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Delhi L-G sets up panel to ease licensing processes for restaurants, hotels

Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has set up a high-power committee to ease licensing processes and requirements for restaurants and hotels, a move officials said will provide a fillip to the hospitality sector and make way for dining till late hours and on terraces. The committee will be headed by the principal secretary for home and comprise senior representatives from Income Tax Department, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Delhi Police, Delhi Fire Services and New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), according to officials. The lieutenant governor (L-G) has directed the committee to submit its report and recommendations within 15 days, they said. "The licensing processes and requirements are often found to be outdated, unnecessarily restrictive, coercive and discretionary. They have often led to complaints of harassment and corruption as well, resulting in the fact that unlike other global and Indian cities, Delhi's hospitality sector

A gastronomic journey through the North far removed from convention

Loya, the latest offering by Indian Hotels at Taj Palace, New Delhi, offers a confluence of flavours from the foothills of Himalayas, the fields of Punjab, the Gangetic plains, and snow-laden Kashmir

Swiggy denies exodus of restaurants amid deep discounting concerns

Amid reports about hundreds of restaurants delisting from Swiggy Dineout, sources said only 20 brands with nearly 400 outlets have delisted from Swiggy's dining out platform

ONDC goes live with beta launch in Bengaluru; 161 orders placed on Day 1

Govt-owned network starts in Bengaluru with online grocery, restaurant orders

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Stocks to Watch: State Bank of India (SBI) has clarified that it has not been identified as a nodal bank for handling Russia-related rupee transactions

Speciality Restaurants to expand; plans 20-30 cloud kitchens, 6 restaurants

At present, there are about 13 independent cloud kitchens, but the numbers are set to increase

Pizza, pasta and beyond: How Italian food is changing Indian dining

A guide to how to pick and how to cook one the world's most popular cuisines

FSSAI suspends 16 licences for non-compliance with calorie count order

The FSSAI has suspended the licenses of 16 food business operators for not complying with the regulator's latest norms

'Middlemen' Swiggy, Zomato win once again, restaurants bear the brunt: NRAI

Association details the impact the new discount programmes of these two entities could have on eateries

High commissions by Swiggy, Zomato have restaurants turning to alternatives

New players like Thrive and DotPe, which charge less, are emerging as alternatives

Karim's, Nathu's, and others open in Leh: Fresh flavours at 11,500 ft

The effort that has been put into the look and feel of the place indicates that Karim's is fully invested in Leh

Delhi HC gives the green light to restaurants to levy service charges

It comes just days after, on Tuesday, HC had asked the restaurants why they could not increase the salaries of their staff instead of levying a service charge

Domino's Pizza quits Italy after 7 years as locals shun American pies

The US chain entered Italy in 2015 through a franchising agreement with ePizza SpA and planned to distinguish itself by providing a structured national delivery service

Tipplers left high and dry as bars, hotels in Delhi refuse alcohol

Earlier in the day, the representatives of the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) met Excise department officials to urge them to renew the existing licenses

HC stays guidelines prohibiting levying of service charge on food bills

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday stayed the recent guidelines prohibiting hotels and restaurants from levying service charge automatically on food bills

Eating out? Be prepared to shell out more as restaurants hike rates

High food inflation forces restaurants to hike prices; ban on service charge will likely lead to further increases in the prices of dishes on the menu

Top Headlines: Rupee settlement plan, eating out to get pricier, and more

The share of developed market currencies in India's trade has only been going up in recent decades. The share is up around 30 percentage points since the early 1990s. Read more in our top headlines

Hotels, restaurants workers demand pay hike after service charge ban

Industry experts say that while restaurants will increase the food prices there is no certainty on it going to staff as it will be a part of the owner's revenue

India's restaurants slam new rules against compulsory service charge

Restaurants say they already explicitly mention the charge in notices at the gate and on the menus, and if someone chooses to use their services, they are bound to pay it

Service charge: Staff at many restaurants fear tips may dwindle

The decision has drawn mixed response from hoteliers, restaurant owners and associations, across India, some of whom said the move will ''not impact'' their businesses