Govt spells out duties of local bodies to implement RTE Act
Kolhapur division had recorded a murky 44% admission rate under the 25% admission quota of RTE for the 2014-15 academic year.The rate is lower than last year's 55%.
View ArticlePetrol pumps to shut from Aug 26
All the 230 petrol pumps associated with the Kolhapur District Petrol and Diesel Dealers Association are going on indefinite strike from Tuesday demanding uniform local body tax (LBT) across the state.
View ArticleZP instructs schools to speed up RTE admission
Primary education officer Smita Gaud issued a circular on Thursday, instructing authorities and school principals to identify beneficiaries from the weaker section of society and speed up admissions.
View ArticleNCP youth wing president condemns Shetty
The Nationalist Congress Party's state youth unit wing president, Umesh Patil, on Friday criticized farmers' leader Raju Shetty for joining hands with the Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party.
View ArticleVC to hold meeting with students on Monday
The Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) vice-chancellor will hold a meeting with students and faculties at Lok Kalakendra in the SUK campus on Monday.
View ArticleCourt upholds sealing of Kolhapur businessman's farmhouse
The Karad civil court in Satara district has upheld the state forest department's action to seal the farmhouse of Kolhapur-based industrialist Nitin Menon in the protected area of the Koyna Wildlife...
View ArticleKATC calls for bandh across district on Tuesday
Chavan will be inaugurating the water supply project, one of the promises made in the Congress's agenda during the 2009 assembly elections.
View ArticleChavan inaugurates Kundal Forest Academy
Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Saturday inaugurated Kundal Academy of Administrative Development and Management (KAADM), the state's first institute to train forest officers.
View ArticleLawyers meet CM, expect decision on circuit bench soon
A letter to the Bombay high court in this regard last year.He said if there is need to pass a resolution again, the state cabinet will do so in its next meeting.
View ArticleShivaji University to organize campus interview
An official circular has been issued by the university on August 23 to all 280 affiliated colleges in the Satara, Sangli and Kolhapur districts.
View ArticlePolice bust gang of robbers, recover gold jewellery, SUVs
The city police have recently busted a gang of robbers that allegedly used to loot people after picking them up on the Pune-Bangalore national highway on the pretext of giving them lift.
View ArticleKolhapur Municipal Corporation set to charge mandals for digging pits on city...
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation will be charging Rs 250 for every pit dug by Ganesh mandals in the city to erect pandals.
View ArticleStray cattle continue to cause traffic congestion, mishaps
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has failed to contain the menace caused by stray animals on city roads leading to traffic congestions and minor accidents.
View ArticleGanesh mandals littering streets to face municipal body's action
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation will take strong action against Ganesh mandals that litter along the road, causing major inconvenience to citizens and visitors alike.
View ArticleNAAC visit: Shivaji University gears up for good show
The Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) is all geared up with its academic and administrative preparations, with barely a month left for the National Assessment and Accreditation Council's (NAAC) visit.
View ArticleChavan fires Metro salvo at Gadkari
Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Saturday came down heavily on the BJP-led NDA government over the Metro railway projects in Pune and Nagpur.
View ArticleShivaji University appeals to students to apply for scholarship scheme
The university had issued a circular on August 16, stating that first-year undergraduate students from the arts, science and commerce streams are eligible for the scheme.
View ArticleLow-intensity blast in Kolhapur, 1 injured
As per preliminary information, the bomb-like device was apparently placed inside a cardboard box near the food cart and when the vendor tried to open it, it blew up.
View ArticlePowar's body cremated; village limps back to normal
The situation at Pethvadgaon town, around 25 km from Kolhapur, gained normalcy on Sunday evening as Dalit organizations allowed the cremation of Jagdish Powar, who died in police custody on Saturday.
View ArticleIncreased tourists' inflow keeps traffic police busy
The city traffic police had its hands full on Sunday, as more than 100 private tour and travel buses full of tourists and devotees were in the city as it marked the end of Shrawan month.
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