Shetti’s supporters form new outfit
major faction of local leaders of the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghtana (SSS) has now floated a separate farmers' organization, Baliraja Shetkari Sanghtana (BSS), after criticizing the former for...
View ArticleDelay in transferring buffer zone could pose threat to Sahyadri tiger reserve
In the last four years, the Maharashtra forest department has avoided a decision on transferring over 400 sq km of the buffer zone of the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve to the state wildlife division, which...
View ArticleDespite decrease in diesel prices, ST fares remain high
Even as the diesel prices have come down in the last six months, the state-run Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) has not slashed its fares.
View ArticleHC sets Jan 31 deadline for full commissioning of STP
The division bench of the Bombay high court justice Abhay Oka and justice A S Chandurkar on Monday directed the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) for full commissioning of the sewage treatment plant...
View ArticleKolhapur district tops in rural e-governance project
After leading in voter turnout in the recent-concluded state assembly elections, Kolhapur district has now emerged tops in e-governance at the village level in Maharashtra.
View Article3-4% schoolchildren from city have high BP: Study
Fast-paced life and obesity are known to cause lifestyle diseases among adults, but a recent study conducted at D Y Patil medical college has revealed the prevalence of high blood pressure among...
View ArticleGovt restructures textile panel under Halwankar
In a major restructuring, the BJP-led state government on Thursday sacked the committee formed six months ago to implement the textile policy effectively and has set up a new committee under the...
View ArticleSexual harassment plaints panel missing in some varsity colleges
The Shivaji University, Kolhapur (SUK) has sent a reminder to colleges affiliated to it on the formation of internal complaints committees for addressing sexual harassment cases.
View Article2 posing as cops rob senior citizen of gold worth Rs 60,000
A 70-year-old man was robbed of his gold ornaments worth Rs 60,000 by two unidentified men posing as policemen in the city on Wednesday.
View ArticleCity cools down, maximum temperature drops by 6 degree Celcius
Continuous rain over the past two days has resulted in considerably cooler temperatures in the city with the maximum temperature dropping from 29.5 degree Celsius on Thursday to 23.7 degree Celsius on...
View ArticleUGC urges varsities to fill up vacancies
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked vice-chancellors across the country to fill up vacant faculty positions before the next academic year commences in June 2015.
View ArticleDisplay details of road work: KMC to contractors
In a bid to keep a check on the progress of road construction work, the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has decided to make it mandatory for the contractors concerned to install boards at the...
View ArticleRupees 1.5 lakh sought for AIDS awareness
In a review meeting at the district collector’s office on Friday, Kolhapur District AIDS Prevention and Control Unit (DAPCU) sought Rs 1.5 lakh as financial assistance from the state government to...
View ArticleAirport still awaits state government’s push
Pravin Darade, secretary to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Friday said that he has received a proposal, urging the government to pursue the issue of commencement of Kolhapur airport with the...
View ArticleMake efforts to increase surgeries: Dhanajay Mahadik
City MP Dhanajay Mahadik on Friday directed the officials of Chhatrapati Pramila Raje (CPR) civil hospital to step up efforts to increase the number of surgeries under the Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandayi...
View ArticleForest dept to seek help from elephant expert
The Kolhapur forest department has decided to seek the help of Asian elephant expert Ajay Desai to plan a corridor for wild elephants in the Kolhapur and Sindhudurg districts.
View ArticleNational Green Tribunal postpones verdict on Top quarry case till November 17
The Pune bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has postponed the decision over the Top quarry case after the counsel for the villagers sought more time to submit the affidavit.
View ArticleDistrict Congress vows to make a comeback
District Congress on Friday vowed to comeback in Kolhapur, where it was routed out in the recent assembly election.
View ArticleYouths celebrate Children’s Day
More than 50 youths along with around 100 students and a few citizens cleaned the Abaso Sasane Vidyalaya premises on Children’s Day under their unique initiative, ‘Ugly Kolhapuri’.
View ArticleKMC faces challenge to recover tax dues
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation is facing the challenge of recovering Rs 140 crore in the form of local body tax from the traders in the city in remaining four months of the current fiscal.
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