A glimmer of hope for ailing industrial sector in Kolhapur
| With assurances from the BJP-Shiv Sena state government to solve its long-pending issues such as various tariffs and land, a ray of hope has emerged for the ailing industrial sector of Kolhapur.
View ArticleKonkan-bound buses to start from Sambhajinagar bus stand
| The Kolhapur division of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) has proposed changing the route of its buses heading towards Konkan.
View ArticleLeftists form organization to prevent social discrimination
Leftists and other progressive organizations formed a new front on Sunday under the name Samajik Atyachar Pratibandhak Samiti, a committee to prevent social discrimination.
View Article'Implement power utility regulations effectively'
Member of Rajya Sabha Bhalchandra Mungekar on Sunday stressed on effective implementation of existing rules and regulations regarding the power sector, adding that the existing laws are sufficient.
View ArticleCivic body waiting for 25cr bank guarantee from IRB to complete pending works
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation's (KMC) plans to undertake pending work of the Integrated Road Development Project (IRDP) has been stalled due to lack of funds.
View ArticleGovt, IRB to discuss settlement amount
The state government has decided to negotiate with the Ideal Road Builders (IRB) to decide the amount to be paid back to cancel the toll imposed by the company across nine booths in the city.
View ArticleNCP striving hard to elect Faras unopposed as chairman of standing committee
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is striving hard to elect its corporator Adil Faras unopposed after the Jan Surajya Shakti Party (JSSP) decided to field Mrudula Purekar for the post of chairman of...
View ArticleFiercely fought segments witness higher enrolment
The Kolhapur district collector's voter enrolment drive has seen maximum enrolment from the assembly constituencies where the contests were fierce and victory margins were thin.
View ArticleKMC to table proposal to set up IT Park
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) will table a proposal at the general body meeting next month to set up an IT Park in the Temblaiwadi area.
View ArticleLand issues will be resolved: Desai
Industries minister Subhash Desai on Monday assured local industries that their issues regarding land space will be resolved but refused to provide immediate relief in power tariff.
View ArticleIrked citizens blame civic body for not maintaining roads
Citizens are fuming over the poor quality of road construction work undertaken by the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC).
View ArticleGood year for KMT, but other modes of transport have long way to go
The deal struck for the purchase of new municipal transport buses, a survey conducted for the formation of new autorickshaw stops and the transfer of Kolhapur Airport's land to the Airports Authority...
View ArticleSUK student commits suicide in hostel room
A 24-year-old student of the Shivaji University has allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan with a nylon rope in her room in the ladies hostel of the university on Sunday...
View ArticleMan killed, 7 others injured as tempo falls from bridge
A 40-year-old man was killed and seven others injured in when a tempo they were travelling fell from a bridge in Asalaj village of Gagan Bawda taluka, 40 km away from here, on Sunday night.
View ArticleCivic body starts construction of blood component separation bank
The Kolhapur municipal corporation (KMC) on Monday started construction of its first blood component separation bank at Firangai Talim Hospital in Shivaji Peth.
View Article'Govt aiming to attract 5 lakh cr investment'
Industries minister Subhash Desai on Monday said that the government is aiming to bring Rs 5 lakh crore investment in the near future and has started reforms in the industrial sector to boost...
View ArticleSUK hostel wing to be vacated
The third floor of the ladies hostel number three on the Shivaji University campus will be vacated for three to six months, chief rector of the hostel Vasanti Rasam said on Tuesday.
View ArticleContractor to bear rise in project cost, says KMC
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Tuesday said that the likely cost escalation of the Kalammawadi Direct Pipeline Project will be borne by the contractor and it will not add to the civic...
View ArticleZilla Parishad chief, his deputy deputy to get new official cars
The state rural development department has raised the vehicle purchase bar from Rs 6 lakh to Rs 8 lakh, which means that the Zilla Parishad (ZP) chairman and deputy chairman can buy new vehicles for...
View Article2015 crucial to many politicians in Kolhapur
As the year 2014 gives way to 2015, TOI brings you some leaders from the district, who would be playing crucial roles in the new year.
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