Cigarette Ban

Karnataka government has prohibited its employees from smoking cigarettes and consuming any tobacco products inside government offices and premises.

The Jammu and Kashmir administration Saturday banned the sale, possession and consumption of cigarettes and other tobacco products in the holy town of Katra, which houses the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi, officials said.

A joint team of the CM flying squad and the district drug control department arrested a Delhi man here when he came to allegedly supply banned electronic cigarettes, said police.

Below we discuss various ways in which e-cigarettes can affect our health.

The Telangana Legislative Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a Bill banning hookah parlours.

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged governments to treat e-cigarettes similarly to tobacco and ban all flavours, threatening cigarette companies' bets on smoking alternatives.

Rishi Sunak aims to gradually raise the legal age for consuming cigarettes in a move that would introduce a ban for the next generation. The age would increase by one year annually so that "a 14-year-old would never legally be sold a cigarettes"

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering introducing measures that would ban the next generation from ever being able to buy cigarettes, The Guardian reported on Friday, citing government sources.

To tackle the threat of young people getting addicted to tobacco, the Karnataka government is planning to ban hookah bars and increase the minimum age for purchasing tobacco products to 21.

The Union Health Ministry has sent notices to 15 websites selling e-cigarettes, which is banned in India, directing them to stop advertisement and sale of the products, official sources said.

Cigarette manufacturers will also be required to remind and educate consumers not to throw away butts in public areas.

Huge quantities of drugs and banned substances valued at Rs 7.39 crores have been seized during raids at different places in Mizoram. The seized substances -- methamphetamine tablets, heroin, and foreign cigarettes -- were smuggled from Myanmar, offi

New Zealand will be smoke-free by 2025, thanks to the passage of a world-first law prohibiting smoking for the next generation.

Ahead of Diwali, an old video showing a man's unusual way of lighting firecrackers, specifically rockets, is going viral on social media yet again.

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking direction for removing designated smoking zones from commercial places and airports, increasing the age of smoking, banning the sale of cigarettes near educational institutions.

Karnataka government has prohibited its employees from smoking cigarettes and consuming any tobacco products inside government offices and premises.

The Jammu and Kashmir administration Saturday banned the sale, possession and consumption of cigarettes and other tobacco products in the holy town of Katra, which houses the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi, officials said.

A joint team of the CM flying squad and the district drug control department arrested a Delhi man here when he came to allegedly supply banned electronic cigarettes, said police.

Below we discuss various ways in which e-cigarettes can affect our health.

The Telangana Legislative Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a Bill banning hookah parlours.

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged governments to treat e-cigarettes similarly to tobacco and ban all flavours, threatening cigarette companies' bets on smoking alternatives.

Rishi Sunak aims to gradually raise the legal age for consuming cigarettes in a move that would introduce a ban for the next generation. The age would increase by one year annually so that "a 14-year-old would never legally be sold a cigarettes"

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering introducing measures that would ban the next generation from ever being able to buy cigarettes, The Guardian reported on Friday, citing government sources.

To tackle the threat of young people getting addicted to tobacco, the Karnataka government is planning to ban hookah bars and increase the minimum age for purchasing tobacco products to 21.

The Union Health Ministry has sent notices to 15 websites selling e-cigarettes, which is banned in India, directing them to stop advertisement and sale of the products, official sources said.

Cigarette manufacturers will also be required to remind and educate consumers not to throw away butts in public areas.

Huge quantities of drugs and banned substances valued at Rs 7.39 crores have been seized during raids at different places in Mizoram. The seized substances -- methamphetamine tablets, heroin, and foreign cigarettes -- were smuggled from Myanmar, offi

New Zealand will be smoke-free by 2025, thanks to the passage of a world-first law prohibiting smoking for the next generation.

Ahead of Diwali, an old video showing a man's unusual way of lighting firecrackers, specifically rockets, is going viral on social media yet again.

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking direction for removing designated smoking zones from commercial places and airports, increasing the age of smoking, banning the sale of cigarettes near educational institutions.