AAP city unit unhappy with Lokpal bill
The Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) city unit on Tuesday criticized the Lokpal bill tabled in the Rajya Sabha, saying that it was different from the proposed Jan Lokpal.
View ArticlePolice release sketches of two chain snatchers
Twenty-four hours after two chain-snatching cases and a foiled attempt were reported in the city within four hours.
View ArticleSUK to launch virtual learning system soon
Students of 28 departments in the Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) have a reason to cheer for - the institute has decided to soon introduce the virtual learning system on the campus.
View ArticleKMC lobbies for better healthcare for poor & marginalized citizens
The civic body's health department has decided to send a proposal to the Union and the state governments, seeking the city's inclusion in the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) that focuses on...
View ArticleMinister pledges Rs 43cr for nullah joining project
Minister of state for sanitation and water supply Ranjit Kamble on Tuesday said Rs 43 crore would be sanctioned to the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) to start the nullah joining project and check...
View ArticleMCA row: Parents meet university officials
Fifteen agitated parents of the affected students of the Masters in Computer Application (MCA) course met Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) officials on Wednesday, demanding an early solution to the...
View ArticleKolhapur, Sangli report over 30 water sources in 'high-risk' category
A recent survey of drinking water sources by the Kolhapur and Sangli zilla parishads has revealed that there are 35 which are 'high-risk' in the two districts -a red alert for the local administration...
View ArticleCrime against women records alarming increase in 11 months
During the last 11 months, the Kolhapur police have registered 76 cases of rape, a sharp rise of 61% in such crimes compared with last year.
View ArticleDay-long bank employees' strike affects services
Services at a few branches of major public sector banks in the district were affected on Wednesday as the staffers observed a token strike to press for their demands of additional recruitment, new...
View ArticleHC postpones hearing on toll issue till Jan 8
The Bombay High Court has postponed the hearing of the petitions filed by civic activists from the city demanding stay on the ongoing toll collection by Ideal Road Builders (IRB), till January 8.
View ArticleCitizens' groups oppose sewage management tax
Various pressure groups formed by citizens have demanded immediate repeal of the sewage management tax imposed by the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) to recover the cost incurred for the...
View ArticlePanel post row: Congress corporator resigns
The rift in the ruling Congress is out in the open with corporator Ranjit Parmar putting down his papers after being denied of a membership in the standing committee of the civic body.
View ArticleRTO cracks down on six-seater autos, detains 10 in 2 days
The Kolhapur regional transport office (RTO) has detained 10 six-seater autorickshaws in the last two days for various reasons, including drivers not producing valid licences and for carrying more...
View ArticleBombay high court to hear river pollution case today
Dhairyasheel Sutar, the counsel for petitioner Datta Mane, said, "We have informed NEERI director and the representative of the institute, who will attend the hearing.
View ArticleKMC rakes in Rs 70 lakh from sewage management tax
Angry residents from the B ward of the city, who received hefty water tax bills due to the addition of sewage management tax, met municipal commissioner Vijayalakshami Bidari on Thursday and demanded...
View Article'Include student council secretary in working panel'
The Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) has directed its 22 lead colleges to include students' council secretaries as members in the lead college working committee to take up the pupils' issues.
View ArticleBiometric cards for hawkers soon
The civic administration will from January 1 start distributing biometric cards among 6,000 hawkers in the city to register them with ward-level committees and facilitate their rehabilitation.
View ArticlePolice rule out irregularity in security agency personnel's visit to temple
The city police have found no irregularity in the visit by around 100 personnel of a Belgaum-based private security agency to Mahalaxmi temple on Wednesday.
View ArticleAAP sniffs Rs 1.15-crore graft in MNREGA schemes
The Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Kolhapur unit on Thursday alleged a fraud of Rs 1.15 crore in implementation of various schemes under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA)...
View ArticleOne application for govt grant gets nod for scrutiny
Only one self-evaluated school application of the 70 received by the secondary school education department of the Kolhapur zilla parishad (ZP) has qualified for further scrutiny to avail the government...
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