cigarettes
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad police seize fake cigarettes worth Rs 2.15 crore, Four held
Hyderabad: The special operation team of Rajendra Nagar arrested four persons accused of transporting fake cigarettes worth Rs 2.15 crore of various brands. Fake cigarettes of various brands valued at ₹2.15 crore…
- Middle East
Oman bans electronic cigarettes, hookahs
The Sultanate of Oman has announced the banning of electronic cigarettes , hookahs and their accessories to safeguard public health. Sulayem bin Ali Al-Hakmani, Chairman of the Consumer Protection Authority, recently issued…
- India
Mumbai: Passenger from Dubai held for smuggling cigarettes worth Rs 2.4 cr
Mumbai: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence apprehended a man at Mumbai’s Air Cargo Complex for allegedly smuggling cigarettes worth Rs 2.4 crore, a DRI release said. “Based on the intelligence of suspected…
- Business
Plastic pollution from cigarettes costs $26 bn a year globally: Study
Hong Kong: A significant study has revealed that plastic pollution from cigarettes costs $26 billion a year and China, where half of the world’s cigarettes are smoked contributes around 20 per cent…
- Bangalore
2 held at Bengaluru airport with cigarettes worth Rs 8.16 lakh
New Delhi: The Bengaluru Customs officials on Tuesday said that they have arrested two persons for allegedly smuggling 48,000 cigarette sticks worth Rs 8.16 lakh. A senior Customs official said that both…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Rs 32.5 lakh worth banned cigarettes seized, racket busted
Hyderabad: The sleuths of Commissioner’s Task Force, West Zone team apprehended two persons who were transporting the banned cigarettes in the city. 32.50 lakh rupees worth of banned Cigarette packets from their…
- Technology
This smart necklace will track every puff you smoke
San Francisco: Researchers have developed a smart neck-worn device resembling a lapis blue pendant called “SmokeMon” that detects a user’s smoking by capturing the heat signature from a lit cigarette in real-time,…
- India
Navlakha’s partner surrenders liquor, cigarettes after NIA raises objection
Mumbai: Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case accused Gautam Navlakha’s partner Sahba Husain has surrendered her liquor bottles and cigarette packets to police after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) raised an objection over such items…
- Lifestyle
Most youngsters prefer menthol cigarettes over regular cigarettes: Survey
New York: According to a study conducted by the City University of New York and the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, menthol consumption has increased over the past ten years…
- India
Stalin for ban of single-use imported cigarette lighters
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin has sent a letter to Union minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal urging him to take measures to ban the import of single-use plastic…
- Hyderabad
Seven passengers held at Hyderabad airport for trying to smuggle cigarettes
Hyderabad: The customs officials at the RGI Airport on Wednesday apprehended seven passengers who arrived by flight GF274, 6E025; FZ435, G9458 for trying to smuggle cigarettes(1 lakhs Numbers) and 100 e- cigarettes…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia bans selling tobacco products to children under 18
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has banned the sale of tobacco products to children under 18-year-old, local media reported. The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing (MOMRA) has…
- India
Video: Bodybuilder smokes in flight; Scindia orders probe
New Delhi: Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday ordered an investigation after a video showing bodybuilder Bobby Kataria smoking on a SpiceJet flight surfaced on social media. The video shows Kataria —…
- India
Supreme Court junks plea to increase smoking age
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday junked a plea seeking a direction to increase the smoking age from 18 to 21, and ban the sale of loose cigarettes. A bench comprising…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Thousands of cigarette, bidi butts collected to expose rampant public smoking
Bengaluru: In a bid to expose rampant smoking in public places, thousands of cigarette and bidi butts were collected by NSS volunteers, citizens and civil society organisations across the city. The collected…
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