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Authorities in Kashmir fined 23 people for smoking in public places and issued notices to various restaurant owners for not restricting customers from smoking.
Last Updated: Sunday, February 3, 2013, 20:37
Guwahati HC has issued a notice to commissioner and secretary of health asking him to file an affidavit on the actions taken to ban gutkha in Assam.
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 2, 2012, 12:18
The Jharkhand government has reduced value added tax VAT on kerosene from 5% to 2% while the VAT on tobacco products has been increased from 14%to 20%
Last Updated: Sunday, September 23, 2012, 16:17
Authorities in Jammu have penalised seven persons after they were found smoking in a public place in the city, officials said on Sunday.
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 5, 2012, 15:54
Oommen Chandy has sought help from, J Jayalalithaa to see that smuggling of tobacco products from either state does not take place.
Last Updated: Wednesday, August 22, 2012, 16:19
The city government was asked on Wednesday by the Delhi High Court to examine and decide in two weeks a plea to ban the sale of tobacco products.
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 24, 2012, 17:18
HP HC directed the state government to file a reply on ensuring implementation of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) at public places in the state.
Last Updated: Monday, July 23, 2012, 20:24
After pictorial warnings on tobacco products, the ministry plans to push for plain packaging.
Last Updated: Monday, July 2, 2012, 20:40
Shares of ITC Monday closed over 3 percent down as investor sentiment turned poor after the Uttar Pradesh government last Friday increased taxes on tobacco products from 12.5 percent to 50 percent.
Last Updated: Friday, March 9, 2012, 16:53
The Jammu and Kashmir chapter of anti-tobacco NGO VHAI welcomed the state government`s move to hike value added tax on tobacco products.
Last Updated: Monday, February 7, 2011, 19:32
Govt today issued a notification banning use of plastics for packaging gutka , other tobacco products.
Last Updated: Friday, December 3, 2010, 15:42
Union Cabinet is likely to take a decision on a request from the tobacco industry to increase the duration of display of a set of pictorial warning in cigarette and other tobacco products.
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