Vice President Radhakrishnan urges collective action to build drug-free IndiaVice President C.P. Radhakrishnan has called for a nationwide, collaborative effort to combat substance abuse, emphasizing the crucial role...
28 Jun, 2026, 05.05 PM IST
Karnataka CM Shivakumar warns of ban on pan masala, gutka containing narcotic substancesKarnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has vowed to ban pan masala and gutka if found laced with intoxicating substances, warning manufact...
28 Jun, 2026, 03.37 PM IST
Fresh fruits, creamy buffalo milk, no preservatives: This 55-year-old Mumbai shop sells handmade ice creams with over 50 flavours. How two brothers kept a family legacy alive through innovation and traditionApsara Ice Creams, founded in Mumbai in 1971, crafts over 50 hand-churned ice cream varieties. Using fresh buffalo milk and real ingredient...
20 Jun, 2026, 03.38 PM IST
20,000 kg sugar-mixed jaggery, coloured peas seized in Pune food safety department raidsThe FDA in Pune seized 16 tonnes of jaggery and 20 tonnes of sugar intended for adulteration, alongside 68 kg of artificially coloured frie...
04 Jun, 2026, 12.15 PM IST
Balrampur Chini raises Rs 450 cr equity fund for poly lactic acid, lactogypsum plants in UPBalrampur Chini Mills Ltd has secured Rs 450 crore to fund its expansion plans. This capital will establish a lactogypsum processing plant ...
10 May, 2026, 04.40 PM IST
New tax coming for demerit goods like cigarettes and not for essential goods: FM SitharamanFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the new Health and National Security Cess will primarily focus on demerit goods, including pan mas...
04 Dec, 2025, 04.27 PM IST
Salman Khan in legal trouble over "misleading" pan masala advertisements; Kota Consumer Court issues noticeBollywood star Salman Khan is in legal trouble. A complaint alleges his pan masala advertisements are misleading. The Kota Consumer Court h...
05 Nov, 2025, 08.59 AM IST
Bengal govt extends ban on gutkha, pan masala productsThe West Bengal government has extended the ban on the manufacturing, storing, and selling of gutkha and pan masala products containing tob...
28 Oct, 2024, 02.32 PM IST
GSTN rolls out form for tobacco manufacturers to report inputs, outputs to tax authoritiesThe GST Network (GSTN) has introduced a new form, GST SRM-II, for manufacturers of pan masala and tobacco products to report inputs and out...
08 Jun, 2024, 01.18 PM IST
GST Evasion: Taxmen raid tobacco dealers, slap Rs 2.4 cr in taxes, penaltyThe Karnataka Commercial Taxes department has conducted a series of raids on undeclared warehouses of tobacco and pan masala products and l...
13 Jul, 2020, 09.27 PM IST
Ad watchdog to look at celebrity endorsements of pan masala adsOn January 18, the Delhi Government had written to several Bollywood personalities including Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan asking them not ...
21 Jan, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
Sunny Leone calls up Delhi government, says 'Won't endorse pan masala'The Delhi government has written to Bollywood actors Ajay Devgan, Shah Rukh Khan, and others urging them not to endorse pan masala products.
18 Jan, 2016, 09.55 PM IST
Chandigarh government plans to impose ban on tobacco saleThe state government has already banned tobacco-based 'gutkha' and 'pan masala' products and is now contemplating to completely ban tobacco.
19 Aug, 2015, 03.12 PM IST
Pan masala makers under scanner for possible excise duty evasionPan masala manufacturers have come under the scanner of the central revenue department for possible excise duty evasion.
05 Feb, 2014, 07.02 PM IST
- Andhra Pradesh government decides to ban gutkha
The Andhra Pradesh government today decided to impose ban on sale of gutkha, pan masala and other such tobacco products in the state.
09 Jan, 2013, 08.18 PM IST
- Pan masala in paper, aluminium foil sachets
Gutkha and pan masala packaging units have found an alternative in paper and aluminium foil pouches.
11 Mar, 2011, 04.21 PM IST
- 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.
06 Jan, 2010, 04.25 PM IST