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Man caught smoking beedi on Surat-Kolkata flight, arrested before takeoff
29 Mar 2025 08:03 GMT
… 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 …
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Gujarat man held for smoking beedi in flight toilet
28 Mar 2025 18:10 GMT
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TN police seize beedi leaves valued at Rs 1 crore intended for smuggling to Sri Lanka
17 Mar 2025 19:16 GMT
… 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 …
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Puttur: Lorry cleaner dies after jumping from moving vehicle for beedi
26 Feb 2025 11:32 GMT
… to stop the lorry to smoke a beedi late on February 24 …
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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 …