Punjab bans gutkha
It is the ninth state to do so
Madhya Pradesh bans gutkha and other chewing tobacco products
Licences of two gutkha manufacturing companies were cancelled in March
After gutkha, Bihar government bans smokeless tobacco
Plans to raise tax on cigarettes and bidis by up to 60 per cent
Bihar bans gutkha on World No Tobacco Day
The ban is already successful in Madhya Pradesh and Kerala
Odisha follows in the footsteps of states that have banned gutkha
More than 43 per cent people in the state consume tobacco in one form or other
Maharshtra mulls making sale of gutkha non-bailable offence
Penal action proposed against consumers to ensure strict implementation of gutkha ban
Gutkha ban has reduced consumption of tobacco in India: WHO
India is the world’s largest consumer of smokeless tobacco; nearly one million people die in the country every year due to tobacco use
'It is strange that government promotes products which directly cause cancer'
Pankaj Chaturvedi, associate professor and head and neck cancer surgeon at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, was recently honoured with the Judy …
Andhra bans gutkha, paan masala
Becomes 17th state in country to impose ban on them
Health ministry fumes over ads terming gutkha ban unfair
Calls them misleading and unjustified
Sikkim bans gutkha
It is the 13th state to do so after FSSAI issued a regulation last year
Enforce gutkha ban in Delhi: high court
Forum of doctors had sought ban; cited increasing incidence of oral and lung cancers
Delhi government decides to ban gutkha
Notification to be issued shortly
Ads term gutkha ban unfair
Analysts call the ads misleading; health ministry plans action against industry
Kerala becomes second state to ban chewing tobacco
Those who violate ban may be fined up to Rs 5 lakh or imprisoned up to six years
Centre bans gutkha
Activists, health experts are sceptical; pin hope on Supreme Court’s verdict on smokeless tobacco