Experts feel that smokeless tobacco industry has resorted to misleading advertisements which undermine the ill effects of chewing Gutkha. ‘The smokeless tobacco industry resorted to the level of giving misleading …
Uttar Pradesh decided to ban the Gutka industry in the state with effect from April 1, 2013, an official said. The decision is based on the Food Safety Act passed by parliament. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav …
The Akilesh government is under the scanner yet again. Following the gutka ban war, the Allahabad court has directed the Akhilesh Yadav government to explicitly spell out its stand on banning gutka (tobacco pan masala) . The …
The Delhi government's decision to ban gutka, a form of chewing tobacco, and related products has been widely welcomed though there is scepticism over how effective it will be with some already foreseeing a thriving black …
Buying gutka in the capital may soon become a thing of the past as the Delhi government has decided to enforce a complete ban on it and other related products in the city. "The ban would include manufacture, sale, display, …
Punjab ordered a complete ban on the sale, storage, manufacture and distribution of tobacco-based products, gutka (tobacco-laced areca nut pieces) and pan masala in the state, an official said. Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal …
The state government defended its one year ban on the manufacture and sale of gutka and paan masala by saying that these two items came under the ‘food’ category. They told the Bombay High Court in an affidavit that the two …
The Jharkhand government banned manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of gutka (tobacco-laced areca nut pieces) in the state, said an official. The Jharkhand cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Arjun Munda took the …
The Haryana government Friday announced a ban from Aug 15 on the manufacturing, storage, distribution or sale of gutka, pan masala, zarda and other chewable products containing tobacco and nicotine. The decision was taken at a …
Rajasthan banned the production, sales and storage of gutka (tobacco-laced paan masala), the fifth state in the country to do so, and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot warned of strong action to enforce it. Violators will be fined …
Less than a week after imposing a blanket ban on the manufacture, storage and sale of 'gutka' (tobacco paan masala) and its variants in the state, the Himachal Pradesh government Tuesday deferred its ban. The ban on 'gutka' and …
The Maharashtra state government has imposed a ban on the manufacture, sale and storage of gutka. This decision will cost the state Rs 100 cr every year. The Maharashtra finance minister and deputy CM Ajit Pawar indicated that …
The Kerala govt imposed a complete ban on the consumption and sale of paan masala and gutka in the state.
CM Oommen Chandy said that the government order was passed May 22 and the news would be passed across the state in a few …
The Uttar Pradesh government is seriously contemplating banning 'gutka' and 'paan masala'. The state's legal department has been asked to work on the proposal. On Wednesday, Uttar Pradesh Advocate General S.P. Gupta told the …
