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The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Sunday extended the functioning of weekly markets on a trial basis till September 6 in the national capital, officials said.

The water level of the Yamuna was receding gradually and the river was flowing below the warning mark in Delhi, officials said on Monday.

Delhi recorded 236.5 mm rainfall in August this year, the highest for the month in seven years, according to an India Meteorological Department data.

More than 2,000 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Delhi over the last 24 hours, in a first since July 10. The number was hovering close to 2,000 yesterday, with 1,954 people testing positive for the highly contagious virus. The surge comes as Delhi is getting ready to resume metro rail services, which cater to an estimated 15 lakh people a day in highly crowded conditions.

After nearly six months gap, the Delhi metro services are ready resume from September 7. The Centre, in its Unlock4 guidelines on Saturday allowed metro services across the country in a graded manner.

The use of masks and smart cards has been made mandatory as the Delhi Metro resumes services next month after a five-month gap. The new guidelines issued by the Delhi government today listed severe restrictions that included a ban on tokens for the train ride and limiting the number of passengers in each coach. The authorities, however, have not named a figure for this yet. The air conditioning system will also be "taken out" to ensure circulation of fresh air inside coaches, said Delhi Transport minister Kailash Gahlot.

A four-feet-long cobra was spotted by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) workers near a gate of Saket Metro Depot on Friday.

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), the country's top anti-smuggling intelligence, investigations and operations agency, busted an international gold smuggling racket on Friday when it arrested eight passengers at the New Delhi railway station with 504 gold biscuits, with foreign markings, concealed in their clothes.

Delhi recorded 1,954 fresh COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the city's highest single-day spike here in August till date, taking the tally to over 1.71 lakh, while the deaths from the disease mounted to 4,404, authorities said.

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has permitted holding of JEE and NEET exams in the city, despite objections raised by the Delhi government citing student safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic, sources said on Saturday.

With coronavirus cases increasing in the national capital, authorities have formed enforcement teams in each district of Delhi to ensure strict implementation of COVID-19 guidelines.

Two brothers, who owned a jewellery shop in central Delhi's Chandni Chowk, were found dead at their store today around 3 PM, the police said. A suicide note has been recovered from the spot, they said.

A Delhi court has dismissed the bail application of Pinjra Tod member and JNU student Devangana Kalita, who has been booked under the stringent anti-terror law, UAPA, in a case related to the communal violence in northeast Delhi in February.

A 23-year-old man was beaten to death in Delhi's Naraina area on Friday over suspicion that he stole a mobile phone, police said. Four men, accused of thrashing the victim, have been arrested.

Two men are being treated at a Delhi hospital after surviving a crash crash that saw them fall off a flyover on Thursday, police officials said. The two are now reported to be out of danger, they added.

Delhi recorded 1,808 fresh COVID-19 cases on Friday, taking the tally in the city to over 1.69 lakh while the deathsdue to the disease rose to 4,389, authorities said.

Twelve city forests have been developed in the national capital and four more will be ready soon, Environment Minister Gopal Rai told the Centre on Monday.

A "mosquito terminator" train to spray insecticide on both sides of rail tracks to prevent growth of mosquito larvae was flagged off on Friday from the New Delhi Railway Station, officials said.

A 40-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death with an iron rod, in front of his pregnant wife, by two drunk brothers when he went up to them while searching for his son who had gone missing a few minutes ago, police said on Friday.

Delhi Police Crime Branch on Friday apprehended five persons for their alleged involvement in extortion and cheating traders among others by impersonating as Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials. These accused have been remanded to three-day police custody.

An Uttar Pradesh Police constable was arrested along with his associate for allegedly kidnapping a man and robbing him off his valuables at gunpoint, the Delhi Police said on Thursday.

Five people have been arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly running an extortion racket by impersonating as officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the central probe agency said on Friday.

Delhi rain update: Several parts of the national capital saw moderate showers Friday morning bringing down the humidity level. The India Meteorological Department had on Thursday warned of heavy rain in many states in north and central India. The capital is also likely to see rainfall during the weekend.

Monsoon 2020 news: The water level of the Yamuna river in Delhi rose to over 204 meter Friday morning, precariously close to the warning mark of 204.50 meter, officials said. "The water level was recorded at 204.30 meter at the Old Railway Bridge at 9 am," an official of the irrigation and flood control department said.