Dakshina Kannada breaches 11k mark of COVID-19 cases; 314 new cases, 11 deaths on Wednesday
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada District on Wednesday crossed 11k-mark of COVID-19 cases in the district. The district reported 314 new cases of the virus in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases reported in the district now stands at 11,092.
The district also reported 11 deaths on Wednesday of which six were from other districts, 4 from Mangaluru and one from Bantwal.
Of the 314 new cases, 215 were from Mangaluru, 52 from Bantwal, 8 from Puttur, Sullia 2, 10 from Belthangady and 27 were from other districts.
296 patients of Coronavirus also recovered and were discharged from the hospitals.
With 8427 recoveries and 330 deaths, the district now has 2339 active cases of the deadly virus.
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Rupali Chakankar resigns as NCP state women's wing chief
Mumbai (PTI): Under fire over her association with rape-accused 'godman' Ashok Kharat, NCP leader Rupali Chakankar on Friday resigned as the party's Maharashtra women's wing chief.
"Following a discussion over the phone with (NCP president and deputy Chief Minister) Sunetra Pawar this morning, I am tendering my resignation as state president of the Nationalist Congress Party's women's wing," she said in a post on X.
Earlier, Chakankar had stepped down as chairman of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women after her links with Kharat came to light.
In the letter shared on the social media platform, Chakankar said that she had clarified her stand on the Kharat case on the very first day, asserting that she had no direct or indirect connection with his financial dealings or alleged wrongdoings.
Her stand remains clear and firm, and the truth would emerge in the course of investigation, Chakankar added.
The allegations being levelled against her in the media without any evidence are "painful" but the truth would ultimately prevail, she said.
Kharat, who headed a temple trust at Mirgaon in Nashik district, was arrested on March 18 after a woman accused him of raping her repeatedly over three years. A total of eight FIRs have been registered against him since then.
Chakankar was a member of the temple trust.
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