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Delhi Police bust Godown with 94,000 foreign-made illicit cigarette packs,
Updated : 8 months, 2 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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Virat Kohli-owned pub One 8 Commune booked for not having designated smoki
Updated : 9 months, 2 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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Karnataka government bans smokeless tobacco products to protect 'public he
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
On World No Tobacco Day, an important notification has been issued by the Karnataka government to protect 'public health', banning the use of smokeless tobacco products in public places.
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Anti Narcotics Squad arrests one person for allegedly selling prohibited p
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Anti Narcotics Squad of City Crime Brach (CCB) raided a godown near the Kalasipalya Police Station and arrested a person who was storing tobacco products without warning the customers about the ill effects of tobacco consumption and recovered Rs 45,00,000 from him.
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Israel to add graphic health warnings on tobacco products
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The warnings illustrate the harms of smoking itself as well as the harms resulting from exposure to smoke. The regulations will apply to a variety of smoking products, including cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, hookahs, and tobacco intended for chewing and sucking.
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Delhi HC refuses to entertain PIL to ban on sale of tobacco products near
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Abhimanyu Sharma, a Mandir Pujari, which sought directions to restrict the sale of tobacco products near temples.
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CBIC destroys 49 lakh foreign cigarettes, 73 kgs of drugs under "Special C
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
These goods, valued at approx Rs 460 crores, were seized by the Customs Department for violation of the Customs Act, NDPS Act and the Cigarette and other Tobacco Products Act.
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Health, child rights experts warn against use of e-cigarettes, vapes
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Health and child rights experts raised concern over the promotion of e-cigarettes and vapes as a safe alternative to smoking and healthier alternatives to traditional tobacco products.
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WHO calls on member countries to eliminate illicit trade in Tobacco, contr
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The World Health Organisation has called on the member nations in the Southeast Asia region to recognise that alcohol and tobacco in any form, whether legal or illicit, are harmful to one's health, and thus decisive actions must be taken to stop the illicit trade in tobacco products and to t
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Israel is raising tobacco taxes
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The government said the tax hikes are in furtherance of its decision on "preventing smoking and promoting a healthy lifestyle," and come with the approval of the Knesset Finance Committee of the Knesset.
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Karnataka govt sets age limit for sale of cigarettes to 21
Updated : 2 years ago IST
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.
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Telangana assembly passes bill banning hookah parlours
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
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.
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