FDA’s ban on loose masalas puts Lalbaug’s ‘by the gram’ way of doing business at risk
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New Delhi: All India Students' Association (AISA) president Neha Bora was released early Saturday morning, while Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke will be produced before the SEM court, Delhi Police said. #WATCH | Delhi: AISA National President Neha Bora has bee...
Free Press Journal · Oct 17, 2026

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BMC officials said the civic body has already ordered improved pest control operations and increased fogging operations across the city to prevent the spread of vector-borne diseases...
Hindustan Times — Mumbai · Oct 17, 2026

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PANVEL: Panvel is set to get its first municipal bus service, with the Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) approving a ₹287
Hindustan Times — Mumbai · Oct 17, 2026

Local
While the civic body had sought to reduce the compensation, the developer had argued that it was entitled to a higher amount
Hindustan Times — Mumbai · Oct 17, 2026

parks
Once viewed primarily as a regulatory requirement in slum rehabilitation projects, PTCs are increasingly becoming an important tool for developers seeking to unlock development potential and make redevelopment projects commercially viable...
Hindustan Times — Mumbai · Oct 17, 2026

Local
MUMBAI: The plan to decongest the T Junction at Mankhurd can finally move forward, with the state environment authorities giving the go-ahead to clear 203,040 sq feet of mangrove land to enable the shifting of six major electricity transmission lines that bring power to Mumbai...
Hindustan Times — Mumbai · Oct 17, 2026

business
The suspension, following an inspection of the hospital’s kitchen, comes amid a wider crackdown by the state FDA on food establishments found flouting safety and hygiene norms. The food business licence, held in the name of M/s Sodexo India Services Pvt. Ltd, which operates the k...
Hindustan Times — Mumbai · Oct 17, 2026

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Thanawala is in judicial custody in a ₹18.35-crore fraud case registered by the Mumbai police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW). The ED’s case is based on the same FIR...
Hindustan Times — Mumbai · Oct 17, 2026

government
MUMBAI: The protracted dispute within the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP)—the apex body of the Parsi Zoroastrian community in India and Mumbai’s largest private landlords -- over converting leave-and-licence agreements into tenancy has escalated...
Hindustan Times — Mumbai · Oct 17, 2026

News
Transport experts said the drive was bound to fail as it was launched without the necessary planning and ground work
Hindustan Times — Mumbai · Oct 17, 2026

safety
MUMBAI: The Versova police have booked a senior executive of a Hong Kong-based consumer electronics and personal computer manufacturer for allegedly stalking and sexually exploiting a social media influencer under false promise of marriage...
Hindustan Times — Mumbai · Oct 17, 2026

safety
The parents, who are currently protesting at Azad Maidan, are demanding the arrest of professor Suryanarayan Doolla and justice for their son
Hindustan Times — Mumbai · Oct 17, 2026