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RAJKOT: A day after the voting for the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) was held 39 people tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday.
According to the RMC health department, on Sunday only 16 new cases were recorded in the Rajkot city area. Similarly, on February 20 and 21 the number of new cases were 20 and 21 respectively. According to health officials, the positive cases per day had been stable between 20 to 30 during the month of January.
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A group of eunuchs created ruckus at Malaviya Nagar police station on Saturday
Rajkot: The police on Monday registered an FIR against six eunuchs and one autorickshaw driver for alleged kidnapping and thrashing of transgender artist Payal Rathwa in Rajkot.
Last week a group of eunuchs had allegedly abducted Rathwa along with his friend and stripped them in public. They had also thrashed them, besides recording their act on a mobile phone. Rathwa, who was traumatised because of the incident, did not come out of her house for three days, before finally approaching the police for help.
In her complaint, Rathwa has also stated that the accused made the video of the incident viral on the social media. Those booked by police include Kapil, the auto-rickshaw driver and members of eunuch community Bhavikade, Nikitade, Gopide, Anjlide, Pinalde and Mirade allies Fatakdi.
Rajkot: Governor of Karnataka, Vajubhai Vala, who arrived in the city to cast his vote on Sunday advocated capping age for candidates contesting elect.
Vaishali Makwana carrying her newborn girl to the booth in Bhavnagar on Sunday
RAJKOT: A women stepping out an ambulance carrying a bundle in her arms left many an onlooker bewildered at a poll booth at Kumbharvada of Bhavnagar on Sunday. But her responsibility and sense of duty as a citizen left her with many admirers too after 25 year old Vaishali Makwana, carried her 2-day-old newborn baby girl first to the poll booth straight after her discharge from Sir T Hospital.
While on her way home, Mawana expressed the desire to first cast her vote before reaching home and the 108 ambulance staff were only too happy to oblige. So, the vehicle carrying mother and infant made a stop at the voting booth and while the staff took care of her infant, the mother went inside to cast her vote.
Rajkot: A clash was reported during municipal corporation election on Sunday between Aam Admi Party and BJP workers in ward number 8 of Laxmin Nagar area of Rajkot. Even as police and senior BJP leaders rushed to the spot, AAP workers alleged that BJP workers ransacked their office and damaged furniture.
While the dispute arose from sharing of seating space outside the booth to guide voters, AAP workers also accused the workers from the ruling party of trying to woo voters even on the election day. Deputy commissioner of police, Manoharsinh Jadeja reached the spot and assured AAP workers that the police will register an FIR if they approach the police station concerned. Senior AAP worker, Ajit Lokhil, alleged that AAP worker Darshan Kansagra received injuries in the attack.