… to-Kolkata flight was caught smoking a beedi inside the aircraft’s … airports, Bishwas managed to carry beedis and a matchbox onto the … to an inspection. Upon checking, beedis and a matchbox were found … hostess detected the smell of smoke and alerted her senior …

… about an illegal consignment of beedi leaves being transported from … police confiscated 68 bundles of beedi leaves, each weighing approximately … 30 kg), 1 lakh imported cigarette packets, 295 DTH set- … foiled an attempt to smuggle beedi leaves, leading to the …

… to stop the lorry to smoke a beedi late on February 24 …

… 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 …

… police seized 30 bundles of beedi leaves, weighing about 40 kg … and found the beedi leaves and around one lakh cigarettes, intended to …

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.

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …