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Cyberabad Police Commissioner M. Ramesh along with Admin DCP T. Annapurna, Kukatpally DCP Riti Raj, Quthbullapur DCP N. Koti Reddy, Serilingampally DCP Ch. Srinivas and SOT DCP Shobhan Kumar during the meeting.
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Cyberabad Police Commissioner M. Ramesh on Monday directed owners of hotels, bars, restaurants, pubs and hookah centres to strictly comply with licensing and operating norms, warning that legal action would be taken against establishments found violating the rules.

At a review meeting with business owners and officials at the Cyberabad police commissioner’s office auditorium, Commissioner Ramesh said establishments must possess all required permits and licences, including clearances from the Fire Department, CMC, Chief Medical and Health Officer and Town Planning Department. Licences issued through the CPPMS portal should also be renewed on time, he said.

The Commissioner said the number of officially licensed establishments within the Cyberabad commissionerate appeared low despite a large number of hotels, restaurants, pubs and similar businesses operating in the area. He said instances of establishments functioning without proper licences had come to the police’s notice and warned that legal action would follow.

Business owners raised concerns over different departments having varying timelines for licences and permits. Mr Ramesh directed officials to coordinate with the concerned departments to address the issues while ensuring compliance with regulations.

He made it clear that pubs, bars and similar establishments must close at the permitted time and that no activities, including sale of alcohol, would be allowed after closing hours. Minors must not be permitted into bars and restaurants, he said.

The Commissioner also directed managements to ensure that staff had valid Aadhaar verification, identification documents and proof of age, and warned against employing minors.

The officer also told business owners to monitor customer behaviour and said no special treatment would be given to people claiming to be relatives of politicians or other prominent persons if they violated rules or behaved rudely with staff. The law would apply equally to everyone, he said.

He also asked establishments to prevent altercations and clashes between groups in bars and pubs, noting that such incidents could lead to law-and-order problems and inconvenience to the public. Owners were asked to cooperate with police in curbing the use and sale of narcotics and other banned substances.

On hookah centres, the Commissioner said such establishments could not operate in view of the ban on hookah activities in Telangana. He warned that violations of COTPA provisions could attract strict action, including penalties of up to seven years’ imprisonment and fines of up to ₹2 lakh.

Mr Ramesh said the Cyberabad police did not intend to hinder businesses operating legally, but would take strict action against establishments that violated laws and regulations.

Published – September 07, 2026 11:32 pm IST



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Coldplay will be performing at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Days after British pop band Coldplay announced another concert in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad as part of its much-awaited “Music Of The Spheres World Tour 2025”, a social media user has revealed that one of the hotels near the Narendra Modi Stadium had increased booking prices despite having made the reservation previously. The netizen took to X (formerly Twitter) and posted the correspondence with the hotel as the booking price was raised exponentially from Rs 5,521 to Rs 16,000.

“All in for capitalism but asking increased rate for a booked stay. That’s new,” wrote the user, sharing the screenshot.

The management claimed that owing to the Coldplay concert in Ahmedabad on Jan 25 and 26, 2025 — hotel rooms were in high demand, prompting the price increase.

“Unfortunately, due to this, we are unable to honour your reservation at current rates, and need to make an adjustment to reflect the market conditions,” read the statement by the hotel.

“What does this mean for your booking? Option 1(Keep Your Booking): If you’d like to confirm your reservation, we kindly request you to pay the adjusted rate of INR 16000 (an increase of INR 10479). To thank you for your understanding, we’d love to treat you to a complimentary meal during your stay,” it added.

Netizens fume

The post quickly went viral, inviting the wrath of the netizens who called out the hotel for not honouring the booking and using anti-consumer means to profit off the situation.

“What’s the point of reservation then?” said one user, while another added: “This is not done. Perfect case to pursue under consumer protection law. Happy to get you legal help at no cost.”

A third commented: “That one millisecond tick to” I agree to the terms and conditions” is going to start haunting us now. Treebo has given a ‘cold shoulder’ to patrons.”

Prices increase

Immediately after the concert dates were announced, hotels in the city increased their prices with many claiming that rooms were being booked for as high as Rs 90,000 for just one night.

“Hotel rooms in ITC Narmada Ahmedabad are selling for 90,000 per night on the 25th. If you manage to get Coldplay tickets, you also need to spend 6 months of an Indian middle-class person’s income to simply visit the city,” said an X user.

One of the hotels stated that the cost of rooms were reflective of “dynamic pricing” during highly-anticipated events that create a high demand among travellers for hotels.





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