Long weekend brings windfall of tourists to Kolhaur
The district's rich tourism potential saw a number of tourists from not only neighbouring cities, but also from Mumbai, Surat, Goa and Karnataka.
View ArticleShiv Sena, Congress rallies this week heat up political activities in Kolhapur
On August 21, Thackeray will address a farmers' rally at Sadashivrao Mandlik co-operative sugar factory in Hamidwada.
View ArticleNew governor calls UP 'Prashna' Pradesh
Ram Naik, the newly appointed governor of Uttar Pradesh (UP), on Monday referred to the state as 'Prashna' Pradesh against the backdrop of the social unrest here.
View Article90 lakh tonne excess sugarcane a problem for factories
Debt-ridden sugar factories in the state are facing a rise in the estimated sugarcane production for the crushing season.
View ArticleKolhapur airport plans await approval
Member of parliament, Dhananjay Mahadik, said that the required clearances for trials at the Kolhapur Airport were not completed as he could not meet the civil aviation minister Pusapati Ashok...
View ArticleCollection of water taxes: Kolhapur Municipal Corporation to hire 35 water...
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) will hire 35 water meter readers to improve the efficiency of water tax collection.At present, there are 25 readers .
View ArticleKolhapur Municipal Corporation staff threaten to go on strike from Thursday
The members of the union declined to name the officers who are to be promoted and alleged the KMC had not prepared a seniority list of officers so that junior officers could be preferred for promotion.
View ArticleOnly 64% rainfall so far in Kolhapur
Kolhapur district has received only 64% rainfall of its annual average rainfall of 1,772.4mm so far. The district authorities claimed that there is still time on hand and once monsoon is revived, there...
View ArticleKolhapur cops to blacken fancy number plates
A chain-snatching duo’s recent getaway on a motorcycle bearing a fancy number plate has goaded the Kolhapur police into action.
View ArticleDabholkar’s wife, son spread his message
For Narendra Dabholkar’s family – his wife Shaila, son Hamid, daughter Mukta and daughter-in-law Mugdha – the past 12 months have been about a single mission: to strengthen the fight against ‘thoughts’...
View ArticleRation card holders to get extra sugar this festive season
In view of the upcoming festive season, the state government has decided to supply extra 150 gm of sugar per person to the Antyoday and Orange ration card holders.
View ArticleAction plan to curb river pollution remains pending
The action plan prepared by Kolhapur zilla parishad to curb pollution of the Panchganga river has not yet been approved by the environment department of the Maharashtra government.
View Article50 communities join hands to keep harmony
In an effort to enhance communal harmony in the city, 50 communities are joining hands at the Rajarshi Shahu Samajik Salokha Parishad on Thursday.
View ArticleDahi handi celebrated peacefully
The dahi handi celebrations in the city ended peacefully at around 10pm on Monday after the ‘Govindas’ broke the major dahi handis across the city.
View ArticleCity’s traffic improvement plans still remain on paper
The civic body, regional transport office (RTO) and autorickshaw Unions in the city are still in a fix over restructuring of autorickshaw stops in the city.
View ArticlePolice conduct mock drill in city
The city police conducted a mock drill in the city’s Shivaji Chowk area on Tuesday afternoon to check the preparedness of police in case of riots in the city.
View ArticleCM, Thakre, Kadam interview aspirants
Congress party aspirants for the forthcoming assembly elections were interviewed by party leaders in Mumbai on Tuesday.
View ArticleMohite Patil kin may join Shiv Sena
The Nationalist Congress Party is likely to get a jolt as Dhavalsinh Mohite Patil, nephew of its MP Vijaysinh Mohite Patil, is in talks with Shiv Sena leaders on the backdrop of the forthcoming...
View ArticleDraft plan for smooth functioning of KMT buses: Civic panel
The standing committee of the civic body on Friday directed the administration of the Kolhapur Municipal Transport (KMT) to draft a plan of contingency funds required for smooth functioning of it buses.
View ArticleFinal hearing on Top landfill site next week
This would be the final hearing on the issue.In its order on August 5, the NGT had stated that the matter will be taken up for final hearing on the next date.
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