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The British Indian leader proposed the Tobacco and Vapes Bill last year and declared his vision for creating a “smokefree generation” by making it an offence to sell tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009, which covers children aged 15.
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Recent Apollo Hospitals Report: 1 in 3 Indians Pre-diabetic, 2 in 3 Pre-hypertensive, 1 in 10 Depressed
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Apart from paddy, maize, jowar, tobacco, ground nut, chilly, onions and horticulture farmers had incurred losses as standing crops were lost.
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Hours after her father was summoned by the school teacher and informed that his daughter, Anjali Sahu, had developed an addiction to gutka, the student took her own life by hanging herself.
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To trigger discussion and spread awareness on the harmful impact of tobacco chewing, a few anti-tobacco voluntary organisations have come up with a unique graphical representation titled 'Bolo Zubaan Cancery
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Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) offers a 50 per cent higher probability of quitting smoking compared to attempting to quit without it, and it is both safe and readily available without the need for a prescription.
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The ban on tobacco products (gutkha, paan masala) in Delhi has been extended for a further period of one year.
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The Delhi resident, an enthusiastic gym lover, battled stage 3 cancer, resulting in severe damage and bursting of the internal tissues of his mouth, leaving him unable to open it.
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The cave shrine houses an ice stalagmite structure that devotees believe symbolises mythical powers of Lord Shiva.
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Authorities have banned all sorts of junk foods at the free community kitchens called the Langars.
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Nearly 40 per cent of cancer cases are caused by tobacco, alcohol and pan masala, 4 per cent cases are genetic and 10 per cent are related to cleanliness.
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Telangana State BC Commission Chairman V Krishna Mohan Rao urged youth to stay away from it as it was hazardous to health and destroyed the entire family
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Public health groups, health economists and doctors have urged the Centre to increase excise duty on all tobacco products including cigarettes
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Hyderabad: Doctors, public health groups and cancer victims urged the government to strengthen the tobacco control laws to reduce the consumption of tobacco and prevalence of cancer cases considering recommendation of 139th report of Parliamentary Standing Committee of Health and Family Welfare. Tobacco is the leading cause of cancer cases. The use of tobacco is […]
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Hyderabad: The Vikarabad District Task Force caught four persons on charges of selling banned tobacco products and adulterated tea powder in Kodangal on Wednesday. In one case, K Kashinath (34), from Ravulapalli village was selling adulterated tea powder and gutkha. Five kg of adulterated tea powder and gutkha products worth Rs 3,000 were seized from […]
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Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Commissioner’s Task Force (south) team along with Sultan Bazaar police raided a shop at MJ Market and seized huge quantity of material used in manufacturing of cigarettes from the place. According to the police, on a tip off, the team raided the place and caught one person Mohd Siddiq, who is incharge […]
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Hyderabad: Over 500 youths including youth associations across the country have urged the Prime Minister and Finance Minister to increase taxes on all tobacco products in the upcoming budget of 2022-23. In their appeals, they urged to increase excise duty on cigarettes, beedis and smokeless tobacco. The appeal came on the eve of National Youth […]
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Lucknow: A Global Young Tobacco Survey by the World Health Organisation has found that one in every three students below the high school level in Uttar Pradesh consume tobacco in some form or the other. Seeking a safe place, 37.4 per cent students smoke at their own home while 19.8 per cent do so at […]
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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: Chairman of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, representatives from retailers’ association, global and local experts have appealed to the Government of India to strengthen the national tobacco control law in order to protect the youth from taking up tobacco use. The experts urged the government that increasing legal age of sale of […]