5 shopkeepers fined for selling loose cigarettes in Punjab | IndiaTV News
10 years, 1 month ago

5 shopkeepers fined for selling loose cigarettes in Punjab | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Chandigarh: Five shopkeepers at a vegetable market in Hoshiarpur were fined for allegedly selling loose cigarettes in Punjab. Acting upon the implementation of Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act 2005, the Tobacco Control Cell of Punjab government today served fine to five shopkeepers who were allegedly indulging in practices of selling loose cigarettes/tobacco, an official spokesman said today. A ban was recently imposed by the state government on sale of loose cigarettes/tobacco in Punjab. “The team also seized loose cigarettes in opened/unsealed cigarette packs from the shopkeepers,” the spokesman said.He said that as per the provisions of Act, violators face punishment up to one year or a fine of Rs 1,000 or both.

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4 tonnes of banned tobacco products seized in Tenkasi district last year
2 months ago

4 tonnes of banned tobacco products seized in Tenkasi district last year

The Hindu  

The police and the Food Safety department have seized over 4 tonnes of banned tobacco products during the searches conducted across Tenkasi district last year, District Collector A.K. In a statement, he said the district administration had intensified the drive by the police and Food Safety department officials against the banned tobacco products, sale of drugs without prescription by qualified …

Illegal trade: ₹66 lakh worth imported cigarettes seized in Delhi, 4 arrested
3 months, 1 week ago

Illegal trade: ₹66 lakh worth imported cigarettes seized in Delhi, 4 arrested

The Hindu  

With the arrest of four persons and seizure of 6.50 lakh cigarette sticks worth ₹66 lakh, Delhi Police has busted a syndicate engaged in the illegal trade of foreign brand cigarettes, a senior police officer said on Sunday. The four accused have been identified as Anas, Saqib, Sameer Ur Rehman and Sagar Haswani and booked under the Cigarettes and Other …

Crack down on smuggled cigarettes, Tobacco Board officials urge Centre
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Crack down on smuggled cigarettes, Tobacco Board officials urge Centre

The Hindu  

Tobacco Board of India chairman Yashwant Kumar Chidipothu and vice-chairman G. Vasu Babu urged the Centre to crack down on the menace of illegal cigarettes, alleging that they comprise 26% of India’s cigarette market. Mr. Yashwanth told The Hindu over phone that the sale of illegal cigarettes which are smuggled into the country pose a severe risk to the local …

238 shops in Virudhunagar sealed in 2024 for selling banned tobacco products
6 months, 3 weeks ago

238 shops in Virudhunagar sealed in 2024 for selling banned tobacco products

The Hindu  

Five shops found selling banned tobacco products were sealed after joint inspections were conducted by officials from the Food Safety and Police Departments in Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu over the past week. Jeyaseelan said the inspections were conducted at 18 shops near schools and colleges under a programme aimed at the intensified eradication of narcotic substances and banned tobacco …

Coimbatore City Police imposes over ₹3 lakh in fines on tobacco sellers during ‘special drive’
1 year, 1 month ago

Coimbatore City Police imposes over ₹3 lakh in fines on tobacco sellers during ‘special drive’

The Hindu  

In a recent effort to tackle illegal sale of tobacco products to college and school-going students, the Coimbatore City Police, in collaboration with law enforcement teams, conducted a ‘special drive’ from October 29, 2023, to February 14, 2024. The drive aimed to address the widespread availability of banned tobacco items in small shops across the city. This is an ongoing …

Police, Food Safety officials seal shops selling banned tobacco products
1 year, 4 months ago

Police, Food Safety officials seal shops selling banned tobacco products

The Hindu  

The Tiruchi City Police and officers from the Food Safety Department on Monday sealed four shops selling banned tobacco products in the city. According to police sources, four shop owners at Palakkarai, Fort, and Gandhi Market police station limits were arrested for selling banned tobacco products on Sunday following surprise checks launched by the police across the city in the …

Tobacco control: Voluntary groups seek focus on health by civic bodies
4 years, 4 months ago

Tobacco control: Voluntary groups seek focus on health by civic bodies

The Hindu  

Voluntary groups working for tobacco control in Rajasthan have sought a renewed focus on public health by the civic bodies through a licensing mechanism for retail sellers. A day after the polling in the first phase for the municipal corporation elections in three cities, the voluntary groups said the newly elected councillors should take measures for improving health with a …

Illegal sale of imported cigarettes on rise in Punjab
5 years, 6 months ago

Illegal sale of imported cigarettes on rise in Punjab

India TV News  

Illegal sale of imported cigarettes in Punjab has become common and pose a serious threat to health of smokers who are getting hooked to catchy packs of international brands that san health warnings, anti-tobacco activists said on Thursday. They say selling illegal cigarettes, an organised crime, is not only evading state's high taxes but also playing with the lives of …

Himachal Pradesh HC Directs State To Ensure That No Sale Of Loose Cigarette And Bidis Takes Place [Read Judgment]
6 years, 4 months ago

Himachal Pradesh HC Directs State To Ensure That No Sale Of Loose Cigarette And Bidis Takes Place [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

‘The State Act of 2016 was brought into force only during the pendency of this petition and the same needs to be implemented in letter and spirit.’The Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state to ensure that no sale of loose cigarette/bidis/prohibited articles shall be allowed to be carried out, more specifically within the radius of 100 metres of …

Himachal Pradesh HC Directs State To Ensure That No Sale Of Loose Cigarette And Bidis Takes Place [Read Judgment]
6 years, 4 months ago

Himachal Pradesh HC Directs State To Ensure That No Sale Of Loose Cigarette And Bidis Takes Place [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

‘The State Act of 2016 was brought into force only during the pendency of this petition and the same needs to be implemented in letter and spirit.’The Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state to ensure that no sale of loose cigarette/bidis/prohibited articles shall be allowed to be carried out, more specifically within the radius of 100 metres of …

Several booked for public smoking
6 years, 6 months ago

Several booked for public smoking

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Selling loose cigarettes out of the pack and having lighters and matchboxes in shops for customers is against the law and those doing so will be booked by the police, the head of the National Tobacco Control Team said. On Wednesday, a 20-member team booked several men for smoking in public places and also imposed fines and challans on …

Gurugram ranks first in state for public smoking penalties
6 years, 9 months ago

Gurugram ranks first in state for public smoking penalties

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram district has logged the most number of fines issued for smoking in public spaces and selling tobacco products to underage children. According to data collated by the Gurugram police in collaboration with the non governmental organisation Sambandh Health Foundation, the city accounted for 29,989 of the 39,000 fines issued under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act between January …

Ban on sale of loose cigarettes comes into effect in Himachal Pradesh
8 years, 5 months ago

Ban on sale of loose cigarettes comes into effect in Himachal Pradesh

Deccan Chronicle  

Shimla: With an aim to dissuade youngsters from tobacco use and smoking, the ban on sale of loose cigarettes and beedis in Himachal Pradesh came into force from today. 'HP prohibition of sale of loose cigarettes/beedis and regulation of ‘retail business’ of cigarettes and other tobacco products Bill 2016' was passed during the Monsoon session of the Assembly and has …

Selling tobacco products to children will attract 7-year jail term and a fine of Rs 1 lakh
8 years, 10 months ago

Selling tobacco products to children will attract 7-year jail term and a fine of Rs 1 lakh

India TV News  

New Delhi: In a bid to curtail use of tobacco among children, The Narendra Modi government in its latest draft of Juvenile Justice act has made selling of tobacco products to children punishable up to 7 years and fixed a fine of Rs 1 lakh. The law rules that selling cigarettes and other tobacco products to minors will land sellers …

Government proposes ban on sale of loose cigarettes
10 years, 2 months ago

Government proposes ban on sale of loose cigarettes

India TV News  

New Delhi: Brushing aside opposition, the government on Tuesday moved to amend the anti-smoking law and proposed radical changes, including ban on sale of loose cigarettes and raising the minimum age of a person buying tobacco products to 21 years from existing 18. “No person shall sell, offer for sale, or permit sale of, cigarettes or any other tobacco products …

262 city vendors fined for selling tobacco to minors, near schools
11 years, 7 months ago

262 city vendors fined for selling tobacco to minors, near schools

Hindustan Times  

The specially formed anti tobacco squad of Mumbai police has cracked down on 262 vendors who sold tobacco to minors, or were operating within 100 yards of any educational institute in the central region on Mumbai. Of those caught, 133 vendors were fined for selling tobacco or tobacco products to minors, while 129 were found operating near an educational institution. …

Enforce tobacco ad regulations at shops: SC tells Centre
11 years, 8 months ago

Enforce tobacco ad regulations at shops: SC tells Centre

India TV News  

New Delhi, Jul 22 : The Supreme Court today paved the way for the Centre to enforce rules on A bench headed by justice G S Singhvi quashed the interim order of Bombay High Court staying Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Rules, 2004, also known as Point of Sale rules, for regulating the advertisements at shops selling tobacco products.The bench …

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