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The Delhi government's Goods and Services Tax (GST) department on Saturday unearthed a Rs 347-crore "fake billing scam" involving 11 firms and one person was arrested in connection with it, according to an official statement.

Delhi recorded a massive 50 per cent jump in coronavirus cases on Saturday, at 2,716, with around 3.64 percent of COVID-19 tests returning positive - a high positivity rate considered one of the first signs of an impending wave of infections.

The Delhi government has issued an order stating that International passengers testing positive for COVID upon arrival at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport have to isolate at institutional designated paid and free facilities.

A man was arrested on Friday for allegedly killing his wife in central Delhi's Chandni Mahal area over suspicion that she was in an illicit relationship with another person, police said.

The Delhi government has sanctioned Rs 475.78 crore to install 600 LED screens across the city at prominent junctions and intersections for the purpose of displaying messages of public interest.

On New Year's eve, Delhi saw a big jump in coronavirus cases with1,796 fresh infections - a massive jump of 36 per cent compared to yesterday's cases (1,313).

Delhi witnessed nine coronavirus deaths in December so far as the city is fighting a massive rise in virus cases believed to be driven by the new Omicron variant. This is the highest number of deaths the city witnessed in the last four months.

All samples from metro cities - that have tested positive for Covid - are being sent for genome sequencing, government sources said today, amid fears over an Omicron-driven third wave, adding that 18% of recent samples in India had the new variant.

To ensure the smooth flow of traffic on New Year's Eve, the Delhi Traffic Police have decided to impose certain restrictions on Friday night.

Delhi woke up to cold wave conditions on Friday as the minimum temperature dipped to 3.8 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The Delhi High Court on Thursday decided to shift to the virtual system of hearings from January 3 in view of rise in COVID-19 cases and the subsequent 'yellow alert' declared by the government in the national capital.

The junior doctors in Delhi, protesting over the delay in college allotments of postgraduate medical students, have decided to call off their 14-day agitation. The decision was taken following a meeting with Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and the

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Thursday said the state is the top performer in the five parameters of self-reliance, and its economy is better than Delhi's which has "spoiled" its economy by "giving freebies".

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.

India's performance as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council indicates that the world needs India to be at the horseshoe table permanently, the country's envoy to the United Nations TS Tirumurti has said.

Several markets dealing with garment business in Delhi remained shut on Thursday in protest against the central government's proposed move to hike GST rates on textile from existing 5 per cent to 12 per cent from January 1.

A group of people blocked the MB Road and damaged DTC buses on Thursday morning after not being allowed to board a vehicle which had exceeded the permissible passenger-carrying capacity set when Delhi is in 'yellow' alert due to rising Covid cases.

Coronavirus: Over 4,300 violations of Covid-appropriate behaviour were reported from Delhi on Wednesday, as the city scrambles to face a potential avalanche of COVID-19 cases triggered by the Omicron variant.

A cold wave swept Delhi on Thursday as people in the city gear up to ring in a chilly New Year with the weather department predicting similar conditions till January 3.

The High Court sought the Centre and Delhi's stand on a plea by a mother wanting to know the outcome of the genome sequencing test of his Covid positive son as he was not being discharged by a private hospital for the lack of clarity on virus variant

A Ugandan woman was arrested by customs officers at the international airport here on Wednesday for allegedly smuggling cocaine worth Rs 14 crore into the country.

A bank in Delhi's Chhatarpur was ransacked and its guard was assaulted by a man who was stopped at the gate for not wearing a mask, reported news agency ANI.

The virtual review meeting of the DDMA was chaired by Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and was attended by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and several experts.