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Uttar Pradesh business tycoon's son rams luxury car into pedestrians in Ka
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Speaking to ANI on Monday, an eyewitness, Satyendra Singh Chandel, described the incident and the aftermath, saying that the driver was taken away from the spot shortly after the accident.
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Odisha government imposes statewide ban on tobacco and nicotine products
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
In a groundbreaking move to protect public health, the Government of Odisha has officially banned the manufacturing, processing, packaging, storage, transportation, distribution, or sale of all food products containing tobacco or nicotine as ingredients in the state. This includes items s
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Mizoram: Assam Rifles seizes foreign currency, smuggled tobacco, foreign c
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Assam Rifles apprehended an individual for his involvement in the illegal transportation of foreign currency and the smuggling of tobacco and foreign cigarettes, an official release stated on Tuesday.
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Karnataka seeks GST revenue protection, more tobacco excise duty sharing f
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Karnataka government has called on the Union Government, in the forthcoming Union Budget 2026-27, to ensure revenue protection for States post-GST rationalisation, share excise duty and cess on pan masala and tobacco products, release pending Central dues under flagship schemes such as th
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Cigarette, gutkha prices set to rise as Centre sharply hikes excise duties
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Cigarettes and other tobacco products are set to become significantly more expensive from February 1, 2026, after the Centre announced a steep hike in excise duties, citing rising public health costs, and long-standing revenue leakages in the sector.
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Centre imposes additional excise duty on tobacco products, to be effective
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The Ministry of Finance has notified a major revision in excise duty on cigarettes and tobacco products, effective February 1, 2026.
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Punjab govt declares Amritsar, Anandpur Sahib and Talwandi Sabo as Holy Ci
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
An official notification from the Department of Home Affairs, Punjab, stated that the decision has received the approval of the Governor of Punjab. As part of the move, several departments have been directed to enforce prohibitions within the notified limits of the three cities.
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Government notifies Act for sharp hike in duty on tobacco products
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The Government has notified the Central Excise (Amendment) Act, 2025, effecting a substantial increase in excise duties on unmanufactured tobacco, manufactured tobacco, tobacco products, and tobacco substitutes.
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Viraj Profiles Conducts Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan Awareness Sessions Acros
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 9: As part of the national initiative and visionary campaign led by Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Viraj Profiles Pvt. Ltd., in partnership with the Brahma Kumaris, organised Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan awareness sessions across all its plant
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State Flying Squad tightens crackdown on illegal 'Sheesha' service in Shim
Updated : 3 months, 1 week 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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Parliament approves Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025 to raise excise
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while replying to the discussion in Rajya Sabha, said the higher duties on cigarettes will be shared with the states. "This is not a cess but excise duty. The amount will be redistributed to the States as per the Finance Commission's recommendati
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Parliament winter session: Lok Sabha adjourned, to reconvene on Dec 5 at 1
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on the fourth day of the winter session, with the House scheduled to reconvene on December 5 at 11:00 AM. The Rajya Sabha was also adjourned shortly after.
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