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HCES 2023–24 data reveal a sharp shift in Telangana from beedis to gutkha, with rural and urban households spending heavily on tobacco products. Public health experts warn the trend, driven by poverty and work conditions, could worsen nutrition and health outcomes.
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The accused were identified as Asrutha Ali and Babulal, both natives of Uttar Pradesh.
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The worth of the seized gutkha and pan masala was put at Rs.34.94 lakh. During a regular vehicle check at Kamkole toll plaza on Sunday, the Munipally police led by ASI Yesaiah seized the gutkha from a DCM vehicle.
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Mumbai: The controversy surrounding the new tobacco advertisement featuring Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar is not dying down. After Akshay Kumar’s public apology and Ajay Devgn’s defence on his “personal choice” of starring in a tobacco brand’s elaichi product ad, an IAS officer from West Bengal has come down heavily […]
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Mahabubabad: The Task Force police and the Mahabubabad Town police have jointly conducted raids on the houses/shops of three people on Wednesday and seized Rs 9.59 lakh worth gutkha packets, said Additional SP (Crimes) Yogesh Gautam. Three accused, Chidurala Janardhan, Uppula Venkanna and Aitha Anil Kumar, have been arrested. “The accused had been purchasing the […]
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Khammam: Police seized banned tobacco products worth Rs 7 lakh at VV Palem in Raghunathapalem mandal in the district on Monday. The local SI M Ravi said Naveen, a trader of Puttakota in Khammam city, stocked gutkha packets at a rented house at VV Palem. Following a tip off the police raided the house, seized […]
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Warangal: Warangal Commissionerate’s Task Force team raided five pan shops and two kirana shops in AJ Mill’s Colony and Matwada here on Wednesday and seized banned tobacco products from their possession. The seized property along with accused persons were handed over to the concerned police for further action. The seized Gutkha was estimated to cost […]
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Hyderabad: Despite the warnings written on the pack, many people choose to not only chew pan, tobacco, gutkha, khaini or pan masala, but they also spit it publically on the roads or even inside buses. Taking note of such incidents, Managing Director of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation, V C Sajjanar has warned the staff […]
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Hyderabad: Police in the State capital, along with the district administration and Revenue officials, are increasingly seizing premises where illegal activities are taking place, as was seen in recent instances where several houses were seized after police found that they were being misused as hubs for human trafficking, gambling and also storage of gutkha and […]
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Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Police have intensified the special drive against drugs, particularly marijuana, and have been carrying out continuous raids across the commissionerate. On Tuesday alone, 13 persons were caught on charges of drug peddling.Following instructions from Police Commissioner M Stephen Raveendra, the police across all zones have stepped up checking at hotspots on a […]
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Hyderabad: The South Zone police raided 346 pan shops in the old city and caught 76 persons on charges of selling gutkha on Saturday. Gutkha worth Rs 2 lakh was seized. Police said a special drive was taken up by forming 17 teams and 76 cases were booked against violators. The police requested pan shop […]
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Kumram Bheem Asifabad: In-charge Superintendent of Police Ch Praveen Kumar asked the district police officials to check the menace of gutkha, ganja and illicitly distilled liquor. Addressing the meeting with the district police officers on Friday, Praveen Kumar said the police should act tough against drug peddlers and intensify the vigil. He asked them to […]
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Adilabad: As many as 63 motorcycles, three cars and four autorickshaws were seized when their owners failed to produce relevant documents during a cordon and search held at Thatiguda colony here on Friday. Led by Adilabad DSP Venkateshwar Rao, around 80 policemen descended on the colony located on the peripherals of the district headquarters and […]
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Acting on a tip-off, the police caught Mohammed Shabbir (40) while he was transporting the contraband in a car at Pragathinagar in Kukatpally
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Police seized Rs 3,60,000 worth gutkha from the accused along with a car
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Task Force police team arrested three persons and seized contraband worth Rs 5 lakh, and a car
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The Task Force police found the banned item when they conducted raids on his groceries store in Jainoor mandal centre
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The cops conducted raids on the kiln and found the bags in a cement structure
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During interrogation, Nissar admitted to committing the offence for making a fast buck, with the help of Saleem for quite a long time.
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Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Task Force on Wednesday, simultaneously raided different places in Santoshnagar and Madannapet and nabbed two persons on charges of illegally selling gutkha, tobacco products and foreign cigarettes. The police seized material worth Rs 3 lakh from them. The arrested persons along with the seized material were handed over to the Santhoshnagar and […]
