Smoking In Public Places

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  Mexico Strengthens Ban On Smoking In Public Places

  Mexico is thought to have the most comprehensive and robust legal system, the outlet further said.

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  North Korea Bans Smoking In Public Spaces: Report

  North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly on Wednesday introduced smoking bans in some public places to provide citizens with "hygienic living environments," state media KCNA reported on Thursday.

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  Pubs, Restaurants Must Have Smoking Rooms, Says Karnataka Government

  Lighting a cigarette will not be allowed at bars, pubs, hotels and restaurants in Karnataka if these places don't have designated smoking areas, the state government has said in its latest order. Smoking will be allowed in the restricted area only after obtaining a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the civic body concerned.

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  Kerala Health Organisations Call For 100 Per Cent Smoke Free Places

  Health organisations in Kerala have called for 100 percent tobacco smoke-free public places as the world "unites to end Tuberculosis (TB)" on World Tuberculosis Day, today.

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  Non-Smokers too at Risk From Second-Hand Smoke

  A ban on smoking in public places came into effect across India eight years ago -- but India still remains home to 12 per cent of the worlds smokers and they with their second-hand smoke pose a threat to those who don't smoke.

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  Smoking Banned In Darjeeling

  The West Bengal government has banned smoking in public places and sale of tobacco products to minors in Darjeeling district failing of which would draw a fine of Rs 200.

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  Delhi Police To Fine Those Found Smoking In Public Places

  Want to light a cigarette at a public place, think twice. Delhi Police has decided to strictly enforce a fine of Rs 200 on smoking in public places.

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  On-Duty Delhi Cops To Face Action If Caught Smoking In Public

  Delhi Police officials with a habit of smoking will soon face departmental action if they get caught taking a puff in public places while on duty.

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  Kerala Police Cracks Whip Against Smoking in Public Places

  There has been an over 85 per cent jump in action taken against those who indulge in smoking at public places, according to the figures released by Kerala Police.

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  British City Becomes First to Impose Public Smoking Curbs

  The British city of Bristol has become the country's first to test smoke-free zones in outdoor public places, without imposing an outright ban, officials said on Monday.

• New York City sues FedEx for illegally shipping cigarettes to homes

  The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, marks one of the last acts by the administration of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, whose more than decade-old campaign to ban smoking in various public and private places has been credited with saving thousands of lives and become a blueprint for other cities.

• China bans officials from smoking in public

  China is asking its officials to take the lead to adhering to a ban on smoking in public places.

• A decade on, Kerala hotels to become smoke free

  Despite smoking being banned in public places a decade ago, Kerala's hotel industry is only now aiming to help people lead more healthy lives by making hotels and restaurants smoke free.

• Kerala Police collect Rs 1.5 million as fine from smokers

  The Kerala Police have collected around Rs.1.5 million as fine after stepping up vigil in the past five months against those smoking in public places, according to information available on the website of the state police.

• Vladimir Putin signs law to curb smoking, tobacco sales in Russia

  Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that will ban smoking in most public places and restrict cigarette sales in the world's second-largest tobacco market after China.