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State Flying Squad tightens crackdown on illegal 'Sheesha' service in Shim
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Teams from the Health Department, Health Safety & Regulation, Food and Drug Administration, Excise & Taxation Department and the Police jointly inspected several establishments. Officials found that many venues were discreetly offering Sheesha (Hukkah), often under the guise of fl
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Delhi Police bust Godown with 94,000 foreign-made illicit cigarette packs,
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a major crackdown on the illicit cigarette trade, the Delhi Police's Operations Cell in South West District has busted a godown storing banned tobacco products and arrested two men involved in its distribution.
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Delhi Police busts illicit cigarette racket; two arrested
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The police recovered 94,000 packets of foreign cigarettes that did not carry the mandatory statutory health warnings or Maximum Retail Price (MRP) in violation of the COTPA Act.
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Bengaluru Police raid bars and restaurants in West Zone; 19 establishments
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The operations were conducted at bars and restaurants located under the jurisdictions of Upparpet, Cottonpet, Kalasipalya, Cubbon Park, and Ashoknagar Police Stations.
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Virat Kohli-owned pub One 8 Commune booked for not having designated smoki
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Cricketer Virat Kohli-owned One 8 Commune pub and restaurant in Bengaluru has run into trouble again, after the Cubbon Park Police registered a suo-moto case for Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) violations.
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COTPA Act to ban hookah bar, tobacco products: Karnataka Health Minister D
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Rao increased the minimum age for tobacco consumption. He proposed to revise the law for those above 18 years of age to buy tobacco. Rao said that he would amend the COTPA Act to allow people above 21 years of age to consume tobacco.
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88 pc Indians strongly favour strengthening tobacco control law: Survey
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): Over 80 per cent of Indians believe that use of cigarettes, bidis and smokeless tobacco is a very serious problem and 88 per cent strongly support the strengthening of the current tobacco control law to address this menace, while 72 per cent believe seco
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Legal age for smoking tobacco would be 21 years soon, COTPA amendment comi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 23 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry has planned to increase the legal age for smoking tobacco from the present 18 year to 21 years. The Ministry has proposed that only those who have attained the legal age of 21 years be allowed to smoke. Presently, people over 18 year
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Anti-Tobacco campaigner registers name in Limca Book of Records
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], Feb 9 (ANI): An ‘Anti-tobacco talk’ by Mohammad Imran Ali on Community Radio aired in 19 states got a place in Limca Book of Records 2019 on Friday.
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1273 people 'fined' for public smoking
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 10 (ANI): The Delhi Police on Wednesday imposed a fine on 1273 people till 8 pm at various locations across the national capital for smoking in public places under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA).
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Smoking in Delhi is now injurious to pockets as well
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 10 (ANI): Smoking in Delhi is not only causing health problems but is also digging holes in the pockets of those who are being caught lighting up in the public.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launches report on India's toba
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 10 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India revealed the findings of a study to evaluate the implementation of the 'Film Rule', under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), talking about the influence of portrayin
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