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Operation Kavach 13.0 nets 222 arrests, 1,579 detentions in west districtDelhi Police's West District launched Operation Kavach 13.0, a 48-hour crackdown. The intensive drive led to over 200 arrests and numerous ...- Bring strong anti-tobacco law to save youth, ban designated smoking areas: ExpertsAt a webinar held by Tobacco-Free India, a citizens group, they said gaps in the COTPA Act serve as a tacit approval from the authorities t...
- Reduce tax on 'bidis', keep it out of purview of proposed changes in COTPA: SJMThe government should create alternative employment and livelihood options for those who depend on bidi industry to earn their livelihood b...
- Proposed amendment to tobacco products act puts livelihood of millions of women in jeopardy: StudyThe study delves into the impact this COTPA amendment will have on millions of women beedi rollers in the country. The report said that unt...
- Proposals in COTPA Amendment Bill curtails consumer freedom: ReportThe report, released on Thursday by PRAHAR (Public Response Against Helplessness and Action for Redressal), said 82% respondents do not sup...
- Farmers' body FAIFA asks Prime Minister Modi to withdraw bill on cigarette, tobaccoFederation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA) General Secretary Murali Babu said that in the amendment bill all the provisions of the...
- FRAI urges PM Modi to order recall of proposed changes in law on cigarettes, other tobacco productsFRAI, which claims to represent 4 crore micro, small and medium retailers from across India with membership of 34 retail associations from ...
- Health Ministry mulling to increase legal age for tobacco consumptionThe committee, besides increasing the legal age of tobacco consumption, has also recommended increasing the fine amount for violation of ru...
- SC to hear today plea on pictorial warning on tobacco productsThe court will hear pleas that have challenged the HC verdict of striking down the 2014 amendment rules that mandated pictorial health warn...
- Karnataka HC strikes down 85% pictorial warning rule for tobacco productsPassing its orders, the high court bench held that the Union Health Ministry does not have any jurisdictional power to make such rules.
- World No Tobacco Day: 15% Bengaluru PU students consume tobaccoIn Karnataka, 30% of the adult population, estimated at 1.5 crore is addicted to some form of tobacco.
- Kerala police tightens the noose on public smokers; 47,282 fined47,282 persons have been fined during July-September quarter in the state for violating the no-public smoking provision of the Indian tobac...
- Bengaluru IT companies told to ban smoking on campusAs per Section 4 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act 2003, smoking is banned in all public places in India to protect passive ...
- Restrict tobacco advertisements at point of sales in Jammu and Kashmir: DGPIn an order, the DGP directed all district police chiefs to implement the rules related to section 5 of COTPA (restriction of tobacco adver...
- FIR against tobacco company for surrogate advertisingAs per Section 5 of COTPA 2003, all kinds of advertisements of tobacco products direct as well as indirect are banned in India.
- Over 23,000 persons booked under COTPA in Jammu and Kashmir: PolicePolice has booked 23,754 people for violating COTPA by smoking in public places from May 2013 to May 2015, they said.
- Transport department initiates anti-tobacco campaign in AssamThe Commissionerate of Transport in Assam has issued instructions to all District Transport Officers (DTOs) to strictly enforce anti-tobacc...
- Delhi government acts tough against ads of tobacco productsOn February 28, the department had undertaken a massive awareness and enforcement drive in the city during which 60 shops were raided.
- Jammu and Kashmir emerging as smoking capital of Northern India: VHAIJammu and Kashmir is fast emerging as the "smoking capital" of north India as Voluntary Health Association of India (VHAI) today said.
- Narendra Modi government shelves anti-tobacco bill“The tobacco growing farmers have requested that without providing a suitable alternative crop they should not be deprived of their livelih...
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