Illegal tobacco products, including Gutkha and Zarda, were seized from at least five shops. According to official sources, in a coordinated operation, the joint team carried out a major crackdown ...

A reckless act behind the wheel turned deadly in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur district on Monday, after a speeding Toyota Innova crashed when its driver opened the door mid-drive to spit gutkha, reported ...

While speeding along the highway, Akash suddenly opened the driver-side door to spit gutkha, losing control of the SUV. The vehicle hit a divider, flipped over several times, and threw all three ...

A tragic accident occurred on the Bilaspur-Raipur highway when a speeding Innova, driven by Akash Chandani, crashed after he recklessly opened the door to spit gutkha. The vehicle flipped multiple ...

CESTAT Delh held that confiscation of goods justified as Pan Masala and Gutkha were clandestinely manufactured and cleared under different brands without authorization. Accordingly, order upheld and ...

The walls of barrack 5A showed stains from tobacco spit, and empty packets of tobacco and gutkha were littered outside.In barrack 5B, maintenance standards differed from other areas, offering ...

New Delhi, Jun 1 (PTI) The National Green Tribunal has sought a reply from the Centre regarding the strict enforcement of the Plastic Waste Management Rules by the manufacturers of gutkha, pan masala ...

These included the clause that "sachets using plastic material shall not be used for storing, packing or selling gutkha, tobacco and pan masala" and "plastic material, in any form including vinyl ...

A special team of the Cuddalore district police seized 474 kgs of gutkha smuggled from Bengaluru and arrested five persons in this connection at Koothapakkam near here on Saturday (May 31 ...

In Bhopal, products like gutkha, zarda and betel quid are commonly used, especially by men. In many households, these items are normalised, and use begins as early as the teenage years.

The exercise was done to mark the 2025 World No Tobacco Day. Duale noted that the decisive action affirms the ministry’s commitment to enforcing the Tobacco Control Act, 2007 and eliminating ...

UK, US, Canada all support it as a quitting tool. But in India, the least harmful nicotine product is banned while gutkha, bidi, zarda, and cigarettes are widely available." Chowdhery attributes the ...