Hookah
- India
Chandigarh bans hookah bars to contain COVID-19
Chandigarh: In the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, Chandigarh on Monday imposed a ban on the operation of hookah bars in the Union Territory from December 14 to February 11. An order issued…
- Delhi
Delhi HC refuses to hear PIL against hookah bars
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to conduct immediate inspection and action against owners of the hookah bars operating illegally, without any statutory license…
- Featured News
Akbar was first Emperor to inhale Portuguese tobacco thru hubble-bubble
Salma Ahmed Farooqui The arrival and setting up base by the Portuguese in India in the sixteenth century heralded several consequences, some of which are well-known and easily identifiable like the introduction…
- Crime in Hyderabad
Police raids ‘Hookah’ Centre, arrests five
Hyderabad: Task Force Team of North Zone Police raided an unauthorized ‘Hookah’ Centre at Woodlands building, Sarojini Devi Road, Secunderabad and arrested five persons. They are D. Lokesh (25), Shiva Kumar (27),…
- Health
Smoking hookah may increase heart attack, stroke risk
New York: Researchers have found that tobacco smoke from a hookah caused blood to function abnormally and be more likely to clot and quickly form blood clots, which can increase the risk…
- Health
Hookah more toxic than other forms of smoking tobacco: Study
New York: While the popularity of hookah (tobacco pipe) has increased in recent years, researchers say it may be more dangerous than other forms of smoking tobacco. Using a custom-built testing device,…
- Crime in Hyderabad
Hookah parlour raided, two held
Hyderabad: The sleuths of west zone task force conducted a raid at Pitta Pan Kitchen Café in Jubilee Hills on Thursday midnight. They found most of the customers smoking Hookah, which is…
