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.
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.
The Kejriwal government cited a health department order which observed that the use & sharing of hookah including herbal ones in public places may further increase spread of Covid.
Smokers are more vulnerable to Covid as smoking means the fingers are in contact with the lips, increasing the possibility of transmission, the health department said in an order.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
This is a very heartening, concrete and bold step Haryana Government has taken under the leadership of the Hon’ble CM. It will prevent youth from initiating into addiction, especially the nicotine addiction (tobacco). Also, it will save lives of current hukka smokers motivating them to quit.
This is a very heartening, concrete and bold step Haryana Government has taken under the leadership of the Hon’ble CM. It will prevent youth from initiating into addiction, especially the nicotine addiction (tobacco). Also, it will save lives of current hukka smokers motivating them to quit.