Delhi govt's ease-of-doing-biz boost to hospitality sector: Eating house certificate norm relaxedIn a move to boost ease of doing business, the Delhi government has eliminated the requirement for the "Eating House Registration and Lodgi...
17 Jul, 2025, 10.32 PM IST
Delhi government withdraws regulations on swimming pools, hotels and other commercial activitiesThe Delhi government has withdrawn regulations governing seven commercial activities, including swimming pools and hotels, following an ord...
30 Jun, 2025, 11.06 PM IST
Decision to exempt Delhi restaurants from police NOC will reduce hurdles, improve EoDB: NRAIThe National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) has lauded Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena's order exempting eateries from obtaini...
23 Jun, 2025, 02.05 PM IST
Rat droppings, rotten meat, rust, & more: Telangana’s food crackdown reveals the "secret masala" used at popular city restaurantsRecent food safety inspections in Telangana have revealed alarming hygiene violations across various establishments. Hotels, restaurants, a...
21 Apr, 2025, 01.04 PM IST
Delhi HC restrains authorities from taking coercive action against Le Meridien hotel on licence issueThe Delhi High Court has provided relief to Le Meridien hotel. The court has stopped authorities from taking action against the hotel. This...
19 Apr, 2025, 12.18 PM IST
Licence lag leaves Delhi eateries high & dryRestaurateurs told ET the primary stumbling block was the mandatory eating house registration certificate issued by the Delhi Police licens...
27 Oct, 2023, 08.25 AM IST
Restaurants holding eating house licence can't serve hookah, says Bombay HC; refuses relief to suburban eateryA division bench of Justices G S Kulkarni and R N Laddha in its order dated April 24 noted that hookah cannot be one of the items being ser...
02 May, 2023, 04.18 PM IST
Delhi restaurants allowed to serve food in open spaces, terrace as MCD eases licensing normsAccording to an official document, eateries in the national capital with terraces and open dining spaces will also not require any addition...
14 Nov, 2022, 07.06 PM IST
Dry days at capital's new eateries amid excise licence waitMalik said there is a unified portal for applications, and that there may have been a surge of applications after restrictions eased, resul...
01 Nov, 2022, 12.17 AM IST
Mumbai hotels move court against unlicensed eateries, aggregatorsIndian Hotel & Restaurant Association (AHAR) also wants the court to direct the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), commissione...
14 Mar, 2022, 12.10 AM IST
Licence raj still, focus on 'ease of doing business'The Survey noted that increasing digitalization and seamlessly integrating multiple agencies onto a single digital platform can further red...
01 Feb, 2020, 07.58 AM IST
Liquor sales hit by excise policy, complex rulesAlthough the curbs were subsequently modified to exempt places that served liquor, restaurateurs now say their businesses are getting hit b...
19 Apr, 2018, 11.08 AM IST
Eateries need to hire food safety officer to get licenceOwners and vendors of food products sold on ecommerce platforms must display their licences or FSSAI registrations.
02 Mar, 2018, 08.19 AM IST
1Above’s eating house licence had expired 11 days before blazeIdeally, the restaurant should have been sealed and no fresh license or NOC granted to 1Above after its eating house licence expired.
08 Jan, 2018, 11.42 AM IST
McDonald's case: NCLAT adjourns hearing till November 16McDonald's has moved the Delhi high court to enforce the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) award that directed Bakshi to sel...
25 Oct, 2017, 03.26 PM IST
McDonald's-Bakshi row: UK panel for fair valuation of JVThe partners had resorted to arbitration after McD's in Nov 2013 issued a notice to terminate partnership with Bakshi for setting up and op...
14 Sep, 2017, 07.40 PM IST
McDonald’s trying to get back licences, says no job lossesConnaught Plaza Restaurants Pvt Ltd (CPRL), McDonald’s licensee in North and East India, suspended operations of the restaurants that lost ...
30 Jun, 2017, 01.11 AM IST