An Eid-Ul-Adha feast for the sensesIndulge in mutton noor mahal biryani, gorge on Hyderabadi haleem, or delight your tastebuds with murgh yakhani shorba.
Government mulls compulsory licensing for 'other tobacco products'These tobacco products include khaini, tobacco blended pan masala, hookah or gooduku tobacco, zarda, bidis and other chewable/eatable tobac...
- Delhi government to respond on plea against ban on chewable tobacco
The Delhi High Court today sought response of the city government on a plea of manufacturers against ban on sale of chewable tobacco in the...
A bitter pill to swallow for some, others welcome gutka banThe paan shops of the city can accommodate conversations of all kinds between quick smoke breaks and a leisurely coating of the betel leaf.
Godhra riots convict on the run arrestedSalim Yusuf Zarda was awarded death penalty in the Godhra train burning case, the incident which had triggered one of the worst riots in th...
Government rejects D S Group’s proposal to set up cigarette manufacturing facilitiesDecision against fresh manufacturing permits comes at a time when the govt is considering proposals to restrict manufacture and sale of cig...
Puff factory: Government considers cigarette-making permitDharampal Satyapal Group, the manufacturer of Baba zarda and Rajnigandha pan masala, has sought permission to manufacture cigarettes.
Bihar government imposes ban on tobaccoChief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi announced the ban on zarda, paan masala and other tobacco products on Tobacco prevention day.
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan urges states to ban gutka, zarda, khainiVardhan in a letter on Wednesday told the states that India has the highest number of this type of cancer in the world.
Assam to ban all non-smoking tobacco products from tomorrowManufacturing and use of non- smoking tobacco products in Assam will be banned from tomorrow with the government to notify the relevant Act.
Health Ministry endorses ban on chewing tobacco, gutkaHealth ministry endorsed a ban on manufacture & sale of all forms of nicotine-laced pan masala, gutka and chewing tobacco.
Assam to ban manufacture, sale, use of smoking products"I do not know when it will happen, but I want to begin the banning of smoking tobacco in the country from Assam," Sarma said.
- Assam tables legislation banning guthka, zarda, pan masala
Assam government on Tuesday tabled a legislation prohibiting manufacture, advertisement, trade, storage, distribution, sale and consumption...
- Tobacco products banned in interior Manipur district
Tobacco products such as Zarda, Gutkha, etc have been banned in interior Bishenpur district of Manipur with immediate effect, official sour...
- Tobacco prices likely to surge on shrinking acreage
A decreasing acreage coupled with negligible carryover stock might firm up tobacco prices.
- Godrey Phillips forays into Pan Masala category
Godfrey Phillips India entered the pan masala category by launching premium pan masala brand Pan Vilas in Jaipur.
- Zarda & heavy electricals: What is the connection?
What is a man from a zarda business group doing in the BHEL board - was a comrade’s poser to prime minister Manmohan Singh on Monday.