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Topic: Hookah

Serving hookah to attract 1-3 yrs of jail & 1-3 lakh fine under proposed law in Haryana assembly

Offences under the Bill, an amendment to principle act regulating sale & advertisement of cigarettes & tobacco products in the state, have been made non-bailable and cognizable.

FDA, Haryana Police raid 5 locations in Panchkula serving hookah, recover 15 types of molasses with nicotine

Orders for the crackdown were issued by state Home and Health Minister Anil Vij. Hookahs are prohibited from bars & restaurants in state, but many allegedly still serve it.

Chewing gum ban good but Haryana’s hookah culture can be real Covid-19 culprit

Hookah is popular in the state of Haryana and people, especially the elderly are defying Covid-19 lockdown and coming together to smoke hookah.

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Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.