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Odisha MPs and health experts back bill on tobacco control

February 7, 2013
Odisha's MPs and health experts have supported a private member's bill introduced in the last winter session of parliament to seek strict tobacco control measures in India, a Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP said on Wednesday. The bill …

Schoolchildren to Kareena: Please don’t smoke onscreen

September 21, 2012
As part of HRIDAY’s (Heart Related Information Dissemination Amongst Youth) initiative to curb smoking amongst youngsters over 150 schoolchildren from different schools in Delhi wrote to Kareena Kapoor urging her not to making …

Could plain packaging of cigarette packets dissuade smokers?

July 24, 2012
The Union Health Ministry's latest move to cut down on tobacco use is plain packaging! After putting pictorial health warnings on tobacco products, the union health ministry plans to push for plain packaging. Plain packaging …

Check tobacco promotion, sales: Voluntary group to FSSAI

June 20, 2012
An anti-tobacco voluntary group sought intervention of India's food safety authority to check promotion and sales of tobacco products in the country as part of the public health policy. HRIDAY (Health Related Information …

NGO hits out at Jannat 2 poster which shows Emraan Hashmi smoking

May 4, 2012
Newspaper advertisements of the film "Jannat 2" showing actor Emraan Hashmi smoking a cigarette violated anti-tobacco laws, an NGO said pointing to the violation. In a letter to the health ministry and the information and …