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Rajasthan Assembly passes Bill to ban hookah parlours, e-cigarettes
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], August 2 (ANI): The Rajasthan Assembly on Friday passed the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Bill, 2019, by a voice note.
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Harsh Vardhan urges lawmakers to run anti-tobacco campaign to combat cance
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 31 (ANI): Asserting that most of the cancers can be prevented and also cured if diagnosed early, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday called upon the MPs to run mass movements against the use of tobacco products, alcohol and also about the food habits caus
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Husband gave triple talaq over my habit of cleaning teeth with tobacco, cl
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Barabanki (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 24 (ANI): A woman on Wednesday claimed that her husband gave her triple talaq over her habit of cleaning her teeth with tobacco and not fulfilling his dowry demands.
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Civil society groups laud govt's efforts on tobacco taxation
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], July 2 (ANI): Several civil society groups across India lauded the ongoing efforts of the government on tobacco taxation and have endorsed the decision to include cigarettes and smokeless tobacco in the highest tax slab for its long-lasting negative impact on the lives
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Tollywood star Ram Pothineni fined for smoking
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 24 (ANI): Tollywood actor Ram Pothineni has been fined Rs 200 by police for smoking in a non-smoking area.
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Cigarette consumption high in low-and-middle-income countries
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 23 (ANI): Cigarette consumption has increased in low-and-middle-income countries, say recent studies, which have been published in the 'British Medical Journal' (BMJ).
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Cellphone, charger seized from OP Chautala's cell in Tihar jail
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) Jun 14 (ANI): A cellphone, mobile charger, wire and few tobacco packets were recovered from former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala's prison cell during a surprise check, the Tihar jail authorities said on Friday.
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Cellphone, mobile charger seized from Tihar jail cell of OP Chautala
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 14 (ANI): A cellphone, mobile charger, few tobacco packets and wire were seized from a Tihar jail cell former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala shares with two other inmates during a surprise inspection, prison authorities said on Friday.
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NOTE India welcomes Health ministry's tobacco control initiative in school
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication India (NOTE) welcomed the instructions issued by the Union Health Ministry directing educational institutes to designate "Tobacco Monitors" from among students and staff in a bid to boost the implementation of to
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This World No Tobacco Day, make a START to quit
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 31 (ANI): Today, people spend huge sums of money to be in good health, but all their efforts go in vain with a single cigarette they light to blow away the stress or just to be in company.
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Various groups appeal to PM Modi to ban Electronic Nicotine Delivery Syste
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 19 (ANI): Over 1000 doctors, 90 Public Health Organisations, 1000 school students and teachers from across India, have appealed to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for effective enforcement of the ban on Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS), National Organisat
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Teens owning promotional items for e-cigarettes more likely to try tobacco
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 18 (ANI): Teens who owned promotional items for e-cigarettes and other alternative tobacco products are more likely to try these products, says a new study.
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