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Two arrested for manufacturing, selling gutka
07 Dec 2025 21:38 GMT
… manufacture and sale of gutka (a mixture of tobacco, paraffin wax, slake … chewable form is known as Gutka).
The accused, Khurram Rafique … and Shahid, were supplying gutka to different areas of Lahore … and 900 kg of liquid gutka from the possession of …
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Lok Sabha ‘Health Security Cess Bill’: Can Higher Taxes On Pan Masala And Tobacco Reduce Consumption?
06 Dec 2025 11:09 GMT
… consumption of pan masala, gutka, and tobacco products in India. With … use of pan masala and smokeless tobacco, as these are staple social … 39;s pan masala or tobacco. It becomes a conditioned behaviour … should learn not only that tobacco and pan masala are …
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Will cigarette, pan masala prices go up as Centre tables two new bills? Know how much tax you will pay on tobacco products
04 Dec 2025 11:13 GMT
… Cess. For pan masala and gutka, Health Security se National Security … currently levied on all tobacco products like cigarettes, chewing tobacco, cigar, hookah, zarda, and … 1,000 sticks.
Excise on cigars and cheroots is proposed at …
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Pakistan moves toward a smoke-free future as demand for modern alternatives rises
04 Dec 2025 09:02 GMT
… rapidly expanding its market for smokeless, tobacco-free nicotine pouches, a development … for alternatives to traditional chewable tobacco or cigarettes.
The study shows notable … " lower than naswar or gutka.
Smokeless product advocates argue that this …
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Revenue over health: The gutka cess debate
02 Dec 2025 19:26 GMT
Pan masala and gutka are words familiar to every … a harsh reality. Laced with tobacco and several harmful additives, pan … tightens the net around the gutka-pan masala industry. By linking … a public health intervention. If gutka and pan masala are so …
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Business News | Centre Introduces Bill to Impose New Cess on Pan Masala, Gutka for National Security, Public Health
01 Dec 2025 10:57 GMT
New Delhi, [India] December 1 (ANI): After a 'sin tax' on tobacco-related items during the GST rationalisation exercise, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday introduced 'Healthy Security se National Security Cess Bill, 2025', in …
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Pan Masala, Gutka Prices Set To Rise As Govt Plans New Cess For...
01 Dec 2025 09:38 GMT
NEW DELHI: After a 'sin tax' on tobacco-related items during the GST rationalisation exercise, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday introduced 'Healthy Security se National Security Cess Bill, 2025', in the Lok Sabha. The Bill …
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Indian scientists identify novel oral cancer driver gene in women linked to tobacco habit
30 Nov 2025 15:22 GMT
… on women with a regional tobacco-chewing habit (Kaddipudi), commonly observed … to widespread chewing of tobacco-infused betel quid, gutka, and related products …
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Tobacco chewers with high risk genes get oral cancer a decade earlier: Tata hospital study
30 Nov 2025 03:00 GMT
… They found that while smokeless tobacco is still the biggest … that, combined with tobacco chewing, can trigger … to widespread use of smokeless tobacco. “To prevent these … recognise that smokeless tobacco, especially commercially prepared gutka and areca …
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Smoking Danger: Why Two Cigarettes A Day Can Harm Your Heart, And Why Cutting Down Is Not Enough
26 Nov 2025 10:34 GMT
… is why someone who smokes three cigarettes a day carries nearly half … environments, use multiple forms of tobacco (hookah, gutka, bidi, vaping), and have … environments, use multiple forms of tobacco (hookah, gutka, bidi, vaping), and have …