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1- Luther L Terry Award to Dr Mira B Aghi(Source: Citizen News Service(CNS), India/Thailand)
One of the most respected and senior tobacco control advocates Dr Mira B Aghi has been rightly chosen to be conferred upon the 2012 Luther L Terry Award, for her outstanding community service. Dr Aghi has been on the forefront of the fight against the big tobacco. Read more
2- Modi hints at higher taxes on tobacco products
(Source: The Times of India, Patna, Bihar)
Deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi said here on Wednesday that taxes would be hiked on tobacco products and pan masala in a bid to discourage their use as they cause cancer. Read more
3- ‘Around 3 crore people are tobacco addicts’
(Source: The Times of India, Nagpur, Maharashtra)
Close to a third of the state's population, or three crore people, consumes tobacco in some way or other. Nationally, 13% children are addicted to nicotine. Read more
4- ITC raises Gold Flake Kings price 15%
(Source: The Indian Express, New Delhi, Delhi)
India's tobacco major ITC has raised the price of its regular-size filter segment cigarette brand Gold Flake Kings (GFK) by 14.58 per cent to Rs 110 from Rs 96 for a pack of 20 sticks, said more than three vendors. Read more
5- WHO imposes Rs 250-cr tobacco tax on India
(Source: Business Standard, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has imposed a Rs 250-crore tax on India, for non-compliance of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) by the WHO. Read more
Tobacco and health
1- ‘Around 3 crore people are tobacco addicts’(Source: The Times of India, Nagpur, Maharashtra)
Close to a third of the state's population, or three crore people, consumes tobacco in some way or other. Nationally, 13% children are addicted to nicotine. Read more
2- Fathers' Smoking Habits Increase Risk of Childhood Cancer
(Source: Med India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Children whose fathers smoked around the time of their conception have at least a 15% higher risk of developing the most common form of childhood cancer. Read more
3- Smoke-free workplaces cut cardiac deaths
(Source: The Times of India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Mayo Clinic researchers have provided additional evidence that second-hand smoke kills and smoke-free workplace laws save lives, by reducing the incidence of heart attacks and sudden cardiac deaths. Read more
4- BP drug could limit cigarette smoke-induced lung injury
(Source: The Indian Express, New Delhi, Delhi)
Scientists have found that lostartan, a drug used widely in the clinic to treat high blood pressure, reduced lung disease in mice caused by exposure to cigarette smoke. Read more
5- Safety of Cigarette Additives: Study
(Source: Med India, New Delhi, Delhi)
A recent analysis states that the safety of cigarette additives cannot be taken at face value. The analysis led by Stanton Glantz from the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education at the University of California in San Francisco, and published in this week's PLoS Medicine. Read more
6- E Cigarette – Smoking Is Harmful Nomore
(Source: SB Wire, New Delhi, Delhi)
While smoking a smoker inhales more than 200 harmful gases that some way or the other certainly not good for health. Read more
7- Parents show modest gains after smoking programs
(Source: Reuters India, New Delhi, Delhi)
About one out of every four parents with small children responds to interventions to help them quit smoking, which is slightly better than the one in five parents who would quit without any special help, according to a new study. Read more
8- Your guide to using Nicotine Replacement therapy products
(Source: The Times of India, New Delhi, Delhi)
According to the Global Adult Tobacco survey 2009-2010, one third of all adults in India use tobacco in one form or the other. Read more
9- Most smokers underestimate death risks
(Source: The Times of India, New Delhi, Delhi)
More than half of smokers misjudge risks associated with the habit, UK researchers say.A research from NHS Smokefree revealed that 53 per cent of smokers underestimate the number of annual deaths from smoking-related diseases. Read more
10- 'Panel to craete awareness on cancer prevention'
11- बस, इससे दूर रहिये
Smoke free
(Source: The Economic Times, New Delhi, Delhi)
Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that he expected the Law ministry to resolve the row over anti-smoking rules issued by his ministry in a manner which would take care of public health and also the interests of filmmakers. Read more
2- Cops fail to counter celluloid smoking
(Source: Deccan Chronicle, Kochi, Kerala)
Police in the state are in no mood to take action against films which have smoking scenes. Till now just one case has been registered. Read more
3- Ban on Smoking Scenes Controlling, Unartistic: SRK
(Source: Daijiworld, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
Reiterating his stand on the ban on smoking scenes in movies, actor Shah Rukh Khan said that the ban was a little too controlling and also unartistic. Read more
4- 3 hookah bars running in Sirsa despite ban
(Source: The Times of India, Sirsa, Chandigarh)
Notwithstanding the blanket ban on their operations, three hookah bars, operating from the heart of the city, are carrying on their business. Read more
5- Butt of course
(Source: The Times of India, New Delhi, Delhi)
I'm not supposed to smoke anymore. Oh, yes, i know. I was never ever supposed to smoke. Smoking causes cancer, arterosclerosis, thrombosis, emphysema, Crohn's disease, impotence and brown teeth. Read more
6- ISTS to host national symposium on tobacco
(Source: The Hindu, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh)
The Indian Society of Tobacco Science (ISTS) will organise a three-day national symposium on ‘New frontiers in tobacco science' here from Tuesday. Read more
7- Large quantities of tobacco goods seized
(Source: The Times of India, Kochi, Kerala)
Police on Tuesday seized huge quantities of tobacco products, valued around Rs five lakh, illegally stored at a house in the city. Two persons, Rahim, 51, of Kaloor, and Xavier, 65, of Elamakkara, have been arrested in connection with the incident. Read more
8- Shah Rukh Khan promises to quit smoking, this time after Don 2
(Source: Daily News and Analysis(DNA), Mumbai, Maharashtra)
At a time when actor Hrithik Roshan has been propagating among his family and friends, the side effects of smoking, his close friend Shah Rukh Khan seems less likely to kick the butt anytime soon. Read more
9- SRK to kick the butt, again!
(Source: India Today, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
The chain smoker that he is, Shah Rukh Khan has once again pledged to kick the butt for good. "I want to quit smoking. I have tried before but to no avail. This time, however, I have finally decided to quit," he said. Read more
10- City Briefs: 10 fined for smoking near PAU
(Source: The Indian Express, Ludhiana, Punjab)
Ten persons were challaned on Tuesday by health department under Tobacco Act near PAU. These persons were caught smoking near PAU campus. “They were fined in around Rs 100 - 200 and the fine was collected from them on the spot,” said district health officer. Read more
11- Quitting smoking improves happiness, quality of life: study
(Source: The Indian Express, New Delhi, Delhi)
Planning to kick the butt? You may find motivation from a new study which claims that people who successfully quit smoking are more satisfied with their lives, and feel healthier than those who continue to smoke. Read more
12- Tobacco products worth Rs. 5 lakh seized; two held
(Source: The Hindu, Kochi, Kerala)
The shadow wing of the City Police on Tuesday arrested two persons and seized tobacco products worth nearly Rs. 5 lakh. Read more
13- Luther L Terry Award to Dr Mira B Aghi
(Source: Citizen News Service(CNS), India/Thailand)
One of the most respected and senior tobacco control advocates Dr Mira B Aghi has been rightly chosen to be conferred upon the 2012 Luther L Terry Award, for her outstanding community service. Dr Aghi has been on the forefront of the fight against the big tobacco. Read more
14- Police, Health Dept launch anti-smoking squads
(Source: The Tribune, Kullu, Himachal Pradesh)
The police and the Health Department have joined hands to launch anti-smoking squads at each district headquarters to challan them with a fine ranging from Rs 100 to Rs 200 under the COTPA. Read more
15- Crackdown on use of tobacco in State
(Source: The Hindu, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala)
Health Minister Adoor Prakash has said that the government will strictly enforce the laws to curb the use of tobacco and tobacco-based products in Kerala. Read more
16- Quitting smoking improves happiness, quality of life
(Source: The Pioneer, New Delhi, Delhi)
Planning to kick the butt? You may find motivation from a new study which claims that people who successfully quit smoking are more satisfied with their lives, and feel healthier than those who continue to smoke. Read more
17- Adoor Prakash for a tobacco-free Kerala
(Source: The Times of India, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala)
Launching a campaign to control the use of tobacco on Wednesday, health minister Adoor Prakash said that the countdown for a 'Tobacco Free Kerala' has begun. Read more
18- ‘Tobacco-Free Kerala’ launched
(Source: The New Indian Express, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala)
Health Minister Adoor Prakash today launched a campaign called ‘Tobacco-Free Kerala’, intended at controlling tobacco use in the state, especially among the youth, by a coalition of the same name. Read more
19- Tobacco products seized
(Source: The Hindu, Kochi, Kerala)
In continuation of the drive against sale of tobacco products near educational institutions, the City Police and Mattancherry police jointly searched the shop, P.S. Shah Paanwala functioning near the Gujarati School, Mattancherry. Read more
20- Bollywood actor to join no smoking club
(Source: Daily New and Analysis(DNA), Mumbai, Maharashtra)
hahrukh Khan, a celebrated Indian film actor who has been struggling to quit smoking for a long time, is planning to kick the deadly habit after the release of his upcoming movie, Don 2. Read more
21- SmokeFree – Let Things Not Go Beyond Control
(Source: SB Wire, New Delhi, Delhi)
Cigarette is burns on tobacco which in result emits many harmful gases that are responsible for many different diseases, both minor and major like people start losing their stamina, look older than they are, digestion problem and other major diseases suffered are tuberculosis and cancer. Read more
22- 17 Fined for Smoking in Hospitals
(Source: Kashmir Observer, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir)
The Anti- Tobacco Squad (ATS) today fined 17 persons for smoking in different hospitals in Srinagar. Read more
23- Shah Rukh Khan still trying to cut down on smoking
(Source: Daily News and Analysis(DNA), Mumbai, Maharashtra)
Actor Shah Rukh Khan has finally admitted that he is trying his level best to give up smoking. Yes, earlier too, he has said it several times, but this time, he says that he has a concrete plan. Read more
24- Women’s College declared smoke free zone
(Source: The Greater Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir)
As if this heritage educational institution for the female folk had been a smoking hub that the Principal Government College for Women, MA Road, Prof Mushtaq Ahmed Wani has declared it as “smoke free zone” adding that anyone caught smoking would be booked under law. Read more
25- Here's help for smokers
(Source: The Hindu, New Delhi, Delhi)
Vazhikatti Mental Health Centre & Research Institute offers the ‘Stop Smoking Service' for the new year. The year-long treatment includes physical examination, counselling, tablets, group therapy, telephone support and more. Read more
26- Spreading the campaign against tobacco
(Source: The Hindu, Kochi, Kerala)
Forty-seven-year-old P. B. Shinde is a die-hard optimist. He is cycling all the way from Pune to Kanyakumari in the last month of 2011 to spread the message of ‘fight the evil of tobacco' and to learn for himself first-hand the plight and woes of the Home Guard personnel. Read more
27- For a smoking-free year ahead
(Source: The Hindu, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu)
The cigarette kept him company in the long hours of the night. He was a driver. He couldn't even imagine doing his job without a cigarette or two. Read more
28- Section 144 imposed on hookah bars
(Source: The Tribune, Rohtak, Punjab)
In compliance with the directions issued by the Drug Control department, the district administration has imposed Section 144 against the use of nicotine at the hookah bars in the district. Read more
29- शॉर्टकट : सिगरेट छूट जाएगी, वो भी बिना मशक्कत
(दैनिक भास्कर, नई दिल्ली, दिल्ली)
कहते हैं किसी चीज की आदत हो जाए, तो उसे छोडऩे के लिए काफी मशक्कत करनी पड़ती है। फिर आदत अच्छी हो या बुरी यह बात दोनों के लिए लागू होती है। किसी कार्य का बार-बार किया जाना या अभ्यास आदत का रूप ले लेती है। आगे पढ़ें
30- 19 सिगरेटों की पाबंदी!
(वन इंडिया, नई दिल्ली, दिल्ली)
हांकांग के नये नियम के मुताबिक जो लोग हांगकांग आने की तैयारी में हैं, उन्हें अपने साथ सिर्फ 19 सिगरेट लाने की अनुमति होगी। पहले वे अपने साथ 60 सिगरेट ला सकते थे। आगे पढ़ें
31- शाहरुख़ पर किसी ने बनाया जबरदस्त दबाव, छोड़ दो उसे वरना...
(दैनिक भास्कर, नई दिल्ली, दिल्ली)
बकौल शाहरुख ‘मैं स्मोकिंग छोड़ना चाहता हूं और कई कोशिशें कर चुका हूं। अब तो मुझ पर दबाब है कि मुझे किसी भी तरह धूम्रपान की लत छोड़ना ही है।’ आगे पढ़ें
32- स्मोक फ्री मंडी अभियान के तहत 6 लाख वसूले
(दैनिक भास्कर, मंडी, हिमाचल प्रदेश )
मंडी को स्मोक फ्री बनाने के लिए सार्वजनिक स्थानों पर धूम्रपान करने वालों के खिलाफ मंडी पुलिस का अभियान रंग लाने लगा है। आगे पढ़ें
33- धूम्रपान छोडकर जीवन में खुशी और गुणवत्ता लाइए
(प्रभात खबर, नई दिल्ली, दिल्ली)
स्वास्थ्य के लिये नहीं तो खुशी के लिये धूम्रपान को तौबा कीजिये . एक अध्ययन में पाया गया है कि धूम्रपान की लत छोडने से जीवन में खुशी और गुणवत्ता में बृद्धि होती है.आगे पढ़ें
35- जागरूकता के लिए संकल्प दिवस मनाएगी सरकार
36- تمباکو سے پیدا شدہ بیماریوں سے نمٹنے کیلئے حکومت پابند عہدہ
37- तम्बाकू सेवन को करें हतोत्साहित
38- संकल्प दिवस मनाएगी सरकार
39- Tobacco ban
Tax and price
(Source: The Hindu Business Line, New Delhi, Delhi)
Over 30 per cent of the Indian adult population consumes tobacco in some form. But when it comes to user preference, smoking ranks as the least preferred option, accounting for a mere 15 per cent of tobacco consumption. Read more
2- Modi hints at higher taxes on tobacco products
(Source: The Times of India, Patna, Bihar)
Deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi said here on Wednesday that taxes would be hiked on tobacco products and pan masala in a bid to discourage their use as they cause cancer. Read more
3- ITC raises Gold Flake Kings price 15%
(Source: The Indian Express, New Delhi, Delhi)
India's tobacco major ITC has raised the price of its regular-size filter segment cigarette brand Gold Flake Kings (GFK) by 14.58 per cent to Rs 110 from Rs 96 for a pack of 20 sticks, said more than three vendors. Read more
4- ITC: Markets expect rise in taxes
(Source: Business Standard, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
Company continues to increase prices to create a buffer before the Budget. It’s that time of the year when markets start speculating whether or not the government would raise taxes on cigarettes. Read more
5- WHO imposes Rs 250-cr tobacco tax on India
(Source: Business Standard, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has imposed a Rs 250-crore tax on India, for non-compliance of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) by the WHO. Read more
6- Raise Taxes to Cut Tobacco Use: Modi
(Source: Patna Daily, Patna, Bihar)
Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, speaking at a program dubbed as 'Voice of Tobacco Victims' in Patna on Wednesday, favored raising taxes on tobacco products to reduce cancer cases in Bihar. Read more
7- तम्बाकू उत्पादों पर बढाया जायेगा टैक्स
8- तम्बाकूजनित उत्पादों पर टैक्स पढ़ेगा: मोदी
9- तम्बाकू उत्पादों पर अधिक कर लगाएगी सरकार
10- Modi hints at higher taxes on tobacco products
Tobacco and youth
(Source: The Times of India, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh)
A person was stabbed for refusing to share a cigarette with another. The incident took place under the limits of Hanumanganj police station in the state capital. Read more
2- Institutes puff away Tobacco Act
(Source: The Tribune, Ahmadgarh, Punjab)
Even after seven years of the execution of the Cigarettes and Tobacco Products Act, 2003, the administration has failed to get the provisions of the Act implemented by authorities of various educational institutes. Read more
3- Teachers to check sale of tobacco near schools
(Source: IBN Live, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala)
n an all-out attempt to fight the tobacco menace among school children, the Health Department, along with the Education Department, has mooted the appointment of one teacher per school for monitoring use and sale of tobacco in and around the school premises. Read more
4- Maha minister urges youth to stay away from tobacco, liquor
(Source: Money Control, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
Maharashtra government has urged Doordarshan to broadcast an awareness message urging youth to take a pledge to stay away from liquor and tobacco related products as their New Year resolution. Read more
5- 'Glitzy' cigarette branding lures new young smokers
(Source: Asian News International(ANI), New Delhi, Delhi)
Branding on cigarette packets attracts more youngsters, according to a new report. It says young people would be less likely to smoke if cigarettes were sold in plain packaging," Sky News reported. Read more
Tobacco advertising
(Source: The Hindu, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh)
Tobacco Board Chairman G. Kamalavardhana Rao has asked scientists to concentrate on strengthening research in flavoured tobacco than filler tobacco. Read more
2-बीड़ी के पैकेट से भगवान की फोटो हटाई जाए
(डेली भास्कर, गुरदासपुर, पंजाब)
पठानकोट त्न विश्व हिंदू परिषद के जिला प्रधान नरेश कुमार शामां के नेतृत्व में शिष्टमंडल ने डीसी सिब्बन सी को मांग पत्र सौंपा और गणेश बीड़ी के पैक्ट पर से भगवान गणेश की फोटो हटवाने की मांग की। आगे पढ़े
Industry update
(Source: Asian News International(ANI), Kerala)
Scientific research published by the tobacco industry on the safety of cigarette additives cannot be taken at face value, a new study has suggested. Read more
2- Integrated farming system need of the hour: expert
(Source: The Hindu, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh)
The national symposium on tobacco concluded at Central Tobacco Research Institute here on Wednesday. Eminent personalities have delivered guest lectures and presented theme papers in different scientific sessions during the two-day symposium. Read more
3- Rolling out their breathe in 'beedis'
(Source: Asian News International(ANI), New Delhi, Delhi)
90-95 percent of total employment in beedi manufacture comprises of women. Most of them start rolling the beedis at the tender age of 5. Read more
4- Development of viable alternative to tobacco crop mooted
(Source: The Hindu, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh)
The three-day national symposium on tobacco, which concluded on Thursday at the Central Tobacco Research Institute. Read more
5- Maharashtra consumes Rs 100 cr gutka daily: Oppn leader
(Source: The Times of India, Nagpur, Maharashtra)
Leader of opposition in Maharashtra legislative council Pandurang Phundkar dropped a bombshell on Thursday stating that gutka of around Rs 100 crore was consumed in state of which Rs 25 crore was in Mumbai alone. Read more
6- Growers want FDI in tobacco sector
(Source: The Hindu, Ongole, Andhra Pradseh)
A roundtable held by tobacco growers here on Friday urged the Centre to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in cigarette manufacturing. Read more
7- Impoverished, their dreams go up in smoke
(Source: The Pioneer, New Delhi, Delhi)
Beedi-rollers are engaged in a hazardous occupation. But they have neither a safe present nor a secure future because Government benefits elude them. Read more
8- ITC yanks up Gold Flake price
(Source: Daily News and Analysis(DNA), Mumbai, Maharashtra)
Tobacco major ITC is in no mood to leave anything to chance. In an attempt to hedge its bets, the Kolkata-headquartered company has raised the price of its flagship brand Gold Flake Kings by as much as 15% this week. Read more
9- Gutkha maker backs out of Rs 10 cr deal with GU
(Source: The Times of India, Ahmedabad, Gujarat)
A gutkha maker who had promised to donate a huge sum for the Gujarat University Convention Centre backed out at the last minute after there was a lot of hue and cry in the media over the tobacco company's association with an education institute. Read more
10- Is ITC a safe haven?
(Source: The Hindu, Kolkata, West Bengal)
Espirito Santo Securities in a note said, a confluence of events (a macro slowdown and a sharp increase in excise duty) will prompt ITC to make steep price increases in its cigarettes business, to deliver over 15 per cent EBIT growth. Read more
11- ITC raises Gold Flake Kings price 15%
(Source: The Indian Express, New Delhi, Delhi)
India's tobacco major ITC has raised the price of its regular-size filter segment cigarette brand Gold Flake Kings (GFK) by 14.58 per cent to Rs 110 from Rs 96 for a pack of 20 sticks, said more than three vendors. Read more
12- High Court stays order in cigarette smuggling case
(Source: The Hindu, Madurai, Tamil Nadu)
A Division Bench of the Madras High Court Bench here has stayed an order passed by a single judge directing the Commissioner of Customs at Tuticorin port to either complete, within two weeks, the enquiry into alleged smuggling of cigarettes in the guise of importing biscuits from Singapore or pay demurrage and container charges to the importer. Read more
International news
(Source: Med India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Tobacco-addicted Bulgaria could have its government propose an absolute ban on smoking in enclosed public places, including cafes, bars and restaurants starting June 1, said its press office. Read more
2- Brazil bans smoking in public spaces
(Source: Zee News, Noida, Uttar Pradesh)
Rio De Janeiro: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has signed a law banning smoking in public spaces. Smoking in all enclosed public spaces is forbidden in the new law, reported Xinhua. Read more
3- Brazil bans smoking in public spaces
(Source: Indo Asian News Service(IANS), Kerala)
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has signed a law banning smoking in public spaces. Smoking in all enclosed public spaces is forbidden in the new law, reported Xinhua. Read more
4- Cigar smokers resist possible FDA rules
(Source: Reuters India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Cigar smokers are trying to raise their profile in Washington, D.C., in advance of what they expect will be new regulations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Read more
5- Several US states weigh in on cigarette label suit
(Source: The Economic Times, New Delhi, Delhi)
Several states and US territories are weighing in on a lawsuit over proposed graphic cigarette warning labels that include a sewn-up corpse of a smoker and a picture of diseased lungs, saying the federal government should be allowed to require the labels for the "lethal and addictive'' products. Read more
6- Firefighters Tackle Massive Blaze At Tobacco Plant
(Source: India TV, Noida Uttar Pradesh)
Firefighters fought a massive inferno at a tobacco factory in Nanning City, southern China, on Wednesday night. Read more
7- British heart group calls for plain tobacco packs
(Source: Reuters India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Heart health campaigners urged the British government Thursday to follow Australia's lead and ban all eye-catching designs and branding from cigarette packs to stop young people being lured into smoking. Read more
8- Mancini asks Balotelli to quit smoking
(Source: Asian News International(ANI), New Delhi, Delhi)
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has urged his striker Mario Balotelli to quit smoking. Balotelli has become a key figure in City’s pursuit of their first league title since 1968, scoring 11 goals. Read more
9- Now, e-cigarettes that mimic sensation of smoking sans lethal effects
(Source: Asian News International(ANI), New Delhi, Delhi)
Companies, including some of the biggest names in tobacco, are up to launching a generation of devices that deliver a hit of nicotine and mimic the experience of smoking without the lethal effects in a bid to eradicate harmful cigarettes. Read more
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