Gutka row: Madras HC quashes fresh notices issued to DMK MLAsThe Madras High Court on Wednesday quashed the fresh notices issued by the Tamil Nadu Assembly Privileges Committee to 18 DMK MLAs, includi...
Why not ban chewing tobacco, Delhi High Court asks authoritiesThe court asked the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) whether such a step has been taken by the Centre or any of the sta...
HC seeks AAP govt's reply on PIL for strict implementation of 'gutka' banChewable tobacco like 'khaini', 'gutka' and 'zarda' were some of the major causes of deaths in India and account for nearly 0.9 million dea...
10-year rigorous imprisonment for gutka possession or sale in MaharashtraShockingly, despite ban on gutkha, the state's food and drugs administration has confiscated the stock from over 3418 pan kiosks in the sta...
Ban on gutka has positive impact: World Health OrganisationStringent state-level laws banning gutka have a positive impact as reduced product availability has resulted in decreased consumption of gu...
Consumption and availability of gutka has decreased: WHOThe availability of gutka and its consumption has reduced since the banning of gutka by various states, the WHO said .
Gutka be banned: Centre tells SC but expresses reservation on cigaretteThe Centre today favoured banning of all kinds of gutka saying the poor are vulnerable to it but expressed reservation on banning cigarette...
- Gujarat government extends gutka ban by a year
During the past one year, state agencies raided 28,172 units of wholeseller and retailers and seized around 8,976 kg of gutka from 31 units...
Gutka ban will hit arecanut farmers hard, revoke it: BJPBJP in Karnataka demanded immediate withdrawal of Government notification banning gutka, asserting that it would hit arecanut growers of th...
- Gutka ban implementation: SC seeks report from states, UTs
Sale and manufacture of gutka has been banned in Maharashtra and Delhi since July 2012 and September 2012 respectively.
- UP government announces ban on gutka industry from April 2013
UP government today decided to impose a ban on gutka industry in the state with effect from April next year, an official spokesman said her...
Gutka ban may spur demand for cigarettes, say doctorsPsychiatrists say intensive awareness campaigns, free counselling and medication must be provided to help addicts deal with withdrawal symp...
Gutka ban hits business hard in Delhi as sales crashThe Delhi government had announced a gutka ban on Monday and a notification to this effect was issued on Tuesday.
- Narendra Modi calls for a mass movement against gutka in Gujarat
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today appealed to the people of the state to launch a mass movement against gutka.
- Protest against closure of gutka packaging units
On alternative ways of packing gutka, he said their are provisions of packaging gutka in paper and aluminium foils but it will increase the...
- Maharashtra to ban gutka from May
Maharashtra government has decided to ban gutka in the state from May 20 following a notification issued by the Centre in this regard.
- SC lifts ban on gutka
The wheel has come full circle exactly two years after the state enforced a ban on the manufacture, sale, store and display of gutka in 200...