The Sector 39 in-charge inspector and his team arrested two men for transporting illicit goods from Nepal to the Rohini area of Noida, a police official said.
The Karnataka government presented the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Bill, 2024 which increased the age limit of sale of cigarettes from 18 years to 21 years.
The use of e-cigarettes, particularly among young people, is increasing in many countries, with co-use of e-cigarettes and conventional cigarettes being common. Thailand, which has been tracking e-cigarette use, reported a steep rise in e-cigarette use among school-aged children of 13 to 15
Assam Rifles and officials of the Customs Preventive Force of Champhai district in Mizoram recovered a consignment of foreign-origin cigarettes worth Rs 22,78,400 during a search operation in the general area of Zokhawthar, officials said on Monday.
The cigarette and other tobacco products (Prohibition of advertisement and regulation of trade and commerce, production, supply and distribution) Telangana Amendment Bill, 2024 was passed unanimously without any deliberation.
Shockingly, since its implementation in July 2022, the illicit sector's share has grown from 37% in the financial year 2021-22 to 63% by the end of 2023-24. This increase is expected to cause a revenue loss of Pakistan rupee (PKR) 310 billion to the government in FY24.
"Based on the intelligence of suspected smuggling of cigarettes through the Air Cargo route, an import consignment at the Air Cargo Complex, Mumbai, was intercepted on December 29 by the officers of DRI," said the release.
According to an official press release from HQ IGAR (EAST), "In yet another success in its crusade against smuggling activities, Assam Rifles along with Customs Preventive Force Champhai, recovered 109 cases of foreign origin cigarettes worth Rs 2.38 crore in general area World Bank Road Zok
Referring to TMC MP Mohua Mitra's earlier statement that her Maa Kaali eats meat, smokes cigarettes and drinks whisky, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Friday said that her expulsion from the Lok Sabha in the 'cash for query' case was due to the 'curse of Maa Kali.'