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SRK, Ajay Devgn, and Tiger Shroff in legal trouble over ‘Vimal’ ad: Report
According to the complainant, the “misleading” ad is shown so that more people buy the combo of pan masala and the tobacco pouch
Updated on Mar 08, 2025 04:38 PM IST
Speaker bans pan masala in Uttar Pradesh Assembly
Chewing pan masala and gutkha is now banned in the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, with a ₹1,000 fine for violators, announced Speaker Satish Mahana.
Published on Mar 06, 2025 09:24 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Lucknow struggles to shed its ‘spitting’ image
Once known for its beautiful evenings, parks and walkways, the ‘city of nawabs’ is yet to see an aggressive campaign against public spitting
Published on Mar 05, 2025 09:58 AM IST
Rajeev Mullick, Lucknow
From perfumes to pan masala: IT raids 35 sites in Kanpur-Kannauj
A prominent perfume trader in Kannauj and a leading pan masala group in Kanpur were among those searched, with officials combing through residential properties, business establishments, and storage units.
Updated on Feb 12, 2025 09:31 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Kanpur
Banned tobacco products worth ₹15.30 lakh seized in Swargate
Further probe has been initiated against the accused to find out the distribution channels being operated by him, police said
Updated on Nov 15, 2024 05:20 AM IST
Nadeem Inamdar
Banned gutka worth ₹2.5L seized in Kamshet, 3 held
Police sub-inspector Shubham Chavan of Kamshet police station, the investigation officer in the case, said that legal proceedings have been initiated against the arrested individuals
Updated on Dec 16, 2023 10:33 PM IST
Nadeem Inamdar
Banned but not out
India's enduring love for gutka explained through one ad, a psychological trick and surrogate advertising
Published on May 13, 2023 04:34 PM IST
Four cops on duty assaulted and manhandled in Mankhurd
Three people were arrested for assaulting and manhandling four police personnel while they were apprehending a gutkha supplier in Mumbai.
Updated on Apr 21, 2023 12:21 AM IST
Manish K Pathak
How a pan masala shipment led to mega seizure, political row
The raid on businessman Piyush Jain in Kanpur has triggered a war of words between the ruling BJP and opposition Samajwadi Party ahead of next year's assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.
Published on Dec 30, 2021 12:09 AM IST
Haidar Naqvi, New Delhi
Amitabh Bachchan sends legal notice to pan masala brand
Big B had withdrawn from the advertising campaign of the pan masala brand weeks after the national anti-tobacco organisation had reportedly requested him to refrain from endorsing pan masala as it could help prevent youngsters from getting addicted to tobacco.
Published on Nov 24, 2021 03:50 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Sharangee Dutta, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
West Bengal bans gutkha, pan masala for one year
The Mamata Banerjee government had decided to ban gutkha, betel spice and several other tobacco products in 2019. In 2013, the state government had banned khaini, gutkha and pan masala in West Bengal for one year.
Published on Oct 26, 2021 05:52 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Ban on manufacture, storage and distribution of gutkha in Delhi banned for one more year
The city government’s Food Safety Department has been issuing notification on the ban of gutkha and pan masala for the last four years.
Published on Jul 16, 2020 10:18 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
Centre, states plan to ban pan masala, spitting at workplaces
The focus on this insidious activity -- around 70 million Indians use chewing tobacco , usually mixed with betel nut and other spices, masticating it for hours and spitting out the excess saliva-laden mixture from time to time -- is clearly driven by health concerns.
Updated on Apr 24, 2020 03:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Saubhadra Chatterji
Rajasthan government bans categories of pan masala, flavoured supari
Rajasthan health minister Raghu Sharma made the announcement of banning pan masala and flavoured supari in the state during one of the several events held in Jaipur to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Published on Oct 02, 2019 05:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | HT Correspondent
JD (U) MLA puts up ‘Modi’s fame’ billboards while party projects ‘reliable Nitish’
MLA Amarnath Gami’s hoardings and criticism of the government’s “pan masala” ban have made the red-faced JD (U) leadership mull action against him.
Updated on Sep 07, 2019 05:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Vijay Swaroop
GST rate cut likely for small cars, part makers
The Centre is also considering giving some relief to other sectors, especially in the unorganized segment, but a tight fiscal position may not allow it to go for a liberal rate cut across industries, the officials said.
Updated on Sep 06, 2019 11:40 PM IST
New Delhi | Gireeh Chandra Prasad
Bihar bans 12 brands of pan masala, more may follow
Bihar, which became a dry state on April 5, 2016, had earlier, on May 30, 2012, banned the sale of tobacco and nicotine mixed gutkha and pan masala for one year. The ban has since been extended every year.
Published on Aug 31, 2019 01:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Ruchir Kumar
Here comes tobacco free herbal pan masala
The Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture (CISH) has come up with an alternative to pan masala that causes a number of health problems due to its tobacco content.
Published on May 13, 2019 12:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | Rajeev Mullick, Lucknow
Cameras, dishwashers may get cheaper as GST Council meets
The recent statement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has raised hopes of the middle class, a key constituency that no government can afford to alienate, especially when the General Election is months away.
Published on Dec 22, 2018 03:34 PM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Gutka scam: CBI calls Tamil Nadu health minister for questioning again on Sunday
The agency on Saturday questioned Baskar, former minister B V Ramanaa, then additional commissioner, GST, Senthil Valavan, besides three more suspects -- V S Kuranji Selvaan, V Karthikeyan and Baskar’s aide A Saravanan in connection with the case.
Published on Dec 16, 2018 11:20 AM IST
Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India
After prohibition, Nitish Kumar govt plans ban on khaini
Bihar government has written to the Union Health Ministry for intervention to facilitate introducing a ban on khaini.
Updated on Jun 10, 2018 12:43 PM IST
Press Trust of India, Patna | Press Trust of India