The circular issued by the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) to this effect has warned of disciplinary action against those violating.
A devotee at Tirupati claims to have found tobacco wrapped in paper inside a laddu, amidst previous allegations of animal fat in the prasadam. The TTD has denied these claims, emphasising their strict preparation processes.
The ban came into effect in 2012 under the Food Safety and Standards Act and rules and regulations formulated in 2011, the release said.
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The raids, spanning 20 locations including Kanpur, Delhi, Mumbai, and Gujarat, have exposed alleged discrepancies in the company's reported turnover, with sources revealing a staggering difference between the declared income and the actual turnover.
Tobacco tycoon raided: According to sources, the tobacco company was issuing fake checks to the company shown in the accounts. Income Tax officials have also raided the businessman's bungalow in Kanpur and Delhi.
A team of researchers has found a compound derived from tobacco leaves that might possess the potential to combat multiple forms of cancer.
The Compensation Cess was supposed to end on June 30, 2022, five years after the introduction of the single tax on July 1, 2017, but the Indian government extended it until March 31, 2026.
World No Tobacco Day 2023: In Southeast Asia Region, India leads in acres of land under cultivation and tobacco production, followed by Indonesia. Tobacco is also grown in Bangladesh, DPR Korea, Thailand, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka.
Never ignore the warning signals that indicate it's time to quit smoking. They include chronic coughing, shortness of breath, reduced sense of taste and smell, yellow teeth and fingers, and an increased risk of health problems.
COVID: Researchers found that plasma from healthy young people who smoke tobacco or vape had higher levels of furin, sCD163, and L-selectin than plasma from non-smokers.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), tobacco use is one of the major causes of death and disease in India and accounts for nearly 1.35 million deaths every year.
North Caroline State University researchers have developed a new technique that can alter plant metabolism.
According to the govt spokesman, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had sent an advisory letter to all the state govts recommending the licensing of tobacco vendors to the municipal corporation.
The firm was evading the payment of Goods and Services Tax (GST) by manufacturing and clandestinely supplying gutkha/pan masala/tobacco products without any registration and payment of duty, it said.
Spitting and consumption of tobacco in public places, violation of COVID-19 quarantine rules, not wearing masks, and not maintaining social distancing will now attract a fine of Rs 2,000 in the national capital.
Uttar Pradesh's Hapur Police arrested a hookah bar operator and 11 others on October 05 who were consuming intoxicating materials.
The Hyderabad Police seized banned gutka, chewing tobacco products and foreign cigarettes worth Rs 10 lakh from the possession of two persons from two different areas of the city on October 04.
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