In a statement, Satish Mahana said, “The consumption of pan-masala and gutka is hereby prohibited on Vidhan Sabha premises, with immediate effect.” “If any individual consumes pan-masala and gutka on ...

Police in Maharashtra's Beed district busted an illegal gutka manufacturing factory and seized banned tobacco products and equipment worth Rs 2.12 lakh.

are fighting to have the bans overturned. Companies such as Delhi-based DS Group are dragging states to courts, complaining that the billion-dollar industry should be regulated as tobacco and not as ...

What emerged two years after the gutka ban in the state is that most of the gutka consumers are purchasing the necessary ingredients separately and mixing their own gutka. Chewing tobacco and pan ...

In Beed district, Maharashtra, police dismantled an illegal gutka manufacturing facility. Operated by Javed Nizam Shaikh, the factory's bust led to the confiscation of tobacco products and equipment ...

Ranchi, Feb. 1: No state minister consumes gutka and that probably explains why none has cared to come forward to convince Ashutosh Manav and Anuj Prasad Manav to withdraw their indefinite fast ...

Makers of pan masala, gutka and similar tobacco products will have to pay a penalty of up to Rs 1 lakh if they fail to register their packing machinery with the Goods and Services Tax (GST) ...

Even though the sale of gutka has been banned in the state, a consignment worth Rs 5 lakh was seized by the Manickpur police on Wednesday. The packets are a knock-off of a popular brand of gutka and ...

Our lack of civic sense is trending again. A couple stopped on neat Canadian roads to throw garbage — brain drain or is that brain a drainage? If they were in India, they wouldn’t even stop. Then I ...

The post went viral, with users expressing frustration over the blatant disregard for the environment. A shocking viral post has reignited the conversation on responsible tourism in India, ...

For any illegal activity, be it extortion, theft, or drug smuggling, strict enforcement of laws through the police is crucial to delineate the boundary between acceptable and deviant behaviours.