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(Source: The Asian Age, West Bengal/Maharashtra/Delhi)
If the Union health ministry has its way soon the violations under cigarettes and other tobacco products will also figure in the monthly crime report of the station house officer (SHO) as other crimes like theft, daicoty, murder, rape etc. Read more
2- Karnataka tobacco prices rise Rs 3-4 a kg
(Source: The Hindu Business Line , Bangalore, Karnataka)
Tobacco prices at Karnataka auctions have appreciated marginally by Rs 3 to 4 a kg. Price of Bright grade has been steady between Rs 115 and Rs 118 a kg. Read more
Industry updates
(Source: The Hindu Business Line , Bangalore, Karnataka)
Tobacco prices at Karnataka auctions have appreciated marginally by Rs 3 to 4 a kg. Price of Bright grade has been steady between Rs 115 and Rs 118 a kg. Read more
2- बीड़ी मजदूरों की समस्याओं पर चर्चा
(दैनिक भास्कर, बरन, राजस्थान)
बीड़ी मजदूरों की बैठक बुधवार को कस्बे में कमरूद्दीन अंसारी की अध्यक्षता में हुई। बैठक में अंसारी ने कहा कि मजदूरों को उनका वाजिब हक दिलाने के लिए आंदोलन जारी रहेगा। आगे पढ़ें
Smoke free
(Source: The Tribune, Ludhiana, Punjab)
On the directions of Chief Medical Officer Dr Subhash Batta, a district-level task force challaned 16 persons for smoking at public places. Read more
2- Tobacco products may figure in crime report
(Source: The Asian Age, West Bengal/Maharashtra/Delhi)
If the Union health ministry has its way soon the violations under cigarettes and other tobacco products will also figure in the monthly crime report of the station house officer (SHO) as other crimes like theft, daicoty, murder, rape etc. Read more
3- Youth Day: Ravenshaw University urges students to quit tobacco
(Source: The Pioneer, Bhubaneswar, )
The Ravenshaw University here on Thursday observed the National Youth Day in a unique way by fervently appealing to its students indulging in smoking and chewing paan, gutka, deluxe mix, and other tobacco products to quit the bad unhealthy habit forever. Read more
4- चिलम के चस्के पर पहरा
(आज तक, नॉएडा, उत्तर प्रदेश)
उन्होंने 'कूल' की नई परिभाषा गढ़ ली है, क्योंकि सिगरेट का सुट्टा कूल नहीं रह गया है. लेकिन लगता है, अब हुक्का बारों पर गाज गिरने की बारी है. आगे पढ़ें
Others(Pictorial warning, Tax and price, Tobacco advertisement, etc.)
(Source: Daily News and Analysis(DNA), Mumbai, Maharashtra)
Nicotine traces have been discovered in a 1,300-year-old Mayan flask decorated with hieroglyphics that apparently point to the intended contents, researchers say. Read more
2- Australia fumes over kangaroo cigarette packs
(Source: Reuters India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Australia's government has lambasted British and American Tobacco for using the image of a kangaroo on packets of cigarettes sold in Europe, ramping up hostilities with Big Tobacco ahead of a legal battle over plain-packaging laws. Read more
3- सिगरेट के पैकेट पर कंगारू की तस्वीर छापने की आलोचना
(बीबीसी हिंदी, नई दिल्ली, दिल्ली)
ऑस्ट्रेलिया ने सिगरेट बनाने वाली कंपनी ब्रिटिश अमेरिकन टोबैको की अपने पैकेट पर एक कंगारू के चित्र का इस्तेमाल करने के लिए आलोचना की है. आगे पढ़ें
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