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Elderly woman arrested in east Delhi for supplying illicit liquor

A 60-year-old woman was arrested from east Delhi's Kalyanpuri area for allegedly supplying illicit liquor, police said on Friday.

AQI drops to 'very poor' category again; likely to improve in January

After recording "moderate" air quality for two consecutive days, Delhi's AQI (Air Quality Index) yet again dropped to the "very poor" category by settling at 316 on Friday morning

Provide funds to Delhi municipal corporations as well: Sisodia to Centre

The Arvind Kejriwal government on Thursday demanded that the Centre allocate funds to Delhi municipal corporations also as it does in the case of the civic bodies in states. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia raised the demand at a pre-budget consultation called by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the Delhi government said in a statement. "The national capital is the face of the country, but today the municipal corporations in Delhi are facing acute shortage of funds and are not able to maintain the cleanliness and development in the capital. Therefore, funds should be provided to the municipal corporations of Delhi like (funds are provided to civic bodies) in other states," the statement quoted Sisodia as saying in the meeting. The Deputy chief minister noted that the 15th Finance Commission allocated grant-in-aid of Rs 4,36,361 crore for the local bodies for 2021-2026. "But the local bodies of NCT of Delhi were omitted from this on a technical ground that only states

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.