CPI(M) state Secretary K Balakrishnan also demanded that Vijayabaskar and Rajendran be remove from their posts and made to face the probe.

The 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...

Chewable tobacco like 'khaini', 'gutka' and 'zarda' were some of the major causes of deaths in India and account for nearly 0.9 million dea...

Stringent state-level laws banning gutka have a positive impact as reduced product availability has resulted in decreased consumption of gu...

The availability of gutka and its consumption has reduced since the banning of gutka by various states, the WHO said .

Health ministry endorsed a ban on manufacture & sale of all forms of nicotine-laced pan masala, gutka and chewing tobacco.

The Centre today favoured banning of all kinds of gutka saying the poor are vulnerable to it but expressed reservation on banning cigarette...

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...

BJP in Karnataka demanded immediate withdrawal of Government notification banning gutka, asserting that it would hit arecanut growers of th...

Sale and manufacture of gutka has been banned in Maharashtra and Delhi since July 2012 and September 2012 respectively.

Psychiatrists say intensive awareness campaigns, free counselling and medication must be provided to help addicts deal with withdrawal symp...

The Delhi government had announced a gutka ban on Monday and a notification to this effect was issued on Tuesday.

Gutka traders have disapproved of the UP govt's decision to increase VAT on tobacco products to 50%, with some considering shifting their b...

According to a senior public health bureaucrat, the govt will invoke the provisions of the landmark Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, to...

The Bombay High Court today rejected the plea of gutka barons Rasiklal Manikchand Dhariwal and Jagdish Joshi challenging non-bailable warra...

The Supreme Courton friday stayed a Rajasthan High Court judgment that restrained gutka, tobacco and paan masala manufacturers from selling...

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...