Dhangar, Lingayat communities agitate over pending demands
The Lingayat and Dhangar communities have reiterated their demands to the state after the government announced reservations for the Marathas and renamed the Pune University as Savitribai Phule Pune...
View ArticleKMC to seal properties to recover dues
Property tax defaulters in the city have shown poor response to the amnesty scheme launched by the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) to give concessions of around 6% on tax dues pending for the past...
View ArticleKolhapur Municipal Corporation hopes state govt will approve extra floor...
FSI defines how much can be built on a plot.The KMC aims to generate a whopping Rs 10 crore every year from the facility.
View ArticleRegistrar office issues notice to Adinath housing society members
Darade has asked the chief promoter of the society Ranjana Hanjikar and its 123 members to present their side on or before July 30, after which he will initiate the process to deregister the society.
View ArticleCivic body stops removing waste from dumping site
The civic body has stopped removing garbage piled up at its dumping site in Kasba Bawda after failing to find another place where the waste matter can be dumped.
View ArticleDSP to probe police 'assault' on activist
Additional superintendent of police (ASP) Ankit Goyal has ordered deputy superintendent of police Kisan Gawali to investigate the issue and find out the facts behind the incident.
View Article19-year-old girl held for stealing silver ornaments from temple
The Shahupuri police arrested a 19-year-old girl, Pooja Kiran Mohite, for allegedly stealing silver ornaments worth Rs 39,000 from a temple in Ruikar colony in the outskirts of the city on Wednesday.
View ArticleKolhapur Municipal Transport to finalize bus supplier today
The Kolhapur Municipal Transport (KMT) will finalize on Thursday the company that will supply buses for its local operations.
View ArticleAfter CM Prithviraj Chavan's assurance, truckers call off strike
Truck and tempo transport services resumed on Wednesday following assurance from chief minister Prithviraj Chavan that the escort fee issue would be resolved within one month.
View ArticleCCTVs helps cops nab couple who stole from temple
TOI had reported on Thursday that a 19-year-old girl, Pooja Mohite, was arrested by the Shahupuri police for the crime and her accomplice was at large.
View ArticleSpecial train, extra buses for Ganesha festival
The Maharashtra State Transport Corporation (MSRTC), Kolhapur division, has decided to operate 40 extra buses in view of the forthcoming Ganeshotsav season.
View ArticleOver 700 apply for copies of answer sheets
"Last year, the number of applications for photocopies and verification were 635 and 745 respectively.For re-evaluation, 76 applications had been received last year," said Sharad Gosavi, divisional...
View ArticleStudents, academics welcome UGC plan for grievances portal
City students and teachers in Kolhapur have welcomed the University Grants Commission's (UGC) soon to be launched ?student's grievance redressal portal', just a week since its announcement.
View ArticleAshok Leyland will supply buses to Kolhapur Municipal Transport
The Kolhapur Municipal Transport (KMT) has received lowest bid from Ashok Leyland Ltd for supplying buses.
View ArticleAdmissions under RTE dip further in division
Kolhapur division has recorded a mere 44% admission rate under the 25% admission quota of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act for this academic year.
View ArticleBad roads could prove hurdle for new buses
Potholes and uneven roads have been causing inconvenience to the commuters.To make matters worse, the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has failed to repair the roads before the beginning of monsoon.
View ArticleCorporators boycott standing committee meeting over officer's slum evacuation...
Around a fortnight ago, the officer issued notices to around 40 slum dwellers claiming that their houses are illegal.The corporators even accused that he also issued notices to the ones who are not...
View ArticleCorporators want special meet on pipeline project
Around a fortnight ago, the standing committee sanctioned the project and had called for suggestions from the members.The committee members gave suggestions to the civic administration on Friday.
View ArticleITI wants candidates to confirm applications
The Kolhapur Industrial Training Institute (ITI) has appealed to the students to confirm their online applications in person at the earliest.
View ArticleWater level in rivers rise
The district has received 449 mm of rain and and average of 37mm rainfall in the 24-hour period ending 8.30am on Saturday.
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