State awaits Delhi nod for banning gutkha
Maharashtra Minister of Excise Anil Deshmukh said the Central Government has not yet approved the State's proposal for banning gutkha. The Minister said under section 7 (4) of the FDA act, the
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Plea for 'warning' on soft drink bottles
On the lines of statutory warning on the cigarette packets and gutkha pouches, a Capital's public spirited citizen has moved the Delhi High Court for making printing of such warning mandatory on soft
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Ban on gutkha may spread
The noose around gutkha and pan masala is tightening. After a five year ban imposed by the Maharashtra government, Gujarat is studying the Maharashtra notification to fortuity its own ban. In Andra
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Enforcing the ban on gutkha will be tough, admits minister
A day after the Maharashtra government announced its decision to ban 'gutkha' and 'paan masala', excise and prohibition minister Anil Deshmukh admitted that enforcing the ban would be a tough task.
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40 odd gutkha factories will be shut
Taking the decision was a difficult step, but implementing it is proving to be the toughest part. Although the DF government in the state took a bold decision to ban gutkha and paan masala, citizens
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Gutkha cos. to appeal against ban
Gutkha and 'pan masala' traders have decided to oppose a ban on the addictive products and approach the Supreme Court to protect the livelihood of over two million people expected to be affected by
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Western Railway bans gutkha pan masala advertisements
Western Railway has banned 'gutkha' and 'pan masala' related advertisements within the railway premises and trains. WR Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Shailendra Kumar told FPJ that all
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No ban on gutkha till all are heard, says Shotgun
The Union government will not press for a ban on gutkha until all sides have been heard, even though some state governments have already gone ahead and banned it. 'At the moment, I am not saying that
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DMA launches 'gutkha-free' campaign
The Delhi Medical Association (DMA) has launched a "Gutkha Free Delhi" campaign and has demanded a ban on all tobacco-based products in the Capital in view of various health hazards. The initiative
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HC upholds ban gutkha
The Bombay High Court upheld the Maharashtra State Government's decision to ban the sale of pan masala and gutkha saying it was in the interest of public health. The division bench of Justice R M
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Gujarat co-op to launch tobacco free gutkha
Gujarat Co-operative and Milk Marketing Federation, the owner of the Amul brand, has developed a technology to replace the nicotine component in gutkha. "The technology, Notobacco, has been developed
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Tobacco-free gutkha from Gujarat Co-op
Gujarat co-operative and Milk Marketing Federation, the owner of the Amul brand, has developed a technology to replace the nicotine component in gutkha. "The technology Notobacco, has been developed
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'Ban on gutka was a pat on the back'
According to Maharasthra state health minister, Digvijay Khanvilkar the major achievement in the past three years is the successful ban on gutkha. He rates the door-to-door pulse polio drive which
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State bans pan masala, zarda
The Andhra Pradesh state government has banned sale of pan masala and zarda products which also do not contain tobacco. the State had prohibited the sale of pan masala, gutkha and zarda products
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Laxity in tobacco ban enforcement cited
The Tamil Nadu Government's alleged laxity in implementing its own order which banned manufacture, distribution and sale of pan masala, gutkha and chewing tobacco in the state, came up for hearing at
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Guktha banned in Bihar from April
Bihar govt has banned the sale of gutkha with effect from April. The decision was taken in a cabinet meeting in Patna. The ban will remain in force for five years from the date of commencement. All
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This village spat gutkha habit out
Even if no one in this village on the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch in Gujarat knew it was World Anti-Tobacco Day on Saturday, they did remember a pledge taken three years ago: to kick gutkha out
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