Rivalry between major political families resurfaces in Sangli
Traditional rivalry between the families of former chief minister late Vasantdada Patil and ex-minister late Rajarambapu Patil has once again resurfaced in Sangli district after the Congress and...
View ArticleHeavy rush on Sunday
According to the Paschim Maharashtra Devasthan Samiti (PMDS) officials, over two lakh devotees visited the temple on Sunday.
View Article208 nominations approved in district
As many as 208 nomination forms were declared valid for further election procedures, the returning officers in Kolhapur district have said.
View ArticleDisqualified BJP MLA Halwankar can contest
Controversial BJP MLA from Ichalkaranji Suresh Halwankar can contest the assembly election as he has obtained a stay order from the Bombay high court.
View ArticleRivals unite to down Jayant Patil in Islampur
Senior leaders of Congress, Shiv Sena, BJP and Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatna (SSS) are busy coaxing each other to withdraw their party's candidates from the fray and support an independent candidate...
View ArticleOnline applications for HSC begin
The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has started accepting online applications for Higher Secondary Examinations (HSC) to be held from February 2015.
View ArticleMan sentenced to life imprisonment for attempt to murder sister-in-law
Session judge A A Shahapure found the accused guilty of attacking the victim Surekha Dipak Kamat, a resident of Dattawad in the Shirol taluka with the intention of murder.
View ArticleCivic body appeals to citizens tto conduct cleanliness campaign
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has appealed to citizens to participate in the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' (Clean India Campaign) to be held from Wednesday.
View ArticleDurga Puja celebrated with great zeal in Kolhapur
When all roads seem to be leading to the city's Mahalaxmi temple, there is a different 'dhol' and 'aarti' tune that can be heard at the Daivadnya Shikshan Samaj Boarding in the Mangalwar peth area.
View ArticleBJP, Sena candidates withdraw nomination
The battle for Islampur is down to a triangular fight with both Shiv Sena and BJP withdrawing their candidates on Wednesday.
View ArticleMain suspect, four others held for murder
A gang of unidentified men had murdered Irfan Mulla at his home in the Salokhe Park area on September 26 night.
View ArticleDice is unlikely to fall Hasan Mushrif's way
A combined opposition has cornered Nationalist Congress Party's former minister Hasan Mushrif in his hometown in Kagal, where he is facing an uphill task against his political rival Sanjay Ghatge of...
View ArticleShetty sure of Cong support in Islampur
Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana leader Raju Shetty is confident that Congress too would support its effort to ensure a one-to-one fight against former state finance minister Jayant Patil in Islampur...
View ArticlePoll shadow on sugar production
Sugar factories in the state that were asked to start crushing by October 15 a month ago by the state government have now decided to start the actual crushing only after the Diwali season is over.
View Article‘Centralized online admission to be compulsory in corporations’ : S Chockalingam
State education commissioner S Chockalingam, who earlier served as the inspector general of registration and controller of stamp duty, was in the city on Thursday. TOI interacted with the officer, who...
View ArticleAfter royal finale, a wait begins
The people of the city celebrated Dasara in the traditional way with the royal family from the erstwhile Kolhapur princely state participating in the annual rituals at Dasara chowk on Friday evening....
View ArticleBJP has an uphill task in Sangli
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will have a herculean task to maintain lead of votes it had received in the six assembly segments in Sangli district during the Lok Sabha elections.
View ArticleKolhapur Municipal Corporation should decentralize waste processing: Experts
The measures taken by the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) to tackle the solid waste generated in the city are ineffective and unsustainable, environmental experts have said.
View ArticleModi wins hearts in rally with local references
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday struck a chord in the local people by mentioning his childhood memories attached to Kolhapur.
View ArticleLess than 20% women on SUK panels: Report
Women's representation in the Shivaji University, Kolhapur's (SUK) various authorities and committees is very poor, stated the gender audit report prepared by Centre for Women's Study Centre of the...
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