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Banned cigarettes worth Rs 26 lakh seized in Delhi, 4 arrested

July 22, 2025 12:55 pm

The cigarettes were smuggled from Myanmar. The Delhi Police found that the seized packets did not bear the statutory health warnings mandated by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The effects of smoking cigarettes versus vaping on the body over the course of a month

November 21, 2024 10:12 pm

YouTuber Chris Notap conducts an experiment with surprising findings

Customs officials seize imported cigarettes, e-cigarettes smuggled into Pune for sale

May 21, 2023 6:22 pm

During the searches, sleuths of the customs department seized foreign-brand cigarettes and electronic cigarettes worth Rs 51 lakh. Officials said the seized material was illegally smuggled into India from various countries like China, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and the UAE.

DRI seizes foreign-origin cigarettes worth Rs 24 crore in Mumbai, arrests 5

May 14, 2023 5:01 pm

DRI officials said they were closely monitoring the movement of the container carrying these cigarettes and intercepted it soon after it was diverted to a private godown instead of reaching its destination.

Ex-MLA files application over HC suggestion against cigarettes sale during Covid pandemic

August 16, 2021 2:25 pm

"It will be impossible for the thousands of women workers to survive as their livelihood is solely dependent on sale of bidis," states the application.

Cigarettes replacing bidis, number of male smokers continues to rise: Study

March 03, 2016 4:45 am

The number of men smoking tobacco in India rose by more than one-third to 10.8 crores between 1998 and 2015, according to the study.

DRI seizes cigarettes imported in the guise of metal scrap from Mundra port

November 05, 2015 8:16 pm

The twin containers were brought from Dubai and a Gandhidham-based importer stated on paper that they contained metal scrap.

Tax policy on cigarettes benefitting only big firms

July 06, 2015 2:39 pm

The new tax regime also clearly benefits big tobacco companies, particularly two major corporations that account for the largest chunk of market share.

DRI seizes cigarettes worth Rs 23 cr at Surat port

March 30, 2015 1:50 am

The containers were intercepted at a port owned by the Adani group

Sale of loose tobacco items banned in Punjab

January 06, 2015 8:04 pm

Nicotine in chemical form in the form of e-cigarette has already been declared as illegal.

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