Government confused on gutkha ban modalities
The Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh has said that if the Government of India is really serious, it should ban production of gutkha. Meanwhile, the state government is under utter
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Strike at the root
That there should ban intense nationwide debate on the issue of of a blanket ban on the sale and manufacture of tobacco products like gutkha and paan masala is hardly surprising. The habit is chewing
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State govt justifies ban on gutkha sale
The Maharashtra government has justified its decision to ban manufacture and sale of gutkha as its manufacturers had been repeatedly violating the Prevention of Food Adulteration rules. In a detailed
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Docs demand ban on advertising of tobacco products
Following the footsteps of the Maharashtra government, the Gujarat government has plans of taking strict action against the sale of gutkha in Gujarat. However, city-based oncologists feel that even
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Ban of gutkha under consideration : Bhatt
Gujarat health minister Ashok Bhatt said that the government was committed to ban the sale of gutkha in Gujarat on the lines of Maharashtra. Speaking to mediapersons Bhattt said that the state
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Gutkha returns in new avtaar
The ingenuity of those intent on circumventing the law seems to know no bounds. Within two months of the state government banning the production, sale display or stocking of gutkha, makers of the
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Cigarettes, tobacco and gutkha : leading cause of Oral cancer among youth
Are you one of those connoisseurs of Pan Masala, Gutkha or chewing tobacco? Diehard soukhin of supadi and cigarettes? The think twice. Oral cancer is dangerously on the rise in Nepal - in urban as
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Gutkha ban: Cops don't know
Day one of the gutkha ban and Kalachowki police station hasn't got any circular. Neither has Colaba police station. Nothing at Dadar. A blank at Juhu. This is the situation in the capital of the only
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NESSIA lauds Centre's move on Gutkha, pan masala
The North Eastern Small Scale Industries Association (NESSIA) through a press statement has welcomed the Centre's move of banning the sale of gutkha and tobacco related products within 100 metres
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Gutkha ban in Gujarat will now be stricter
After a prolonged delay, the Gujarat State government finally gave directions to strictly implement the ban on consuming tobacco and gutkha in public places as per the Supreme Court directions to all
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COMMENTS/ RESPONSES ON BUDGET 2014-15
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Carcinogenic Rajnigandha
Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration has banned the sale of Rajnigandha brand of pan masala on the ground that it contains magnesium carbonate, a probable carcinogen the sale of which in the
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Goa cancer society to request govt. to introduce gutkha ban
The Goa Cancer Society will impress upon the state government to introduce a 'Maharashtra-like' ban on the manufacture, sale, storage or distribution of gutkha, joint secretary of the society Dr.
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Amul to offer 'gutkha coffee'
The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), has come up with a 'gutkha', in which the tobacco component has been replaced by coffee. "The prototype is lying in my office," said Ms
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Carcinogenic item used in gutkha, reveals analysis
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has confirmed that magnesium carbonate, a carcinogenic material used in the manufacture of gutkha, has been found in the seized sampled of 'Goa 1000' zarda
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Panwallahs to protest gutkha ban
For the first time in the twin cities, all the 11,000 pan shop owners have proposed to close down their shops for a day in protest against the Andhra Pradesh state government's ban on sale of gutkha
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State can ban products which affect public health, says Advocate General
The Maharasthra Government informed the Bombay High Court that its decision to ban gutkha and other related products was taken in public interest, after considering expert medical opinion. Advocate
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Gujarat tries to rope in Centre on gutkha
The state government has sought to make the Centre party to the petition seeking immediate ban on sale of gutkha. The petition also sought to prepare a compensation package for victims of oral cancer
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NGOs take big leap in battle against tobacco
When hundreds of gutkha, beedi and tobacco packets were set afire. Holi-style, at various slum pockets in Navi Mumbai last week, workers of 14 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) could be seen
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Maharashtra bans gutkha, in school, colleges and Govt offices
The Maharashtra government decided to ban Gutkha or any other tobacco-based eatable product within a 100-metre radius from schools, colleges, state government and semi-government offices with