The experiment will start from next week and the department heads have been asked to carry laptops or tablets...
View ArticleNow, mayor shows the way to avoid toll
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) is planning to develop alternate roads to the existing entrances where the toll booths are located.
View ArticleCandidates who qualified to get TET certificates from today
The state Teachers’ Eligibility Test (TET) certificates will be distributed from Friday at Kolhapur Zilla Parishad Kagalkar hall, stated a circular issued by the ZP’s primary education department on...
View ArticleWater levels in irrigation projects dip as district awaits monsoon
Delay in the arrival of monsoon has depleted the water level in 14 small and medium irrigation projects in the district.
View ArticleBiomedical waste processor warns of shutting unit
A biomedical processing firm appointed by the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Friday threatened to stop processing the waste generated in the clinical establishments across the city from next...
View Article'Give provisional admission to students'
"The students will be given admission on a temporary basis.However, if they fail to clear the exam, their admission will be cancelled automatically.
View ArticlePolytechnic admissions to begin from June 27
The directorate of technical education (DTE) issued an admission circular for polytechnic courses on Friday.
View Article'Textile industry should form strong value chain'
Maharashtra should actively pursue European, Japanese and Chinese textile machinery manufacturers to set up facilities in the state to cater to the huge market for textile machinery.
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