The FDA continued its food safety crackdown across the state, with six Mumbai establishments among those facing licence action during inspections carried out between July 14 and August 17, officials said

Hundreds of paan vendors from across Maharashtra gathered at Mumbai's Azad Maidan to protest the government's decision to invoke MCOCA and Section 328 in the crackdown on the illegal gutka trade. Vendors said the stringent laws could unfairly target small traders and threaten their livelihoods