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'Fall in revenue due to lull in cigarette imports'
17 Feb 2025 13:43 GMT
… rate of import duty on cigarettes and beedi from MVR 3 to … of rolling tobacco as well as the smuggling of cigarettes.
On October … 955 cases of tobacco products including cigarettes and pipe tobacco were illegally removed …
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30 bundles of beedi leaves seized, two held in Thoothukudi district
06 Feb 2025 14:51 GMT
… police seized 30 bundles of beedi leaves, weighing about 40 kg … and found the beedi leaves and around one lakh cigarettes, intended to …
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Cancer Day: President Muizzu urges to avoid using tobacco
04 Feb 2025 22:08 GMT
Tobacco use is the leading cause … this, the government amended the Tobacco Control Act, banning the sale … , use, and import of electronic cigarettes, vapes, and vaping devices from … has increased the duty on cigarettes and beedis by 50 percent.
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Hike in excise taxes on cigarettes and liquor
22 Jan 2025 01:04 GMT
… towards drinking/smoking would have enabled them … who patronise booze and tobacco for socialisation and recreation. … to beedis that carry greater health risks than conventional cigarettes. … of illicit liquor and beedi among the underprivileged sections …
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SGPC seeks ban on liquor stores, tobacco sales near Golden Temple, wants holy city status for Amritsar
19 Jan 2025 05:38 GMT
… ban on liquor stores and tobacco sales around the central … BJP held a pro-cigarette and beedi march, displaying tobacco products, to protest … and consumption of liquor and tobacco products within a one- … for a complete ban on smoking and drinking in public …
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Government’s Cigarette Tax Hike to Boost Revenue, Reducing Smoking rates
16 Jan 2025 19:57 GMT
… government revenue and reduce smoking rates. However, its … changes in government leadership.
Tobacco and alcohol consumption in … public health consequences. Smoking causes nearly 20,000 … untaxed alternatives like beedi or smuggled cigarettes may undermine this …
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Gov’t takes further steps to restrict the market for imported tobacco products
03 Jan 2025 14:25 GMT
… used to produce tobacco products such as cigarettes, beedi, and cigars cannot be imported … to produce tobacco products is banned, the import of beedi, cigars, and cigarettes is … increasing the import duty on cigarettes and beedis from MVR three to …
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'Khatarnaak Vivah': Wedding Invite Of 'Beedi Kumari' & 'Cancer Kumar' Goes Viral
24 Dec 2024 13:19 GMT
… of bride named 'Beedi Kumari' and groom … an awareness post reflecting on smoking and the spread of … mukti abhiyaan ke teheth Beedi Kumari ki shaadi ke … beedi smoking poses a higher risk for lung cancer than cigarette smoking. WHO recognizes tobacco …
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‘Cancer Kumar' weds ‘Beedi Kumari’: Bizarre wedding card is viral
24 Dec 2024 11:26 GMT
A wedding invitation is making waves on social media, not for its grandeur but for its unique and humorous approach. The unconventional card, shared on Instagram by user @vimal_official_0001, has left people puzzled, amused, and even alarmed, with some …
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Beedi production a ‘lifeline’ for rural women. Delhi book launch highlights workers’ plight
20 Dec 2024 10:29 GMT
… workers who produce the country cigarette, Triniketan Foundation for Development, … to Preserve, Protect and Promote Beedi Workers Livelihoods’ at India … industry. International NGOs equate beedis with other harmful tobacco products, ignoring the …