Karnataka government planning to ban hookah bars, raise age for smoking
1 year, 3 months ago

Karnataka government planning to ban hookah bars, raise age for smoking

India Today  

The Karnataka Health Minister, Dinesh Gundu Rao, announced that the government is considering banning hookah bars and raising the legal age for tobacco consumption from 18 to 21 years. The state government is also planning to raise the legal age for purchasing tobacco from 18 to 21. The current COTPA prohibits smoking in public places and the sale of tobacco products within 100 yards of educational institutions. However, the proposed amendments aim to extend this prohibition to areas around 100 meters of hospitals, health institutions, courts, government offices, and religious establishments.

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Karnataka govt prohibits staff from smoking, consuming tobacco products inside offices
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka govt prohibits staff from smoking, consuming tobacco products inside offices

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka government has prohibited its employees from smoking cigarettes and consuming any tobacco products inside government offices and premises. "Consumption of tobacco products in government offices and office premises, despite statutory warnings against it, has come to the attention of the government. In this background, in the interest of the health of the staff and to protect the public and …

K’taka assembly passes bill banning hookah bars, cigarette sale to those under 21
10 months ago

K’taka assembly passes bill banning hookah bars, cigarette sale to those under 21

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Wednesday passed a bill to ban hookah bars throughout the state. The ban was implemented after amending the existing Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, aiming to safeguard public health and combat tobacco-related diseases The decision to implement the ban was made after amending the existing Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, aiming to safeguard …

Karnataka passes bill to ban hookah bars, sale of cigarettes to buyers below 21 years of age
10 months ago

Karnataka passes bill to ban hookah bars, sale of cigarettes to buyers below 21 years of age

Hindustan Times  

On Wednesday, the Karnataka Legislative Assembly passed a bill banning the sale and consumption of hookah across the state. On February 7, Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao announced a blanket ban on Hookah across the state in a bid to tackle tobacco-related diseases. "Tobacco-based shisha and "herbal" shisha emit smoke laden with toxic agents, heightening the …

Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao announces state-wide ban on Hookah
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao announces state-wide ban on Hookah

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Wednesday announced a blanket ban on Hookah across the state in a bid to tackle tobacco-related diseases. The department also said this ban will address the illegal operation of several Hookah bars in Karnataka, especially those located close to educational institutions. The state health department issued a circular dated Wednesday …

Sunak considering total ban on cigarettes for future generations
1 year, 3 months ago

Sunak considering total ban on cigarettes for future generations

The Telegraph  

Rishi Sunak is considering effectively banning smoking for future generations by gradually raising the age at which people can buy cigarettes. Mr Sunak is weighing up a similar set of measures for Britain, The Guardian reported, which would effectively ban anyone born on or after Jan 1 from ever buying cigarettes. ‘Curious’ how it will work out Speaking to the …

Smoking In Public Places Is Prohibited: Karnataka High Court Directs Restaurant To Earmark Hookah Smoking Area, Obtain License
2 years, 8 months ago

Smoking In Public Places Is Prohibited: Karnataka High Court Directs Restaurant To Earmark Hookah Smoking Area, Obtain License

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has directed a restaurant, Soho Pub & Grill, to earmark separate area in its premises, after obtaining a licence, for allowing its patrons to smoke hookah. The bench referred to the Coordinate Bench order dated 27.02.2017 passed in W.P.No.8140/2017 wherein under similar circumstances the High Court had had considered these aspects and after taking note of …

New Zealand to ban tobacco sale to people born after 2008
3 years ago

New Zealand to ban tobacco sale to people born after 2008

Al Jazeera  

The government plans to introduce a law that, starting in 2027, will lift the smoking age by a year every year. New Zealand plans to raise the legal smoking age by one year every year, effectively banning the sale of tobacco to people born after 2008. The government will introduce new legislation next year that will progressively lift the smoking …

Pass Cigarettes And Other Tobacco Products (Amendment) Bill And Make India, A livelier And Less Smoky Place
3 years, 6 months ago

Pass Cigarettes And Other Tobacco Products (Amendment) Bill And Make India, A livelier And Less Smoky Place

Live Law  

As a member of World Health Organisation community, India observes 'World No Tobacco Day' on May 31 every year to highlight the colossal health risks associated with the use of tobacco. So let's use this Day as a launching pad to pass Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Bill " Amendment Bill" and make a livelier and less smoky India. The …

State hikes age limit for tobacco consumption to 21 years
3 years, 9 months ago

State hikes age limit for tobacco consumption to 21 years

Hindustan Times  

The state government has hiked the legal age for consumption of tobacco products to 21 years, besides banning hookah bars. This came after the state Assembly recently on Monday passed the Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Bill 2021, introducing amendments in the Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003. The government also increased the fine for spitting in public to …

‘Withdraw COTPA Amendment Bill’
3 years, 11 months ago

‘Withdraw COTPA Amendment Bill’

The Hindu  

The proposed Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act Amendment Bill, 2020 has drawn flak from the Federation of All India Farmers’ Associations on the grounds that the amendments would adversely impact legal cigarette trade while giving a huge boost to the ‘ever-growing illicit cigarette business in India’. FAIFA, a non-profit organisation representing the cause of farmers and farm workers of …

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