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COTPA Act to ban hookah bar, tobacco products: Karnataka Health Minister D
Updated : 2 years, 5 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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MP: Former CM Kamal Nath writes to CM Chouhan for providing relief funds t
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A copy of the letter, which is with ANI, reads, “The farmers are currently suffering from the severe effects of natural disaster in the state. Information has been received from the districts of Khargone, Sehore, Vidisha, Dhar, Neemuch, Harda, Hoshangabad etc. that due to the drought situati
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Anti-tobacco warning important on OTT platforms which jeopardize children'
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Emphasizing the importance of anti-tobacco warnings on Over-The-Top (OTT) platforms, public health experts during a webinar on tobacco-related issues in Delhi highlighted that these platforms are jeopardizing children's health for profit.
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Israel working to eradicate Tobacco use
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Israel’s Ministry of Health published Monday, for public comments, an action plan for reducing the use of all tobacco and smoking products in Israel. This comes after in May of this year the Ministry established a national action team to deal with the harm caused by cigarettes and electronic
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Delhi LG extends ban on manufacture, sale of tobacco products for one year
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
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.
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US: Sikh store owner’s courage foils robbery attempt
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A masked robber broke into the shop, moved behind the cash register and stole a number of tobacco goods, including cigarettes, cigars, and vapes. In the footage, a bystander can be heard doubting that the store owners would do anything to stop the burglar as the robber callously threw the
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40 pc countries now have completely smoke-free indoor public places: WHO r
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A new World Health Organisation (WHO) report has highlighted that 5.6 billion people, 71 per cent of the world’s population, are now protected with at least one best practice policy to help save lives from deadly tobacco, five times more than in 2007.
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Belgian couple arrested for tobacco smuggling
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A couple from Belgium, Yehuda and Yehudit Weiss, stand accused of attempting to smuggle hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of tobacco products into Israel through Ben-Gurion International airport.
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40 pc cancer cases caused by tobacco, alcohol, pan masala; no clue in 20 p
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
40 per cent of the total cancer cases are caused by tobacco, alcohol and pan masala, Professor Pankaj Chaturvedi, the Head Cancer Surgeon and Deputy Director of Tata Memorial Center, Mumbai said here in Lucknow on Monday.
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Most tobacco quitters are from Uttar Pradesh: Survey
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The NTQLS data based on the calls received, reveas that the maximum tobacco quitters are from Uttar Pradesh.
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27 pc of Afghan citizens regularly use tobacco: Taliban
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
As per the Taliban Ministry, more than forty-five per cent of deaths in Afghanistan are caused by non-infectious diseases.
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Musical Anthem: "Aaj Zindagi Jeete Hain" launched by Music Composer Duo Sa
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1: According to Global Youth Tobacco Survey-4, 38% of cigarette, 47% of bidi smokers and 52% of smokeless tobacco users in India initiated use before their 10th birthday. On World No Tobacco Day, Apex Cancer Hospital, Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), in collaboration with
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