‘Demolition order proves that officials knew the structure was illegal,’ the Chief Justice said

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Migrant workers returning from Rajkot to Ballia on a special train on Saturday claimed that Gujarat Police charged them Rs 725 fare. Authorities here, however, said they had no information about it. The train carrying 1,170 migrant workers from parts of UP reached Ballia in the morning, following which they were screened and provided food packets, District Magistrate Hari Pratap Shahi said. "The migrants were then sent to their states. As many as 420 are from Ballia, while rest of them are from Prayagraj, Fatehpur, Hardoi, Maharajganj, Kushingar, Etawah and other districts," he said. Some passengers claimed that they had to pay Rs 725 train fare to Gujarat Police, the district magistrate said, adding that he had no information on this.

Rajkot administration has decided to stop issuing passes to people who want to go to Ahmedabad for biz purposes and also return to the city.

A robber was caught red handed while trying to loot a victim in Kankotgam locality of Rajkot on Wednesday night. Police said the accused, identified as Ravirajsinh Jadeja, tried to rob Chirag Bhanvadia of Rs 90,000 cash. ​

A migrant labourer from Uttar Pradesh (UP) killed himself on the track after he failed to catch the Shramik Special train for UP at the Rajkot railway station

Rajkot Municipal Corporation

In what could be a major breakthrough for N95 masks production in India, two Rajkot-based engineering firms have developed the machine indigenously to make this medically crucial masks. Most companies making N95 masks have been procuring the manufacturing machines from China, Japan and South Korea.