Bombay HC gets 4th Bench at Kolhapur; sittings from August 18; Maharashtra CM hails move

Bombay HC gets 4th Bench at Kolhapur; sittings from August 18; Maharashtra CM hails move

An outer view of Bombay High Court in Mumbai on February 08, 2021. | Photo Credit: Vivek Bendre The Bombay High Court will get a new bench at Kolhapur district in western Maharashtra, which will be the fourth HC Bench in the State, and its sittings will commence from August 18. A notification in this … Read more

PM inaugurates new terminal buildings of Pune and Kolhapur airports

PM inaugurates new terminal buildings of Pune and Kolhapur airports

Maharashtra DY Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar along with others during inauguration of a new terminal at the airport in Pune, on March 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 10 virtually inaugurated the new terminal buildings of Pune and Kolhapur airports in Maharashtra, featuring modern amenities. Deputy … Read more

Ghosts of history joust for the soul of progressive Kolhapur amid the spectre of orchestrated communal clashes

Ghosts of history joust for the soul of progressive Kolhapur amid the spectre of orchestrated communal clashes

For a tense hour on a scorching afternoon on June 7, Yasar Pakhali of the Spartan Sports Club became a Spartan in deed — along with his friends, the 23-year-old kept vigil at the narrow entrance to Kolhapur city’s the minority Bara Imam pocket, which was under siege from a furious mob of Hindutva activists.  … Read more

After Kolhapur loss, Centre won’t impose President’s Rule: Sharad Pawar

After Kolhapur loss, Centre won’t impose  President’s Rule: Sharad Pawar

The violence against BJP leaders in Maharashtra has prompted some BJP to talk of imposing President’s Rule in the state, however, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar was confident that the Centre would not take such a step. “Those who are restless are expected to look for other options but there is no need to … Read more

Maharashtra logs 1,635 Covid-19 cases, 29 fatalities; 4,394 recoveries

Maharashtra logs 1,635 Covid-19 cases, 29 fatalities; 4,394 recoveries

Mumbai recorded 201 fresh cases and one COVID-19 fatality while Pune city added 278 infections and one fatality. Maharashtra on Saturday recorded 1,635 fresh COVID-19 cases and 29 fatalities, taking the tally of infections to 78,56,994 and the toll to 1,43,576, the state health department said. On Friday, the state had recorded 2,068 cases and … Read more