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The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized 11,963 quintals of spices and spice-based products worth Rs 19.69 crore during 1,057 inspections ahead of Diwali 2026. FDA chief Tukaram Mundhe said the licences of 94 establishments were suspended and 557 improvement notices issued, with inspections set to expand to retail shops.
A separate commission headed by Justice Dilip Bhosale has been constituted to investigate paper leaks and irregularities in nine Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) examinations. The commission, with Mundhe as Member Secretary, will conduct public hearings and accept representations by November 16 at its office in Mumbai's Bandra-Kurla Complex.
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