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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

Kejriwal to hold high-level meet on Covid-19 situation in Delhi: Report

The chief minister will chair the meeting at 12 noon. It will discuss the rising number of COVID-19 cases and threat posed by its new variant Omicron

IMD forecasts light rain or drizzle for Delhi as AQI remains 'very poor'

The IMD forecast the possibility of light rain or drizzle in the national capital with a generally cloudy sky throughout the day

Delhi doctors continue protest against delays in NEET-PG counselling

Resident doctors of major government hospitals in Delhi protesting delays in holding NEET-PG counseling said that they will continue their agitation until their demands are met.

Delhi's striking resident doctors call for total medical service shutdown

Protesting resident doctors have called for total shutdown of medical services in Delhi hospitals

Delhi records highest new Covid cases in over 6 months, yellow alert likely

With Delhi reporting the highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases in six months, a declaration of Yellow Alert with its host of restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan is likely

Over 4,400 people fined for Covid norm violations in Delhi on Sunday

As many as 4,342 challans were issued for not wearing masks, while 68 people were fined for not following social distancing norms and 15 were penalised for spitting in public places

Winter break for Delhi govt school students up to class 5 from Jan 1 to 15

The DoE said that the assessment record of winter break assignments and activities must be maintained scrupulously and shall count towards internal assessment

Delhi to witness Covid surge in next 2 months; peak likely in Feb: Experts

Delhi reported 290 fresh Covid cases on Sunday with a positivity rate of 0.55 per cent, while the number of new cases and the positivity rate rose to 331 and 0.68 per cent respectively on Monday

Dengue death toll rises to 23 in Delhi, case count now over 9,500

The number of dengue cases rose to over 9,500, though about 130 fresh cased have been logged in the last one week, the rise being far less than what was being reported till a few weeks ago

Night curfew in Delhi from Monday over rising coronavirus cases

Night curfew will be imposed in Delhi from 11 pm on Monday, restricting movement of individuals except those in exempted categories, due to rising COVID-19 cases and the threat posed by Omicron