Mumbai Crime Branch seized banned Gutkha and Pan Masala worth Rs 12 crore from the Kasa area in Maharashtra's Palghar and arrested seven people in this connection, an official said on Friday.
In a case of alleged misleading advertisements, the Centre has issued a notice to the gutkha companies and actors Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, and Akshay Kumar.
Delhi LG VK Saxena has extended the ban on tobacco products (Gutkha / Paan Masala) in Delhi for a further period of one year, said an official statement on Wednesday.
Tamil Nadu government has extended the ban on -- manufacturing, storage, transport, distribution or sale of chewable food products, such as Gutkha and Pan masala, which contain tobacco and nicotine as ingredients - for one more year.
Former Union Minister and BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday took a jibe at the makers of Shah Rukh Khan starrer 'Pathaan', saying they addinng more 'masala' spice to the fim, they may have introduced 'gutka masala' (chewable tobacco), which is injurious to health.
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 26 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing 1st Test match between India and New Zealand at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur, a video showing a man talking on the phone and supposedly chewing 'tobacco' went viral and garnered all the attention on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): The Income Tax Department carried out search and seizure operations on a leading Gutkha distributor of Gujarat on November 16 this year. The search action covered more than 15 premises at different locations in Ahmedabad.
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): Amidst the high-octane drugs-on-the-cruise case involving Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, senior Advocate and Rajya Sabha MP KTS Tulsi on Wednesday said drugs in balanced quantity is the need of life and they should be allowed to consum
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], September 28 (ANI): Haryana government on Monday extended the ban on the sale and manufacture of gutkha and pan masala for one year.
Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 3 (ANI): Chittoor Police seized illegally transported liquor and gutkha worth nearly Rs 50 lakh in two different raids on Wednesday and arrested five persons arrested. Two vehicles have also been seized.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 8 (ANI): In a letter written to National Investigation Agency (NIA) court by suspended Mumbai Police officer Sachin Waze, the police officer claimed a person named Darshan Ghodawat, introducing himself as a close aide of a senior Maharashtra Minister, had