Rampant sale of banned scented tobacco posing life-threatening hazards

Rampant sale of banned scented tobacco posing life-threatening hazards

Nagpur: Despite total ban on the sale and consumption of gutka, scented and flavoured tobacco in Maharashtra, rampant consumption of the life-threatening stuff is going on and the business is flourishing with no check in Nagpur. Raids or seizures are...

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FDA raids paan stalls, seizes banned tobacco stuff worth Rs 61,395

Representational Pic Nagpur: Acting on information that the banned gutkha, panmasala, scented tobacco, scented kharra are being sold by paan stalls in city, the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) inspectors carried out searches at 28 paan stalls in Reshimbagh Square,...

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By Nagpur Today On Wednesday, October 21st, 2015

City cops, FDA jointly seize stock of banned scented tobacco worth Rs 11.59 lakh

Nagpur: City police and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in a joint raid on Tuesday seized a huge stock of banned scented tobacco worth Rs 11.52 lakh. The late night raid was carried out at a vacant land near Sainath Fabrication...

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30 kg Ganja and 200 packets of scented tobacco seized

Nagpur: On the basis of secret information received that certain contraband articles are being transported by a Nagpur-Jabalpur bound bus of a private travels, Deolapar police came into action and laid a nakabandi in its jurisdiction. When checked the bus...