LIQUOR SHOPS TO STAY OPEN 1 HOUR LONGER

NEW DELHI: Liquor shops in Delhi can stay open an hour longer, the state excise department said on Friday. According to an order issued by the excise department on Thursday, liquor shops in the city will now open from 10am to 10pm instead of till 9pm earlier. The move, the Delhi government later said, is one of multiple strategies being implemented to increase the state’s revenue, which has taken a hit due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Before the Covid-19 lockdown, liquor shops in the city used to remain open till 10pm. However, the timing for their operation had been curtailed by an hour, once they were allowed to open again May onwards.

Int’l fliers can apply for quarantine exemption online

NEW DELHI: Passengers arriving at the Delhi airport in international flights can now fill their mandatory self-declaration forms online instead of queuing at the airport. Delhi International

Airport Ltd (DIAL), the airport operator, on Friday said it has developed “AIR SUVIDHA”— a portal where passengers can fill the form and even apply for an exemption from mandatory institutional quarantine. The exemption from quarantine will, however, be awarded in case of special provisions only, officials said.

Govt notices to 5k+ firms for not filing GST returns

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has sent notices to 5,584 companies for not filing GST returns and 36 similar notices to those who failed to have filed VAT returns, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said in a statement on Friday. So far in 2020, Delhi has collected around ₹3,777 crore in taxes, as against ₹5,792 crore in the corresponding period the previous year, the statement read. Sisodia, also Delhi finance minister, said, “Several sectors such as e-commerce, insurance and financial services were not affected by the pandemic.”

The invaluable lesson we have learnt is that everyone had to come together to enable us to take care of the patients with Covid-19. Patients suffering from the disease, including those suspected to have the infection, started coming to the hospital

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