Ban On Gutka

X user Garga Chatterjee took to the microblogging site on Tuesday to share a snapshot of the 'gutka' stain in the metro. The image showed red stains all over the door of the metro, with also some litter lying on the ground.

Authorities of Puri's Jagannath Temple have announced a complete ban on consumption of tobacco-related products like paan' and gutka' on the premises of the 12th century shrine from January 1, 2024.

Noting the "direct and pernicious impact" of smokeless tobacco on public health, the Delhi High Court Monday affirmed a ban imposed by the food safety commissioner on manufacture, storage and sale of gutka, pan masala, flavoured tobacco.

The Delhi High Court has quashed the notifications of the Food Safety Commissioner prohibiting the manufacture, storage, and sale of gutka, pan masala, tobacco, and similar products in the national capital in the interest of public health.

The Madras High Court on Wednesday quashed the fresh notices issued by the Tamil Nadu Assembly Privileges Committee to 18 DMK MLAs, including the Leader of the Opposition M K Stalin for displaying sachets of banned gutka in the House in 2017.

The Tamil Nadu Assembly Privilege Committee has issued fresh notices to Leader of Opposition and DMK president MK Stalin and his legislators on the issue of display of banned gutkha sachets in the House in 2017, seeking their response by Monday.

The Jharkhand government on Tuesday extended the prohibition on the manufacture, storage, sale and distribution of Gutka and Pan Masala containing tobacco or nicotine as ingredients till July 25, next year.

The Assam government on Wednesday banned the manufacture, distribution and sale of gutka and pan masala containing tobacco and nicotine for a period of one year with immediate effect.

The ban on betel leaves and tobacco products, including gutka, inside the Jagannath temple in Puri came into effect on Thursday.

Tamil Nadu's health minister and the state police chief are among the people raided by the CBI today in the gutka scam involving bribes given at the top to skirt a ban on chewing tobacco. CBI teams started searches around 7 am at nearly 40 places in Chennai, among them the homes of state Health Minister C Vijaya Baskar and the Director General of P...

Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, has banned paan masala and gutka or chewing tobacco in all government offices in the state. It reportedly took seconds for the 44-year-old priest-politician to pass the order, on an unscheduled visit to the old Chief Minister's office in Lucknow.

The Haryana government on Tuesday announced that manufacturing and sale of gutka, pan masala, and other similar products containing tobacco has been completely banned in the state.

Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij today said that the manufacturing, storage, distribution and sale of tobacco products including gutka, pan masala,flavored or scented tobacco and kharra would continue to be completely banned in the state.

Karnataka government today said the ban imposed on gutka would stay, rejecting the demand of the opposition BJP which argued that the move would hit arecanut growers in the state.

Delhi Police on Saturday claimed to have recovered 2,000 kg of gutka, which is banned in the capital, and arrested two persons, including a senior citizen.

X user Garga Chatterjee took to the microblogging site on Tuesday to share a snapshot of the 'gutka' stain in the metro. The image showed red stains all over the door of the metro, with also some litter lying on the ground.

Authorities of Puri's Jagannath Temple have announced a complete ban on consumption of tobacco-related products like paan' and gutka' on the premises of the 12th century shrine from January 1, 2024.

Noting the "direct and pernicious impact" of smokeless tobacco on public health, the Delhi High Court Monday affirmed a ban imposed by the food safety commissioner on manufacture, storage and sale of gutka, pan masala, flavoured tobacco.

The Delhi High Court has quashed the notifications of the Food Safety Commissioner prohibiting the manufacture, storage, and sale of gutka, pan masala, tobacco, and similar products in the national capital in the interest of public health.

The Madras High Court on Wednesday quashed the fresh notices issued by the Tamil Nadu Assembly Privileges Committee to 18 DMK MLAs, including the Leader of the Opposition M K Stalin for displaying sachets of banned gutka in the House in 2017.

The Tamil Nadu Assembly Privilege Committee has issued fresh notices to Leader of Opposition and DMK president MK Stalin and his legislators on the issue of display of banned gutkha sachets in the House in 2017, seeking their response by Monday.

The Jharkhand government on Tuesday extended the prohibition on the manufacture, storage, sale and distribution of Gutka and Pan Masala containing tobacco or nicotine as ingredients till July 25, next year.

The Assam government on Wednesday banned the manufacture, distribution and sale of gutka and pan masala containing tobacco and nicotine for a period of one year with immediate effect.

The ban on betel leaves and tobacco products, including gutka, inside the Jagannath temple in Puri came into effect on Thursday.

Tamil Nadu's health minister and the state police chief are among the people raided by the CBI today in the gutka scam involving bribes given at the top to skirt a ban on chewing tobacco. CBI teams started searches around 7 am at nearly 40 places in Chennai, among them the homes of state Health Minister C Vijaya Baskar and the Director General of P...

Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, has banned paan masala and gutka or chewing tobacco in all government offices in the state. It reportedly took seconds for the 44-year-old priest-politician to pass the order, on an unscheduled visit to the old Chief Minister's office in Lucknow.

The Haryana government on Tuesday announced that manufacturing and sale of gutka, pan masala, and other similar products containing tobacco has been completely banned in the state.

Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij today said that the manufacturing, storage, distribution and sale of tobacco products including gutka, pan masala,flavored or scented tobacco and kharra would continue to be completely banned in the state.

Karnataka government today said the ban imposed on gutka would stay, rejecting the demand of the opposition BJP which argued that the move would hit arecanut growers in the state.

Delhi Police on Saturday claimed to have recovered 2,000 kg of gutka, which is banned in the capital, and arrested two persons, including a senior citizen.