GST authorities uncover Rs 104 cr tax evasion in illicit tobacco trade, 61 cases detected in Q1GST authorities detected 61 cases of illicit tobacco products, involving Rs 104.38 crore in tax evasion, during the first quarter of FY25. ...
27 Aug, 2025, 02.07 PM IST
How Delhi Police nabbed nearly 100 narco offenders in one night during raids at nearly 800 locationsDelhi Police launched Operation Kavach 9.0 targeting narcotics. Simultaneous raids occurred at 794 locations across Delhi. Police arrested ...
12 Aug, 2025, 04.46 PM IST
Flouting of rules by pan masala manufacturers: NGT issues notice to CentreThe National Green Tribunal has asked the central government for a response. This concerns the enforcement of plastic waste rules. The rule...
01 Jun, 2025, 06.44 PM IST
GST Council clears "track and trace" mechanism, cigarettes and pan masala likely first targetsThe GST Council will track cigarettes and pan masala to stop tax evasion. A unique code will be placed on products. This will help the gove...
23 Dec, 2024, 12.50 PM IST
Tobacco product makers to face Rs 1 lakh penalty, if packing machines not registered with GST authoritiesManufacturers of pan masala, gutka, and similar tobacco products will face a penalty of up to Rs 1 lakh if they fail to register their pack...
04 Feb, 2024, 11.59 AM IST
Income tax dept detects Rs 335-cr black money after raids on Pune tobacco group"Total undisclosed income amounting to Rs 335 crore has been detected so far," CBDT said. The group is based in Pune's Sangamner area and i...
22 Feb, 2021, 04.17 PM IST
Income tax search and seizure drives unearth undisclosed income over Rs 785 croreThe group is engaged in packaging and sale of tobacco and related products besides generation and distribution of power, FMCG and real esta...
22 Feb, 2021, 03.47 PM IST
GST officials detect over Rs 830 cr tax evasion by Delhi-based pan-masala manufacturing unitThe firm was evading the payment of Goods and Services Tax (GST) by manufacturing and clandestinely supplying gutkha/pan masala/tobacco pro...
03 Jan, 2021, 02.07 PM IST
Cabinet approves accession to protocol under WHO framework convention to eliminate illicit tobacco tradeThis will be applicable to both smoking and chewing or smokeless tobacco (SLT) forms as negotiated and adopted under Article 15 of the WHO ...
02 May, 2018, 09.45 PM IST
Cigarette, tobacco smuggling incidents jump 136% in 2yrs: ReportMaximum revenue loss to the exchequer came from illicit trade of tobacco products, mobile phones, alcoholic beverages, it said.
27 Mar, 2018, 01.38 PM IST
Disincentivise cigarette smuggling through tax policy: FAIFA"We appeal to the government to have a taxation policy, that disincentivises cigarette smuggling," FAIFA General Secretary Murali Babu said...
16 Jan, 2018, 03.00 PM IST
High taxes on cigarettes impact farmer’s incomeHigh taxes on cigarettes may have led to a drop in sale of domestic brands of cigarettes, but it has impacted farmer’s income and also incr...
30 Oct, 2015, 03.00 AM IST
Smuggling of cigarettes into India increases four times: WHOCigarette smuggling into the country increased four-fold between 2012 and 2014, seizure data from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (...
30 May, 2015, 10.52 AM IST
Health secretary stresses on need to check illicit tobacco tradeDirectorate of Revenue Intelligence's seizure data indicates a four-fold increase in the value of seizures of smuggled cigarettes in 2014 a...
29 May, 2015, 04.57 PM IST
In a first, US bans bidi products from Indian companyThe ban is first one issued by the FDA under the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.
22 Feb, 2014, 09.17 AM IST
US cracks down on websites selling bidis, Indian cigarettesFDA said that their several products have been found to be "adulterated" under relevant regulations and did not carry the required permits ...
11 Aug, 2013, 12.19 PM IST
- HC seeks report on cases related to cigarette sale
The Bombay High Court has asked the Food and Drug Administration commissioner to file a detailed report within four weeks on the status of ...
12 Dec, 2008, 01.38 AM IST