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Designated quarantine facilities for international flyers in Delhi

International passengers testing positive for Covid upon arrival at the Delhi airport will have to isolate at designated paid and free facilities, the state government said

Not allowed on board due to Covid curbs, people damage DTC buses

Police used mild force to disperse the crowd and five people were detained, officials said

Omicron detected in 54% of new Covid cases: Satyendar Jain

He said stringent curbs have been put in place as part of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to check the spread of Covid

Delhi HC to conduct virtual hearings from Jan 3 due to spurt in Covid cases

The decision was taken after a office note was placed before Chief Justice D N Patel highlighting the present system of hearing of matters in the high court and district courts

Delhi police, district administrations step up Covid-19 awareness drives

Authorities have fined 17,528 people in four days between December 26 and 29 for violating Covid guidelines

Covid-19 pandemic: Delhi sees 1,313 fresh cases, highest since May 26

With the new cases, the cumulative total has risen to 1,446,415

Omicron in 46% of latest samples, spreading in community in Delhi: Jain

Omicron is gradually spreading in community and new variant of concern has been found in 46 per cent of latest samples analysed in national capital, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said

Omicron constitutes 46% of total Covid-19 cases in Delhi: Satyendar Jain

People with no travel history were found infected with the new variant, meaning the virus is gradually spreading in the community, the Delhi health minister said

Omicron spreading in community in Delhi: Health Minister Satyendra Jain

Omicron accounts for 46 per cent of the 115 Covid samples analysed in the national capital and the new, fast-spreading variant of concern is gradually spreading in the community, Health Minister said

Over 4,300 Covid-19 norm violations reported in Delhi in a day

Over 4,300 violations related to Covid-appropriate behaviour were reported here on Wednesday, according to official figures. The figures for December 28 shared by the Delhi government said that out of the total 4,392 violations, 4,248 were related to face mask, 83 to social distancing protocol, and 60 to spitting in public places. Of the 4,248 mask violations, maximum were reported from north district (700) followed by east (635) and southwest (502), the data cited. On December 28, as many as 69 FIRs were registered for violating Covid guidelines but no arrests were made while a fine of Rs 86,33,700 was imposed on violators, it said.

Delhi's air quality improves to 'poor'; max temp 21.2 degrees Celsius

The 24-hour air quality index (AQI) of Delhi read 267 at 4 pm on Wednesday

PKL 2021: Naveen shines in Dabang Delhi's win over Bengal Warriors

Naveen Kumar was unstoppable as he was in the thick of things from the word go

Delhi Covid curbs: People rush to cancel weddings, demand refunds

With yellow alert being sounded in Delhi amid rising Covid-19 cases, the wedding industry is staring at a bleak future

Delhi Police revises SOP on health welfare for personnel amid Omicron scare

Special Commissioner of Police (Welfare) Shalini Singh held a meeting with all the district and unit heads and other stakeholders on Wednesday

'Yellow alert' to continue in Delhi, authorities in wait-and-watch mode

The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Lt Governor Anil Baijal, who is also the chairperson of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority

Govt faces December protest for third year in row, this time from doctors

The resident doctors on Wednesday continued their protest in support of their demands, including the withdrawal of the FIRs filed against them

Covid-19: 'RRR' sticks to its release date despite Delhi theatres shutdown

But makers of another upcoming film, 'RRR', have decided to stick to its release date amid the health scare.

Delhi: Ugandan woman with one kg cocaine-filled capsules in stomach held

In a rare case, the Delhi customs have arrested a Ugandan woman at Delhi airport allegedly with around one kilogram of cocaine in her stomach, said a senior Customs official on Wednesday.He said that the woman was admitted to RML hospital and it took four days for recovery of all 91 cocaine-filled capsules from her body. A total of 993 grams of cocaine has been recovered."It is a rare case where around one kg has been concealed inside the body in specially designed pellets containing cocaine. In normal cases, these drug carriers conceal around 400-500 grams inside their body. It could be life-threatening if these capsules burst inside the stomach," he said.He added that Customs officers identified one Ugandan passenger, who arrived at Terminal-3 of IGI Airport a few days back. The gait and body movements of the passenger were unusual. The customs officer out of sheer facilitation and goodwill approached her if she needed any help. However, the passenger not only refused to accept any .

Traders in Delhi request DDMA to amend Covid restrictions under GRAP

The DDMA has sounded a "yellow" alert under its Graded Response Action Plan after the Covid positivity rate in the national capital was recorded above 0.5 per cent

RAI dubs Delhi govt Covid restriction measures as 'partial lockdown'

Retailers Association of India (RAI) dubbed as 'a partial lockdown' the Delhi government's restrictions on shops, restaurants and malls amid the spread of the Omicron variant