WHO honours Harsh Vardhan for efforts in tobacco control

May 31, 2021

Geneva [Switzerland], May 31 : World Health Organisation (WHO) has awarded Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan with 'WHO Director-General Special Recognition Award' for...

Gutka, tobacco products seized in Telangana's Rangareddy; one held

Dec 23, 2020

Rangareddy (Telangana) [India], December 23 : One person was held after Rs 45 lakhs worth various brands of Gutka and other tobacco products including...

Consumer groups to hold webinar on tobacco harm reduction

Sep 22, 2020

New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): Consumer groups in the Asia-Pacific are holding a webinar on 26 September 2020 to encourage countries in the...

Fake tobacco products seized in Odisha's Jajpur, three held

Oct 02, 2020

Jajpur (Odisha) [India], October 2 : A haul of fake tobacco products was seized by the Special Task Force of the Odisha Crime Branch...

Andhra CM holds review meeting with tobacco traders, farmers

Jun 18, 2020

Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 19 : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy addressed the tobacco board review meeting focusing on farmer-trader...

TTD denies charges on presence of tobacco pouch in Laddu Prasadam

Sep 24, 2024

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) on Tuesday clarified that the rumour about the presence of a tobacco pouch in the sacred Laddu Prasadam is "untrue."