ESA survey: Green board to recruit ex-govt staffers
The state has given six months to the committee, established under Erach Bharucha, chairman of the MSBB, to complete the survey.
View ArticleFarmers' leader to agitate for higher cane price
Farmers' leader Raghunath Patil on Friday said the Centre should cancel the provision of aerial distance between two sugar factories.
View ArticleTrial flight at airport soon: Mahadik
"The airport has not been in use for a long time.Some repair works were to be done and clearances to be sought.The proposal to conduct trial flights is now with the DGCA.
View ArticleNo inconvenience was caused to commuters over closure of petrol pumps
All 230 petrol pumps in the district remained closed on Monday after the Kolhapur district petrol and diesel dealers association called for a strike.
View ArticleTERI team to review collectorate for second time
Around 50% of the work of the new collectorate building is complete and the team for Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) will be visiting the site to review the status of green...
View ArticleKolhapur mayor to hold janata darbar on first Tuesday of every month
As a part of Malvi's vision for the city, the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) is going to start Janata Darbar from September.
View ArticleDon't create confusion over seat sharing: Kadam to state leaders
Senior Congress leader and state forest minister Patangrao Kadam on Monday warned other leaders not to create confusion over the seat-sharing issue for the forthcoming state assembly elections.
View ArticlePre-primary teachers seek salary hike, block highway
The pre-primary teachers' and workers' association blocked the Pune-Bangalore National highway at Tawade hotel on Monday over their long-pending demands leading to disruption in traffic for about 30...
View ArticleKolhapur motorists dread rush hour on Monday
The intensity of traffic jams increases on Mondays, with a maximum number of commuters out on the roads on the first day of the week.
View ArticlePanel to keep check on Ganesh festival pollution
In its first ever meeting, the district environmental committee appealed to citizens to take precautions against environmental and noise pollution during the Ganesh festival from August 29.
View ArticleActivists issue legal notice to civic body over pipeline project
Civic activists in the city have issued a legal notice to the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) to act in an appropriate manner over the concerns raised by them about the direct pipeline project.
View ArticleSale of two-wheelers, cars drops across district, says civic body report
The sale of vehicles in the district dropped marginally in the last financial year as compared to 2012-13, according to the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation's (KMC) report on the transport sector.
View ArticleLost seats to be exchanged to improve tally: Pawar
Pawar was addressing a one-day convention for NCP leaders on Monday in Sangli.State home minister R R Patil and rural development minister Jayant Patil were also present at the function.
View ArticleOver 9,000 EVMs from UP arrive in Kolhapur
More than 9,000 electronic voting machines (EVM) have arrived in the district from Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming state assembly elections.
View ArticleLocal body tax row: Kolhapur Municipal Corporation seals bank accounts of 350...
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has sealed the bank accounts of around 350 traders since 2011 for not complying with the norms of the local body tax (LBT) system introduced three years back.
View ArticleKolhapur wildlife division goes wireless
The Kolhapur wildlife division of Maharashtra forest department, which monitors 1,300 sq km of protected forests like the Chandoli National Park and the Koyna, Radhanagari and Sagareshwar wildlife...
View ArticleFinally, Kolhapur Municipal Corporation panel clears proposal to buy 104 buses
The transport committee of the civic body on Tuesday finally approved its proposal to purchase 104 buses under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission.
View ArticleKolhapur Municipal Corporation’s transport panel members quit in protest
The committee members put in their papers as they had come under attack as the approval procedure took longer than expected.
View Article90 lakh tonne excess sugarcane a problem for factories
A delegation of sugar factories from the state had met Union food and civil supply minister Ram Vilas Paswan over the critical financial condition of sugar factories.
View ArticleKolhapur gears up to celebrate dahi handi
Following relief on the Supreme Court ban on the height of the human pyramid, dahi handi mandals across the city are well prepared to celebrate the festival with enthusiasm.
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