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Combating COVID-19: Andhra bans chewing, spitting smokeless tobacco at pub
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 12 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh government on Sunday issued an order stating that in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, the public are prohibited to chew and spit smokeless tobacco.
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Combating Corona: Rajasthan bans spitting pan, tobacco in public places
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], April 10 (ANI): Spitting pan and chewed tobacco was banned in Rajasthan on Friday, in an attempt to contain the spread of coronavirus.
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COVID-19 lockdown: 2 men from Maha beaten as they enter MP's Betul to buy
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Betul (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 7 (ANI): Two men were made to do squats and were beaten up by police personnel here on Monday allegedly because they went to buy tobacco product amid lockdown in the wake of coronavirus.
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ICMR appeals to people to not chew, spit tobacco products in public
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has appealed to the general public to not consume and spit smokeless tobacco in public because it could enhance the spread of coronavirus.
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COVID-19: Rs 1,000 fine for spitting in public places, says Ahmedabad Muni
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Mar 21 (ANI): As a precautionary measure to contain the spread of coronavirus, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has decided to close all shops selling paan masala and tobacco till March 31, and doubled the fine for spitting in public places.
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CAPHRA urges Health Ministry to discuss rights of vapers in a global treat
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 13 (ANI/NewsVoir): An Asian alliance of tobacco harm reduction advocacy organizations has urged India' Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to bring up the rights of smokers who want to switch to safer alternatives during the Ninth Session of Parties (COP9) of the Wo
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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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Delhi HC issues notice to Centre seeking ban on tobacco ads
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice to the Health Ministry on a public suit seeking directions to concerned authorities to impose a ban over advertising, promotion, and sponsorship of any tobacco product in any form.
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Punjab Police to enforce ban on e-cigarettes, hookah bars
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Feb 7 (ANI): Acting on the directions of Health and Welfare Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu, 'State Tobacco Control Cell' in collaboration with the Punjab Police has initiated a state-level drive to curb tobacco use to save children and youth across the State.
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Godfrey Phillips clocks 39 pc jump in net profit at Rs 114 crore
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 7 (ANI): Godfrey Phillips India Ltd on Friday reported 39 per cent increase in its consolidated net profit at Rs 114 crore during the third quarter of current fiscal (Q3 FY20) compared to Rs 82 crore in the year-ago period.
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E-cigarettes are popular among comparatively recent quitters, study sugges
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 4 (ANI): Vaping is common for those who left smoking tobacco within the past 5 years rather than for those who left a decade or more ago.
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Budget 2020: Excise duty hiked on cigarettes, other tobacco products
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The government has proposed to raise excise duty by way of National Calamity Contingent Duty on Cigarettes and other tobacco products. The announcement was made in the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday.
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