Govt to seek amendment to RTE provisions, pledges education minister
State education minister Vinod Tawde on Thursday said the state government was unhappy with the current provisions of the Right to Education Act (2009) for children in Maharashtra and would soon...
View ArticleDon't force policemen to bend law: SP to corporators
Superintendent of police Manojkumar Sharma has warned social activists and public representatives that strict action will be taken against them if they use their influence and force policemen to do any...
View Article'Chemical conservation method better than applying coat on idol'
The idol of the presiding deity of the eighth century Mahalaxmi Temple is set to be chemically conserved.The conservation issue has been pending for over a decade.
View ArticleBank strike may cause Rs 700cr loss
The strike called by the All India Bank Officers' Confederation on Friday may result in transactional loss to the tune of Rs 700 crore in the district.
View ArticleCity artist's logo selected for Nat'l Digital Literacy Mission
Kolhapur artist Anant Khasbardar's logo has been selected for the union government's National Digital Literary Mission, from among 2,600 aspirants.
View ArticleLawyers to take long march to Mumbai for HC bench demand
Lawyers from six districts have decided to conduct a long march from Kolhapur to Mumbai demanding establishment of the Bombay high court's bench in the city.
View ArticleGovt set for next-level education reforms
With the drafting of the State Assessment and Accreditation Council (SAAC) bill, the school education department is gearing up for the next stage of educational reforms.
View Article3 Western Maharashtra leaders make it to Fadnavis cabinet
It has dominated state politics since 1960.Several key leaders with major portfolios in the state Cabinet have belonged to the region.
View ArticleEntry of data on U-DISE nearly done
Much of the work of feeding data into the unified district information system for the academic year 2014-15 is done and is likely to be complete by December 12, said Kolhapur zilla parishad primary...
View ArticleShiv Sena workers take Kolhapur MLAs' exclusion with pinch of salt
Even as the Shiv Sena workers in Kolhapur are following the party's discipline and appearing "obedient", they have expressed frustration and restlessness in private over the city MLAs being overlooked...
View Article57 traders' bank accounts sealed
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Friday sealed the bank accounts of 57 traders for six months for not paying the local body tax (LBT).
View ArticlePolish touch to cemetery with World War II links
The Polish government has begun restoring the cemetery near Tararani Chowk in Kolhapur, where 76 Polish refugees of World War-II were buried.
View ArticleFive killed, 10 injured in an accident near Karad
Five people were killed and 10 others injured when a milk tanker rammed into a stationary Tempo Traveller at Belawade village, 8 km from Karad on the Pune-Bangalore National Highway, early on Saturday...
View ArticleState extends toll panel tenure by two months
Shiv Sena minister Eknath Shinde has received a breather of sorts with the BJP-led government in Maharashtra extending by two months the tenure of the committee formed to provide consultation with the...
View ArticleLEDs to light up city streets, tender to be floated in 10 days
The Kolhapur municipal corporation (KMC) has decided to install Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) across the city.
View ArticleZilla parishad rehabilitates 290 students with disabilities
The social welfare department of the Kolhapur Zilla Parishad (ZP) has rehabilitated 290 of the 1,200 mentally challenged students in the last two years.There are 27 schools for such students across the...
View Article'Ethanol blending with petrol should be taken seriously'
Ethanol makers are pushing the Centre for blending of the spirit with petrol so that it could become an additional source of income for factories.
View ArticleNGO to revive 31 'neglected' civic body schools
As many as 31 neglected schools runs by the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) schools have got a saviour in the form of NGO Maharshi Ayurved Pratishthan.
View ArticleA year on, lawyers to step up stir for high court bench in Kolhapur
Lawyers from Kolhapur and adjoining districts have decided to renew their agitation to press for their demand for a separate high court bench in Kolhapur.
View ArticleKATC members to meet KMC officials today
The Kolhapur anti-toll committee (KATC) on Sunday decided to start fresh protests demanding a revoke of the toll collection in the city.
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