Punjab's first case under anti-sacrilege law registered in Sri Muktsar SahibPunjab Police have registered the first case under a new anti-sacrilege law. This action follows the discovery of torn pages from a religio...
Quitting tobacco could give economic boost to over 20.5 million households in IndiaImagine a future where millions of Indian families break free from the grasp of tobacco, climbing up the economic ladder. The most disadvan...
'Paan eaters are illiterate, brainless': Puri Jagannath Temple announces ban on paan and gutka from JanuaryThe Puri Jagannath Temple administration is determined to enforce a ban on the consumption of paan and gutka within the temple premises. De...
Bombay HC grants bail to gutka baron JM Joshi in Dawood links caseThe Bombay High Court on Monday granted bail to gutka baron J M Joshi pending hearing of his appeal against a 10 year sentence imposed on h...
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...
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 .
- Arecanut prices rise despite ban on gutka in many states
The fear of arecanut (supari) growers that the consumption will slump with the enforcement of a ban on gutka in most states in the country ...
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...
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 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.
- UP gutka tax hike: Traders mull migration to Delhi, Uttarakhand
Gutka traders have disapproved of the UP govt's decision to increase VAT on tobacco products to 50%, with some considering shifting their b...
- 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.