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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

Covid-19 curbs: On 'yellow alert', Delhi shuts cinema halls and more

Release of Jersey, RRR likely to be impacted; restrictions in several places

Delhi's air quality 'very poor'; max temp settles at 18 degrees Celsius

The 24-hour air quality index (AQI) of Delhi read 305 at 4 pm

Delhi records 496 new Covid cases in a day, highest since June 4

The positivity rate went up to 0.89%

Fresh Covid curbs in Delhi a 'death warrant' for fitness industry: Traders

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Tuesday ordered the closure of schools, colleges, cinemas and gyms with immediate effect

Fresh Covid curbs will hurt shopkeepers, say Delhi traders

With the authorities imposing fresh Covid restrictions in Delhi on Tuesday, traders said it will be a "death warrant" for the fitness industry and make a "big dent" in their businesses.

Covid: Full list of restrictions as yellow alert sounded in Delhi

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal declared a yellow alert in the wake of a spike, restrictions will be imposed in the national capital under Level 1 of the Graded Action Response Plan

Chaos at Delhi's hospitals as resident doctors shut OPD counters

The protesting doctors had called for a total shutdown of the medical services in the hospitals after the police action on Monday